I think a prosecutor in Smyrna would be hard pressed to find a jury member who would vote to convict anyone for mayhem done to those hateful fanatics.

Until the Phelps media campaign began. These people have used some astonishing ways to get their "message" out into the media, with little regard to honesty or human decency. They attack children and teenagers, twist words and put them into people's mouths, and whatever else they want to do in attack. Phelps' machine has some legal resources at its disposal that they occasionally use to break people with legal fees, as well.

When prosecutors who have an eye on advancement or future political careers hear themselves cast as pederasts, sodomites, and pedophiles, it's amazing how they forget to try to pursue what's right.