Homosexual protestors outside St. Louis cathedral claim police harassment
December 15, 2009
Members of two activist organizations taking part in weekly protests outside the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis are alleging police harassment after an officer told a noncompliant protestor to “prepare for arrest.” The protestors are angry at Archbishop Robert Carlson for donating $10,000 to prevent the legalization of same-sex marriage in Maine.
“Several of the protestors told police that they wanted to get arrested for the media attention,” according to a police department statement. “They have been doing these protests every week for several weeks now with no arrests, so this is their way of getting media attention. If someone is alleging officer misconduct, we encourage them to contact the Internal Affairs Division.”
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Posted by: Chestertonian -
Dec. 16, 2009 3:14 AM ET USA
This is a familiar tactic; it was used on a larger scale in the Lawrence v Texas Supreme Court case legalizing sodomy. The ro-sodomy activists weren't making any headway , so they staged a violation of the law and called the police on themselves. Now there's precedence, since Lawrence succeeded. The Church is under serious attack, even thru' seemingly small protests. Give them this inch, and they'll take all our religious freedoms away. We need to give full support the Abp Carlson.
