FINDLAY -- Drivers were warned of what they were about to see. The sign read: "American Atrocities Display Ahead."
Despite the warning, drivers were upset.
"I've got kids in the car. Think I want to have them drive down the street and look at dismembered things?" one driver complained.
The problem? A group of protestors met at lunch to protest abortion. And the pictures they used to make their point were -- graphic.
For one-half mile along Tiffin St. in Findlay, anti-abortion activists from Wisconsin displayed large graphic photos of aborted fetuses. Last week, Findlay officals had blocked the protestors, claiming the group needed a permit.
The group went to Toledo Federal Court, claiming their first amendments rights had been violated. Findlay officials backed off.
"It is a victory for free speech and that's one of the silver linings of what we can do. If you don't exercise your rights you tend to lose them," said Mark Trewhella, one of the protestors.
But drivers passing by the busy intersection could care less about free speech. They stop and confront the protestors, claiming the pictures are disgusting.
"You're absolutely right it's disgusting," said Mary Rivard to a driver. "You need to know what abortion is. You need to know what our country condones."
Protestors say they're used to the harassment but say it's worth it for a cause they believe in.
"This is what our country says is legal, and if it's disturbing, then there's a problem with that," Rivard said.
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