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| Damages reduced in Phelps tort case |
| 2008-02-05 |
| A federal judge has reduced by more than half the amount of damages that Fred Phelps & 2 of his daughters must pay to the father of a Marine who was killed in Iraq. The judge's ruling cited the need to weigh any harm the father suffered against the financial resources of the church. Considering financial resources never seems to matter in other tort cases, such as medical malpractice. Why start now? The |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #1 If they mean the judge is a "Hazelnut Crumb Pastry with Raspberry Preserve Filling" then yes. Otherwise, this is just steaming poop on a plate. These pooples traveled out of their way with the sole intention of causing grievence. Or is it the politican connects which protect - they seem to have money to give away. via Hawaii Reporter Gore has been openly antagonistic toward the gay community, quoted in the Nashville Tennessean in 1984 saying homosexuality is not "an acceptable alternative that society should affirm." During his 1984 U.S. Senate race, Gore also said he would not accept money from gay rights organizations and that he opposed a "gay bill of rights." He reportedly sought the support of the Phelps family in his 1988 presidential campaign and earlier invited the Phelps' to the Clinton-Gore inaugurations of January 1993 and January 1997. Fred Phelps, Jr. also ran for Governor of Kansas in the Democratic primary in 1990, winning over 11,000 votes and placing third. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-02-05 15:21 |