Marine's Dad Sues Funeral Protesters

[Roon]

GREENBELT, Md. -- The father of a Marine whose funeral was picketed by anti-gay protesters from a fundamentalist Kansas church filed an invasion-of-privacy suit against the demonstrators Monday.

It is believed to be the first lawsuit brought by a soldier's family against Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., whose members routinely demonstrate at military funerals around the country. Members' demonstrations in Colorado prompted lawmakers to approve -- and the governor to sign -- a bill banning protests within certain distances of funerals.

Albert Snyder of York, Pa., the father of Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder, is seeking unspecified damages. The younger Snyder, 20, died March 3 after an accident in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He was buried in Westminster, Md.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/9323035/detail.html

I love how all of a sudden people decided to do something about Phelps. They were fine with it when he protested funerals of aids victims.

[Kagemusha]

1. I'm sorry? All of a sudden?

Phelps has been protesting soldier funerals for quite a while, hasn't he?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Not as long as he's been protesting AIDS victims.

[Roon]

3. He's been protesting aids victims funerals since 1993

[Canuckistanian]

4. Phelps will have him for breakfast

He LIVES for lawsuits and this area of the law especially.

[Roon]

5. No doubt, he should be ignored

The press was doing a good job ignoring him until he started targeting the soldier's funerals.

[MuseRider]

7. And that is the reason

he stepped up to them. People will pay attention for a while over this but as soon as they start to wane he will find something else to do to garner the attention. If you read his bio the pattern is evident.

[Canuckistanian]

8. Yup, he's a legal drama queen

So to speak.

[MuseRider]

10. Ha Ha

no doubt!

[Solo_in_MD]

11. But his legal antics have proved fruitless against the Patriot Guard Rider

Who have an interesting approach to it. One of the few good uses for straight pipes on a motorcycle.

[MuseRider]

6. Probably.

He has cost our community a bundle. I don't think we ever won anything against this guy.

Yup, he was just an interesting wacko when he only protested gay funerals. I find it hard to get all worked up about the military funerals since nobody cared before.

[bbinacan]

9. I hope the Marine's Dad wins

an I mean BIG. Bankrupt that Phelps asshole.