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Boomerproud

(7,955 posts) Fri Jan 2, 2015, 07:38 PM Jan 2015

Funeral for transgendered Ohio teen postponed/moved due to "threats of disruption"

claims the family. Here's the article. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/funeral-transgender-teen-leelah-alcorn-moved-because-threats-n278541

I have a 2nd cousin who has a transgendered 12-year-old, but she and her husband are handling it properly (putting the childs welfare first).

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Funeral for transgendered Ohio teen postponed/moved due to "threats of disruption" (Original Post) Boomerproud Jan 2015 OP

Threats from rank and file teaparty types, is what I believe. randys1 Jan 2015 #1

If local law enforement was worth a damn ... lpbk2713 Jan 2015 #2

Maybe Westboro freaks? nt LiberalElite Jan 2015 #3

randys1

(16,286 posts)

1. Threats from rank and file teaparty types, is what I believe.

Reply to Boomerproud (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2015, 07:42 PM

Jan 2015

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)

2. If local law enforement was worth a damn ...

Reply to Boomerproud (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2015, 07:43 PM

Jan 2015

they would follow up each malicious call as a hate crime and make an arrest as deemed appropriate.

But ... law enforcement these days isn't worth a damn anyway, so I'm wasting my time here.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

3. Maybe Westboro freaks? nt

Reply to Boomerproud (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2015, 07:45 PM

Jan 2015

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