Protesters' Bus Tires Flattened In Okla.

[Powerman620]

Imagine that, none would help them fix flat, can't believe they would even ask.

McALESTER, Okla. -- Kansas church members who travel the region to protest at military funerals have been given less than a rousing welcome at McAlester, Okla.

The Tulsa World reports that a half-dozen protesters from Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., showed up Saturday in McAlester at the funeral of Army Sgt. Jason James McCluskey. After coping with what police said was more than a thousand counterprotesters, the church members found their minivan had flat tires on both the front and rear wheels on the passenger side.

Police said the tires had been slashed.

Officers said the church members were unable to find anyone to fix the flats in McAlester, and had to call a flatbed service truck to transport the van to a Walmart several miles away.

 

[Teeeroy]

Couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch. They need to be more careful about driving over knives like that.

 

[JPK]

Awwww, geeee. Too bad. Wonder if it was the same crew that slashed tires up north - Minnesota or Wisconsin (?) - somewhere on GOP Get out the Vote vehicles during the '08 General Election.

 

[Porter]

It may not be in this lifetime, but those sorry excuses for human beings have a lot worse coming to them.

 

[Warhatchet]

Yeah ---But trust WAL-MART to come to their aide
Warhatchet

 

[ManDown]

Yeah ---But trust WAL-MART to come to their aide
Warhatchet

I'm from McAlester and that is not exactly how it went...but they did eventually sell them the tires at the request of others so that they could get out of town.

 

[jbarnett]

I'm from McAlester and that is not exactly how it went...but they did eventually sell them the tires at the request of others so that they could get out of town.

Too bad they didn't have to walk home.

 

[348]

Too bad they didn't have to walk home.

Or stay the night.

 

[PUMPKIN]

my comment to this issue would get me banned.

 

[mountain287]

Couldn't happen to a nicer group of people. I feel nothing but absolute disgust for this group. Enjoy your trip back to Kansas.