Family angry that store won't personalize cake for their (3 y/o) son (named Adolf Hitler Campbell)

Lehigh Valley Live ^ | 14 Dec 08 | Express-Times staff

[Drew68]

JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell, Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell and Adolf Hitler Campbell.

Good names for a trio of toddlers? Heath and Deborah Campbell think so. The Holland Township couple has picked those names and the oldest child, Adolf Hitler Campbell, turns 3 today.

This has given rise to a problem, because the ShopRite supermarket in Greenwich Township has refused to make a cake for young Adolf's birthday.

"We believe the request ... to inscribe a birthday wish to Adolf Hitler is inappropriate," said Karen Meleta, a ShopRite spokeswoman. The Campbells turned down the market's offer to make a cake with enough room for them to write their own inscription and can't understand what all of the fuss is about.

"ShopRite can't even make a cake for a 3-year-old," said Deborah Campbell, 25, who is Heath's wife of three years and the mother of the children. "That's sad."

Others, such as Anti-Defamation League director Barry Morrison, applauded Shop Rite's decision.

"Might as well put a sign around their (the children's) neck that says bigot, racist, hatemonger," said Morrison. "What's the difference?"

[StarCMC]

I am uneasy with this story too, Cal, unless there is more to it than we know.

[Calpernia]

>>>unless there is more to it than we know.

I hope there is. Many times extreme/unusual stories are embraced by activists to get their agendas pushed through. Race is a favorite to hide behind.

[Tired of Taxes]

I agree that would set a dangerous precedent. But, according to our local paper, the children weren’t removed due to their names:

http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20090116/NEWS01/901160336/1006/news01

A reason hasn’t been given, but it’s a family court case, so it’s closed.

[Tired of Taxes]

OK, I see you quoted in a post above from the same article. I doubt the state could use the children’s names as a valid reason to take these parents to court, but the parents probably received some attention from “authorities” thanks to the publicity they sought.

I guess we’ll find out more soon enough. These parents love attention, so maybe they’ll go to the press again.

[Born Conservative]

Agreed; this IS a dangerous precedent.

[Born Conservative]

My previous reply was my initial reaction. However, after reading an ABC News story, I found this. I’ll reserve my opinion until more is known:

Police, DYFS officials and a court spokeswoman declined to reveal the exact reasons the children were removed from their home, citing confidentiality, but a child protection official indicated it was not because of the children’s names.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=6648877&page=1