I believe my thoughts on Fred Phelps and his hateful clan are on record. So, you can probably understand why I’m going to sit on my normal rant about ridiculous jury awards in America, and just enjoy this bit of news:
Jury awards father $11M in funeral case
By ALEX DOMINGUEZ, Associated Press Writer Wed Oct 31, 6:23 PM ET
BALTIMORE – A grieving father won a nearly $11 million verdict Wednesday against a fundamentalist Kansas church that pickets military funerals out of a belief that the war in Iraq is a punishment for the nation’s tolerance of homosexuality.
Albert Snyder of York, Pa., sued the Westboro Baptist Church for unspecified damages after members demonstrated at the March 2006 funeral of his son, Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, who was killed in Iraq.
The jury first awarded $2.9 million in compensatory damages. It returned in the afternoon with its decision to award $6 million in punitive damages for invasion of privacy and $2 million for causing emotional distress.
Ferocious J brought this story to my attention, and I agree 100% with his comments on the matter.
