Funeral Protesters Billed After Not Showing Up

[Roon]

Holy Ghost Told Them To Stay Home, Attorney Claims

FLINT, Mich. -- A Michigan township plans to bill a Kansas church for security costs at a recent military funeral service after the protesters didn't show.

According to police in Mundy Township, members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., had asked for special police protection for their planned protest of a Marine's funeral.

Police were ready for a possible confrontation on July 1 at the memorial service for Lance Cpl. Brandon Webb, but the protesters never showed. Even so, the township said it would bill them $5,000 for the extra police presence the group requested.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/9510457/detail.html

[ceile]

1. that is brilliant!!!! n/t

[Wickerman]

2. If you reserve a service and don't use it you are still on the hook

for the bill. If the Conservative power base wants to turn us into a service industry society they have to at least play by that rule.

good for Flint.

[napi21]

3. As well they should have to pay!

If the protestors had shown up and the police didn't, you think THEY wouldn't have sued them?

[Initech]

4. Well, Phelps, what are you waiting for? Cough it up!

:rofl:

[TlalocW]

5. They should pay

But unfortunately the Phelps family is littered with very effective lawyers who can make any attempt to get payment from them drag out for years. Plus they have the energetic bullheaded zeal that only the truly insane possess so it's possible that Michigan will eventually decide it's not worth dealing with them anymore after a few legal rounds.

TlalocW

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. *lol*