"If they want to protest the war, then that's fine. But a funeral is not the place to do it. I am getting ill just thinking about this."
Agreed. I just got off the phone with the Stake Presidents wife and she said he is very aware of the Anti-War demonstrators. The greely police plan to have an additional 12 officers on duty to help with the protestors.
I explained to her how Freepers have been going to the funerals on motorcycles and revving the engines so that the anti-war creeps can't be heard, and asked her if she thought the family would be OK with that.
She said that she did not think it would be respectful to the reverence of the funeral.
I was going to attend the anti-war demo before this funeral and Freep my heart out, but have decided to stay home out of respect for the family and let the Greeley police handle this one.
Anyone want to start a campaign for a new law to make it a felony to demonstrate at a funeral? Especially for our dead soldiers?
Jenny
here are a couple of links to stories about this...
http://www.claremoreprogress.com/archive/article22505
http://www.powmiariders.com/KS_Vets.html
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9850431/
http://www.wgtndailynews.com/articles/2005/11/02/news/news1.txt
Jenny
Will comply with the wishes of the family and remain home also. The Greeley police will do a good job of keeping this bunch at a distance and in line.