Posted by
Husker Neocon on Saturday, July 07, 2007 6:01:45 PM
The Kansas woman from the Westoboro Baptist Church has officially been charged by the Sarpy County Attorney. Sarpy County Attorney Lee Polikov charged Shirley L. Phelps-Roper on Thursday (July 5, 2007) with a series of misdemeanors in connection with her 10-year-old son allegedly stomping on an American flag during a soldier's funeral in Bellevue.
Phelps-Roper was charged with mutilating the flag, disturbing the peace, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and negligent child abuse.
"We could just walk away from it and shrug our shoulders, but she put us in a corner," Polikov said.
Of course, the anti-American ACLU has promised to defend Phelps-Roper. The American Civil Liberties Union will likely represent Phelps-Roper, and was waiting for official approval from its board, said Laurel Marsh, executive director of ACLU Nebraska.
For those not familiar with the Westboro Baptist Church, the Topeka based church claims that their message during funeral protests is that the soldier deaths are God’s punishment for the nation accepting homosexuals.
Thank God for the Patriot Guard Riders, who were able to shield the family of Nebraska Army National Guard Spc. William “Bill” Bailey from the Westboro Church members. Bailey was killed May 25 when an explosive device struck his vehicle in Iraq.
Comments to the Lincoln Journal Star read like a mixed bag. Most seem offended that the Westboro Baptist Church have been protesting funerals of homosexuals, but only are getting attention because they are now also protesting soldiers funerals.
More updates to follow.