Nick Givas on January 22, 2019
Covington Catholic school chaperone Jill Hamlin told her side of the MAGA hat March for Life story on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday and said the school jumped the gun with their initial statement.
“We were all just gathered on the steps. You know, we had obviously heard the horrific insults that were thrown at our children by the black Hebrew Israelites and the boys were gathered on the steps,” she said. “I don’t know why Nathan Phillips chose Nick Sandmann. I think he would have targeted anyone but maybe it was because Nick Sandmann had the courage to look this man in the face and he tried to diffuse the situation by not reacting. And by standing there respectfully.”
Hamlin said the boys’ main focus was on the March for Life and said the school has attended the event every year.
“We were not there for any other purpose other than to attend the peaceful March for Life which we did,” she added.
Hamlin said she didn’t want to repeat the insults that were hurled at the boys, but claimed agitators began screaming at them which prompted the students to start up a cheer so they could drown the insults out.
“We were standing there and we looked and all of a sudden they turned their attention to our group and they were screaming horrible, horrible things that I will not repeat to our children — To children. Not adults. They were screaming them at children,” she said. “This continued. And the boys asked if they could do one of their school cheers because they wanted to drown out the hatred that was being said to them. And one of our teachers said it was okay for them to do their cheer. We wanted to drown out the hate.”
Hamlin also chastised the diocese and school for jumping to conclusions and form promising an investigation that could end in expulsion.
“I don’t know why they jumped to make a statement,” she said. “And as a parent and as a Catholic person that has supported our diocese, I am very, very disheartened and saddened that they rushed to judgment by not supporting one of their own schools and their own people and the diocese. And I do not believe the school made that statement … I believe it was made by the diocese.”
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The Catholic Church abets and conceals pedophile priests for decades and at the drop of a hat throws these children to the progressive wolves? Get it together, Church. Your faithful Christian followers deserve better.
As sure as night follows day, one of these fake news stories is going to get someone killed.
Why would the Catholic Church diocese condemn these students without an investigation?
Because they are basically liberals in disguise!
Anything to distract the public's attention from the widespread sexual crimes of the church.
"Grasping at Straws"
All to often liberals shoot from the hip before they find out the truth. makes them look like the fools they are.
All to often liberals shoot from the hip before they find out the truth. makes them look like the fools they are.
Anything to distract the public's attention from the widespread sexual crimes of the church.
"Grasping at Straws"
Why would the Catholic Church diocese condemn these students without an investigation?
Because they are basically liberals in disguise!
As sure as night follows day, one of these fake news stories is going to get someone killed.
The Catholic Church abets and conceals pedophile priests for decades and at the drop of a hat throws these children to the progressive wolves? Get it together, Church. Your faithful Christian followers deserve better.