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| Cross-Bearing Elderly Woman Attacked by Gay Marriage Supporters, May Press Charges |
| 2008-11-13 |
| An elderly woman bearing a cross who attended a gay marriage protest to voice her support of the California ban was attacked by demonstrators and may now press charges. Carrying a large, Styrofoam cross, 69-year-old Phyllis Burgess showed up at a rally last Friday against Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage that was passed on Election Day in California. She was there to show her belief in traditional marriage, she said. Within minutes, however, angry protesters swarmed around the Palm Springs resident, yanked the cross from her hands and trampled on it. The incident was videotaped and posted on YouTube. Now, Burgess says she might press assault charges, according to The Desert Sun. "I guess I didn't see the gravity of the whole thing and how it was being portrayed to the public," Burgess told the paper. "People are incensed. They seem to want some kind of justice." Palm Springs police have made no arrests yet, but said they spent time Sunday trying to convince Burgess to file charges against some of the demonstrators. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #6 JohnQC, I'll put my money on the Westboro crowd. Never ever get in a brawl with inbred idiots. ----------------- But....although I am sympathetic to the idea of gay marriage, I gotta take the devil's advocate position in this argument. I don't see where they are denied any right that a straight person has. They have the right to marry (or not) anyone of the opposite gender just like the next guy or girl. Love between the parties involved, the willingness to have children, or even sexual fidelity are not legal requirements for marriage in any of the 50 states. No one cares if you like men, women, furry animals or blow up dolls when you apply for the license. If any of those three things I mentioned at the beginning of the paragraph were a prerequisite for a license, they might have a legitimate bitch, but until they are, what they are essentially asking for is another option to be added. You do not, nor have any of us ever really had, the legal "right" to marry someone based on love or sexual attraction alone. If I may quote one of my favorite musical philosophers, Tina Turner, "What's love got to do with it?" That's what it boils down to. The people have spoken, so....try to make your case better the next time. BTW, guys....insulting the parties who disagreed with you, beating up on little old ladies and using ethnic slurs ain't the way to change hearts and minds, ok? |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2008-11-13 23:07 |
| #5 Carrying a large, Styrofoam cross... These are a lot lighter if you are going to do much protesting. How about sicing the gay protesters on the Westboro Baptist Church? Seems like a good match. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-11-13 22:33 |
| #4 The word I left out also was that they would be extremely obusive to those who regect their demands. |
| Posted by: Jack Anginerong6126 2008-11-13 14:17 |
| #3 A great preacher who had a knack for seeing things ahead of times predicted that America's gay community would one day become militant and intolerant to the point of dieing for thier cause. But of course I think he was refering to how those people acted in the Bible stories that were written in the days of old... |
| Posted by: Jack Anginerong6126 2008-11-13 14:17 |
| #2 Kudos to these brave chartreuse lions attacking a 69 year old woman instead of going into Watts and bending over those who voted for Prop 8 in large numbers. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-11-13 14:11 |
| #1 I few months in prison would be a vacation for those fudgepackers. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-11-13 14:01 |