Westboro protesters face jeers and slashed tires

[lewisipso]

McALESTER - Members of a Kansas church that protests at military funerals may have found themselves in the wrong town Saturday.

Shortly after finishing their protest at the funeral of Army Sgt. Jason James McCluskey of McAlester, a half-dozen protesters from Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., headed to their minivan, only to discover that its front and rear passenger-side tires had been slashed.

To make matters worse, as their minivan slowly hobbled away on two flat tires, with a McAlester police car following behind, the protesters were unable to find anyone in town who would repair their vehicle, according to police.

The minivan finally pulled over several blocks away in a shopping center parking lot, where AAA was called. A flatbed service truck arrived and loaded up the minivan. Assistant Police Chief Darrell Miller said the minivan was taken to Walmart for repairs.



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[bayern]

Next time do all 4 tires and don't forget the sugar in the gas tank. Won't hurt the motor but will screw up the filters.

[Pudge]

Too bad the AAA driver didn't tell them to pound sand too.

[ChesCopPodz]

I bet he would have. The curse of a "paid service". Had he not, he probably would have found himself in hot water.

Excellent job by the town to rally and cause them some trouble for messing with a hero. If I were the officer, i wouldn't let them drive an unsafe vehicle like that.

[Captain America]

Good.

[keith720]

The officer should have made them park it as unroadworthy and unsafe, then had it towed as a traffic hazzard. They deserve all of the grief that can legally be bestowed upon them.