Posted on 05/22/2006 5:09:08 AM PDT by Pyro7480
I'm not doubting they won't sue. The van that was attacked as they left belonoged to the local fire company, not to them.........their tires had been slashed earlier :)
We had to deal with them locally at the Memorial for the Sago Miners. On their signs, 'dead miners' was substituted for 'dead soldiers'. Just shows that their cause is not political or religious, just monetary.
IIRC, the military Honor Guards at soldiers' funerals are briefed on these vermin and their agenda beforehand.
I noticed links to the articles about it in the Delaware State News and News Journal didn't work so I corrected them; hope you don't mind.
Thanks for fixing the links for me..........
That's one of my favorite passages in the Bible. Thanks for posting it.
Thanks for the ping, Gabz. Hopefully next time, somebody will let us know ahead of time. Not that they needed any more help this time. It seems to have gone just fine.
Disturbing times we're living in, ain't it?
Law-enforcement authorities quickly broke up the fight, took the attacker into custody and prevented other pro-America demonstrators from continuing the melee.
The situation escalated, however, as authorities hurried church members into a van borrowed from the Seaford fire department (the van that carried them to the park was inoperable after its tires were slashed).
Pro-military demonstrators circled the van, despite police attempts to keep them away, and some punched at the van and broke its side windows as the van drove away.
Is Seaford running a taxi service for anti-Americans? Was Westboro baptist church invited there, by any chance?
yes indeed phelps is one of thier strawmen.
now if you really want to be unhappy:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1630821/posts?page=79#58
I wonder how long until some serously pissed off vets start putting rounds downrange towards little phelps.
Very disturbing times....
I listen to WDEL online and so knew about it last week, I also post on the State News forum and there was much talk about it there.
Unfortunately, Phelps is well aware of that sentiment and is using it to portray himself and his cultists as the victims, not the perpetrators.
I don't believe so. I would venture to say they did it to prevent tensions from escalating any further. I would venture to say the officers were not exactly happy with having to make the 3 arrests they did and sought to avoid having to make any more.
Was Westboro baptist church invited there, by any chance?
Not as far as I can tell...but they did have a permit, and at least were a few blocks away from the Church where the funeral was held.
Sick people.
A few heros got through - too bad all they broke were a couple of windows.
The key to dealing with people like Phelps and other cults involved in political issues is to take away their tax exempt status on any and everything they claim as a religious deduction- if they use it to promote a political agenda.
Make them admit what they are; a political movement with no religious structure or organization at all. The government should tax them like it taxes any political organization. Take away any welfare payments they're getting while they travel 7 days a week to protest. Civil litigation by victims of their harassment and (as has been reported) physical assaults should be rewarded with the highest jury awards possible.
It's not taking away their right to speak out and protest, but it makes them subject to the same laws and damages the rest of us would face if we did the things they do.
BTW, wikipedia has some serious and disturbing information about the Phelps gang.
Ctalks
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