The difference between marching on Washington, D.C., as a part of the March for Life and standing outside of a school with graphic pictures of aborted fetuses, is character.  Students at JC have proven that they have infinitely more character than the fools that protested near campus a couple of weeks ago.

The protesters were absolute cowards.  They hid behind signs meant to shock and offend without any real substance.  They also filmed every interaction they had with people who drove past and came to talk to them.  I suspect that this was to protect themselves from angry encounters, even though people have every right to be angry with them.

Besides lacking courage, the abortion protesters lack respect for all those driving past.  Instead of thinking that these people can make rational and informed decisions, they assume that the only thing that will make a difference in their opinion is a picture that might make them crash their car because of shock and disgust.

Another major issue with these pictures is that kids of all ages drive by there every day.  It’s bad enough that teenagers coming to their own school have to see it, but think about the elementary and middle school students who are riding past with their parents or siblings.  There’s no excuse for subjecting younger children to such graphic violence.

Students going on the March for Life are taking an entirely different approach.  This is an approach that allows the possibility of change without offending those with other viewpoints.  They are simply taking part in a peaceful protest.

The fact that students are willing to freeze in protest of a court case that they think is wrong is proof that the American government is still hard at work.  When people are allowed to protest their government in such a public way, change can be achieved in a positive way.  The protesters at JC were only trying to shock people, not change their minds.

Perhaps the biggest differences between the two types of protesters are their decency and lack thereof.  The people who go to the March for Life are aware of their opposition’s opinion and respectfully choose to protest against it.  The protesters outside of JC have no sense of what is appropriate and what isn’t.  If someone who is pro-choice drives by, their reaction won’t be one of reflection on their own beliefs, but one of disgust towards the whole pro-life moment.

Martha Schick is the Multimedia Chief for The Patriot and jcpatriot.com.