Timothy Coon (cq), of Denver, center left, is restrained by a state trooper after getting in a verbal altercation with Margie Phelps (cq), right, daughter of Fred Phelps, of the Westboro Baptist Church, of Topeka, Kan., as they protest outside the State Capitol in Denver, Colo., on Thursday, March 23, 2006. Members of the church believe that God is punishing the U.S. because it tolerates gay causes. "This is just an atrocity," said Coon. "These people are mentally ill." Coon was not arrested. (CHRIS SCHNEIDER/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS) * Timothy Coon (cq), Margie Phelps (cq)
Timothy Coon (cq), of Denver, center left, is restrained by a state trooper after getting in a verbal altercation with Margie Phelps (cq), right, daughter of Fred Phelps, of the Westboro Baptist Church, of Topeka, Kan., as they protest outside the State Capitol in Denver, Colo., on Thursday, March 23, 2006. Members of the church believe that God is punishing the U.S. because it tolerates gay causes. "This is just an atrocity" said Coon. "These people are mentally ill." Coon was not arrested. (CHRIS SCHNEIDER/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS) * Timothy Coon (cq), Margie Phelps (cq)
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CS;Timothy Coon (cq), of Denver, center left, is restrained by a state trooper after getting in a verbal altercation with Margie Phelps (cq), right, daughter of Fred Phelps, of the Westboro Baptist Church, of Topeka, Kan., as they protest outside the State Capitol in Denver, Colo., on Thursday, March 23, 2006. Members of the church believe that God is punishing the U.S. because it tolerates gay causes. "This is just an atrocity" said Coon. "These people are mentally ill." Coon was not arrested. (CHRIS SCHNEIDER/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS) * Timothy Coon (cq), Margie Phelps (cq)
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