The town of Brandon, Mississippi did what the Supreme Court was unable to do, stop Fred Phelps and his gang of thugs from disrupting the funeral of Staff Sgt. Jason Rogers. Earlier this year, the Westboro gang from Kansas, made headlines as the Supreme Court issued a ruling in their favor. Upholding freedom of speech, this ruling frees the Phelps clan to demonstrate in their own hateful way at the funerals of all of our beloved military soldiers.
Having the law on their side, Westboro rode into Brandon, Mississippi ready to make news again and boy did they ever, however, not in the manner that they planned. The citizens of this town chose to not allow the funeral of Sgt. Rogers to be disrupted by the likes of Westboro. They gave homage to their hometown hero and thwarted the plans made by Phelps and company.
The story was posted on a message board at Ole Miss. Apparently, one of the Westboro guys was taken to task for his motives at a local gas station days before the funeral was planned. When questioned, details were unavailable from the beaten man or anyone in crowd as no one could recall anything about what happened.
Everything was handled perfectly by Rankin County on the day of the funeral. So many different little things were all put into play that day and those details may never be fully known. What we do know though is that county pickup trucks were somehow parked behind vehicles from the state of Kansas in the parking lot of a motel. Drivers were nowhere to be found. Shortly after the funeral, the trucks drove away. The police were called but the wrecker was busy that day and running behind schedule. The Kansas plated cars were stuck at the motel for hours.
A few of the Phelps gang did make it to the funeral but were quickly picked by police for questioning about a possible crime incident. They were later released after they were found to not have been involved.
Turns out that the Westboro thugs were absent at the time of the funeral, leaving the town, family and friends to bury their hero with dignity and peace.
Phelps, a disbarred lawyer and Democratic activist, will undoubtedly file a lawsuit as is his custom, using the proceeds from successful lawsuits to pay for the expenses of traveling to more and more military funerals. This ‘little town that did’ says go ahead and sue, claiming that there isn’t a jury in the whole state that would see things his way.
While we understand that the protestors had the right to be there, we all know it is simply wrong. Thank goodness for the cleverness of the people of Brandon, Mississippi in their successful attempt to keep the annoying pests away. Here is a clear case how everyday citizens stood up for what is right and set an example for the rest of the country. God Bless the town of Brandon, Mississippi and to Sgt. Rogers – may he rest in peace.
Having the law on their side, Westboro rode into Brandon, Mississippi ready to make news again and boy did they ever, however, not in the manner that they planned. The citizens of this town chose to not allow the funeral of Sgt. Rogers to be disrupted by the likes of Westboro. They gave homage to their hometown hero and thwarted the plans made by Phelps and company.
The story was posted on a message board at Ole Miss. Apparently, one of the Westboro guys was taken to task for his motives at a local gas station days before the funeral was planned. When questioned, details were unavailable from the beaten man or anyone in crowd as no one could recall anything about what happened.
Everything was handled perfectly by Rankin County on the day of the funeral. So many different little things were all put into play that day and those details may never be fully known. What we do know though is that county pickup trucks were somehow parked behind vehicles from the state of Kansas in the parking lot of a motel. Drivers were nowhere to be found. Shortly after the funeral, the trucks drove away. The police were called but the wrecker was busy that day and running behind schedule. The Kansas plated cars were stuck at the motel for hours.
A few of the Phelps gang did make it to the funeral but were quickly picked by police for questioning about a possible crime incident. They were later released after they were found to not have been involved.
Turns out that the Westboro thugs were absent at the time of the funeral, leaving the town, family and friends to bury their hero with dignity and peace.
Phelps, a disbarred lawyer and Democratic activist, will undoubtedly file a lawsuit as is his custom, using the proceeds from successful lawsuits to pay for the expenses of traveling to more and more military funerals. This ‘little town that did’ says go ahead and sue, claiming that there isn’t a jury in the whole state that would see things his way.
While we understand that the protestors had the right to be there, we all know it is simply wrong. Thank goodness for the cleverness of the people of Brandon, Mississippi in their successful attempt to keep the annoying pests away. Here is a clear case how everyday citizens stood up for what is right and set an example for the rest of the country. God Bless the town of Brandon, Mississippi and to Sgt. Rogers – may he rest in peace.
