The “Philly 4” Are Free!
February 18th, 2005 | 10:23 AM |(5 years, 6 months, 3 weeks, 4 hours, 41 minutes ago)
WorldNetDaily is reporting that a judge has dropped the charges against the 4 adults of the “Philly 5”. They were charged with crimes for protesting at a homosexual pride “Outfest” event held in Philadelphia this past October.
The teenage girl is being tried separately as a juvenile. Her case is still pending.
In what is being hailed as a victory for free speech, a judge in Philadelphia today dismissed all criminal charges against four Christians who were arrested for evangelizing at an outdoor homosexual event.
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“We are pleased and relieved for our clients that justice has finally been done in the criminal system, and though it is apparently slow and rusty, the system still works,” Fahling said in a statement.
But that is not the end of the story. Consider this:
“This ends only the first chapter in the ‘Philadelphia 11’ saga. The next chapter is federal action against the officers and city of Philadelphia. We are still calling for the Department of Justice to investigate the corruption and profound abuse of power that we have seen in Philadelphia.”
Amen! The “Philly 11” should never have been arrested in the first place. Just that action alone violated their right of free speech. Such abuses of power must not be permitted to happen again.
