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2 arrested opposing protesters at funeral
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette ^ | Kara Lopp

Posted on 07/16/2006 11:48:03 AM PDT by Military family member

With 22 Huntington police officers asked to work security Saturday at the funeral of Staff Sgt. Paul S. Pabla, the department was prepared for the expected arrival of protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church, officials said.

What officers weren’t expecting was trouble from about 100 others who showed up to protest the Westboro demonstration.

Police charged two men with disorderly conduct before the start of the 11 a.m. funeral at Huntington North High School, Huntington Police Capt. Tom McCutcheon said. The men were not jailed, police said.

One of the men arrested charged the group of seven Westboro protesters, which included one man, and the other threw a water bottle at them, McCutcheon said.

About 120 first responders, including firefighters, emergency workers and emergency management officials, attended the funeral, McCutcheon said.

(Excerpt) Read more at fortwayne.com ...


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Unbelievable what some people will do to dishonor the funeral of hero
1 posted on 07/16/2006 11:48:03 AM PDT by Military family member
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To: Military family member

Huntington, Indiana is the hometown of former Vice-President Dan Quayle.


2 posted on 07/16/2006 11:49:52 AM PDT by Military family member (GO Colts!!)
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To: Military family member

Phelps is a demon.


3 posted on 07/16/2006 11:50:24 AM PDT by don-o (Proudly posting without reading the thread since 1998. (stolen from one cool dude))
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To: Military family member

Sounds like they didn't follow the standard FReep rules and bit at the Phelps crowd's provocations.


4 posted on 07/16/2006 11:52:43 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (Go home and fix Mexico)
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To: don-o
Frankly, I'm waiting for the "purple Kool-aid" report.
5 posted on 07/16/2006 11:53:01 AM PDT by Military family member (GO Colts!!)
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To: don-o
Phelps is a demon.

Exactly, and that is a polite way of putting it.

6 posted on 07/16/2006 11:53:51 AM PDT by jazusamo (DIANA IREY for Congress, PA 12th District: Retire murtha.)
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To: NonValueAdded
These demons inset their presence on innocent and unknowing small town grieving Americans. Thank God for the Riders.
7 posted on 07/16/2006 11:59:21 AM PDT by don-o (Proudly posting without reading the thread since 1998. (stolen from one cool dude))
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To: StarCMC; MS.BEHAVIN; tgslTakoma; kristinn; W04Man
Ping

What officers weren’t expecting was trouble from about 100 others who showed up to protest the Westboro demonstration.

Yeah, it's the fault of the good guys.

8 posted on 07/16/2006 12:00:48 PM PDT by Just A Nobody (NEVER AGAIN..Support our Troops! www.irey.com and www.vets4Irey.com - Now more than Ever!)
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7 Westboro jerks and 100 anti-Westboro protestors. Way to go!


9 posted on 07/16/2006 12:01:25 PM PDT by mollynme (cogito, ergo freepum)
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To: Military family member

Flaming Fred Felps and his band of bent-over bootie boys are coming closer and closer to a good ol' fashion butt kicking. Few deserve it more than the inbred felps family.

If I am on the jury, I will vote to acquit whoever kicks their butts.


10 posted on 07/16/2006 12:03:26 PM PDT by MyDogAllah
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Phelps is counting on being physically attacked. That is how his little cult makes their money. They sue people for "violating their civil rights".


11 posted on 07/16/2006 12:04:43 PM PDT by COEXERJ145 (Free Republic is Currently Suffering a Pandemic of “Bush Derangement Syndrome.”)
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To: Military family member

Time to bring out the big guns...sue these wackjobs for mental anguish, and destroy them with court costs. Let the litigation lawyers destroy them with legal fees.

Nobody's First Amendmendment rights are violated this way, but the protests are too costly to comtemplate.

With Freedom comes responsibility for one's actions.


12 posted on 07/16/2006 12:06:32 PM PDT by Calvinist_Dark_Lord (I have come here to kick @$$ and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum! ~Roddy Piper)
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To: MyDogAllah

You're playing right into Phelps hands. He's counting on someone crossing the line.


13 posted on 07/16/2006 12:10:34 PM PDT by Melas (Offending stupid people since 1963)
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"Time to bring out the big guns...sue these wackjobs for mental anguish, and destroy them with court costs. Let the litigation lawyers destroy them with legal fees. "

Great idea! And no class action stuff. All individual suits so you keep the jerk busy and cost him LOTS of money.


14 posted on 07/16/2006 12:11:23 PM PDT by Hazcat
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Not likely to be effective. Lawsuits are only effective against those with deep pockets. Phelps and the rest of this inbred clan have next to nothing to lose, so they'd just show up for court, sign off on a judgement they'll never be able to pay and hit the streets again.


15 posted on 07/16/2006 12:12:13 PM PDT by Melas (Offending stupid people since 1963)
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There are other ways to take care of bullies like the Phelpses.

That's all I'm sayin'.


16 posted on 07/16/2006 12:20:40 PM PDT by Palladin ("Governor Lynn Swann."...it has a nice ring to it!)
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To: Military family member

Since I'm a Fort Wayne resident it's great to see my homies taking on this sick demagogue. Go try your anti-American B.S. in Madison or San Francisco. Do it in Indiana, and you get a bottle thrown at you. Phelps can sue if he wants, but NO jury around here is going to give him and his wacked-out seven-member "movement" a dime. You'll notice that despite having committed a "felony" none of the good guys were even jailed.


17 posted on 07/16/2006 12:23:02 PM PDT by Burr5
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"the other threw a water bottle at them"
What I wanna know is..... DID THEY HIT THEIR TARGET? I SURE HOPE SO!


18 posted on 07/16/2006 12:33:17 PM PDT by W04Man (Bush2004 Grassroots Campaign We Did It! NOW.... PLEASE STAY THE COURSE!)
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To: Dr. Ed Bravo; OSTATE; MS.BEHAVIN; TherealMr.B; KSParalegal; BraveMan; pandoraou812; Wings-n-Wind; ..

 

To be on or off my PGR list, please FReepmail me!

19 posted on 07/16/2006 12:38:59 PM PDT by StarCMC ("The word of muslims will never, ever override what our U.S. Marines say." - TheCrusader)
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To: don-o
So are his buddies Albert and Tipper.


20 posted on 07/16/2006 12:40:21 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham
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