What about the mass media? If they hadn't made this obscure story form some Florida backwater a national headline then our troops wouldn't be put in harms way.

As distasteful and bigoted as this book burning is, it's still a peaceful protest. Anyone who commits violence in reaction to a non violent act are themselves responsible for their violence.

The true test of free speech comes not when someone says something you agree with or is popular, it's when someone says something you disagree with or is unpopular.