Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Supreme Court to hear case against Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church

A case involving whether the father of a Marine killed in Iraq has the right to sue the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church (their URL is GodHatesFags.com, isn't that charming?) for emotional distress for picketing his son's funeral will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

A federal court found in favor of the claims of Albert Snyder, who was awarded a $5 million judgment, but the finding was overturned by a federal appeals court.

I hope Mr. Snyder wins big.

I cannot think of anything more deplorable than picketing a funeral.