Word that the father of a dead Marine was ordered to pay court costs in his legal battle against Westboro Baptist Church after the Kansas-based hate group picketed his son's funeral has unleased a national outpouring of donations, Baltimore Sun colleague Robbie Whelan reports.
"I was appalled," said Sally Giannini, a 72-year-old retired bookkeeper from Spokane, Wash., told Whelan after contacting the newspaper about the court decision against Albert Snyder. "I believe in free speech, but this goes too far."
Whelan's story continues: