Bomb Thrown at Pro-Life Protesters

In my old hometown of Kalispell,  the 40 days for life campaign is going strong, as people pray peacefully outside an abortion clinic. One thursday, one pro-abortionists decided to demonstrate their opposition:

A homemade incendiary device was thrown at one of the participants of the 40 Days for Life pro-life prayer vigil at an abortion business in Kalispell, Montana on Thursday night.

The woman walked on the public sidewalk near the abortion business when an unidentified person threw the device — akin to a “Molotov cocktail” — in her direction. The woman did not see either the firebomb nor the assailant it exploded on the sidewalk behind her, making a loud popping noise like a big firecracker as it burst into flame. Fortunately, the woman was not hurt in the incident.

The police reacton makes this situation even worse, according to the report as the Kalispell police showed incompetence-:

After a lengthy delay, a Kalispell police officer arrived. However, according to officials with the Thomas More Society, a pro-life legal group that is helping the participants, instead of inspecting the bomb debris or calling evidence technicians to the scene, the officer remarked that police could never get prints or other evidence from the bomb’s remains and said he would call the city’s garbage service to dispose of all the debris.

And then a good old fashioned bit of bias:

The officer then said that the 40 Days prayer vigil participants should expect this kind of reaction if they’re protesting at the abortion business. Questioning Officer Hoover’s assessment of the attack, Trierweiler called the Kalispell desk sergeant to complain, where she was unable to get further assistance.

Seriously? The official stand of this officer appears to be that if you practice your first Amendment rights in a controversial way, you just HAVE to expect a firebomb. Would he say the same thing if he was called to the scene of an abortion clinic bombing. “I’ll call the trash man to take care of the bomb as they’re no way we’ll get fingerprints off off it. You got to expect things like this if you’re running an abortion clinic.”

Of course, the second situation is absurd. Any act of violence against an abortion facility is a crime for the FBI under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act and the FBI would not take kindly to this sort of thing. However, because it involved pro-life protestors, people can be given the brush off by police officers whose actions are not a discredit to their uniform.’

 All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.-Animal Farm

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