Alex Bragi, go back a page.. my shuddering was in refernce to the comment by DungeonMaster6 -- which I now see I misread. These sorts of things are why I much better at lurking than posting... less mistakes!
Personal, I'd like to see the pressures of society take care of these sorts of issues -- both the flag one and the funeral one. I'd also like to see it take care of things like invasion of privacy that celebs/famous folk have to endure.
Sadly, such things sell papers.. and the public, in general, doesn't seem to care enough for there to be a meaningful backlash. Laws tend not to fix problems.. just address symptoms and make lawyers more money.