So When One of these Westboro Scumbags Die...

[The Doctor.]

Who's going with me to 'picket' the funeral?

[stray cat]

1. why waste your time?

[The Doctor.]

2. They deserve a helping of the crap they dish out.

I just feel that people should be subject to what they do to others.

[ZombieHorde]

23. I try to treat others according to my own ethics, not theirs. nt

[The Doctor.]

29. I do treat people according to mine...

which includes playing by their rules to make them regret their actions.

It does sometimes spark growth.

[onehandle]

3. They're cannibals. No funeral. nt

[The Doctor.]

24. Ewww....

But I believe it.

[demmiblue]

4. Not me... as sick as it is, they would love the attention. n/t

[The Doctor.]

25. Well, I suppose I'm assuming that they would want a funeral of one of their own

to be a somber and peaceful event.

If that's what they want, they deserve to have it taken from them.

[Dorian Gray]

37. They're so crazy

that I wouldn't be shocked if they picketed their own funerals. Seriously.

[SoCalNative]

5. Forget that

I'd like to dance, then piss on their grave.

[11 Bravo]

11. I'll bring a 12-pack. (We don't want to run out of piss.)

[Edweird]

6. I'm in.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

7. Its a money making scam. They sue over their "freedom of speech" etc

Its a money making scam.

"WBC, through the closely related Phelps Chartered law firm, has collected fees under the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976 when their protests have been unlawfully disrupted."


The pickets have resulted in several lawsuits. In 1995, Phelps Sr.'s eldest grandson, Benjamin Phelps, was convicted of assault and disorderly conduct after spitting into the face of a passerby during a picket.<17> In the 1990s the church won a series of lawsuits against the City of Topeka and Shawnee County for efforts taken to prevent or hinder WBC picketing, and was awarded approximately $200,000 in attorney's fees and costs associated with the litigation. In 2004, Margie Phelps and her son Jacob were arrested for trespassing, disorderly conduct and failure to obey after disregarding a police officer's order during an attempted protest.<18> In response to pickets at funerals, Kansas passed a law prohibiting picketing at such events. In the autumn of 2007, the father of a Marine whose funeral was picketed by the WBC was awarded $5 million in damages.<19><20> In June 2007 Shirley Phelps-Roper was arrested in Nebraska and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The arrest resulted from her allowing her eight-year-old son to step on the American flag during the demonstration, which is illegal under Nebraska law. The defense contends that the child's actions were protected speech, and that the state law is unconstitutional. The prosecution claimed that the demonstration was not intended as political speech, but as an incitement to violence, and that Phelps-Roper's conduct may also constitute child abuse. Prosecutors later dropped charges against Phelps-Roper.<21>
On two occasions, the church accepted offers for radio air time in exchange for canceling an announced protest.<22><23>
...
A number of Phelps' critics have suggested that the actions of the Westboro Baptist Church are a ploy to receive attention above all else. Counter-protesting against the group, they suggest, gives them attention and incentive that they do not deserve; and a more effective response against Phelps would be to ignore his congregation completely.<128><129><130> WBC, through the closely related Phelps Chartered law firm, has collected fees under the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976 when their protests have been unlawfully disrupted.<131>
A frequent critic of the WBC is political commentator Bill O'Reilly, who regularly calls the church "evil and despicable."<132> Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has also criticized the church.<133>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church

[Edweird]

8. True, but they are still scumbags.

[backscatter712]

15. This is why the last time they came to town...

I joined the counter-protest with my sign reading "PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS."

:evilgrin:

[EFerrari]

18. LOL. That's great.

:)

[AmandaMae]

9. nope, not going to lower myself to their level. besides,

they're so depraved they would probably enjoy the attention

[lunatica]

10. Grifters for God

[freshwest]

36. Good title there... Says it all

It would be sad if they weren't so hateful.

They're sick, soulless beings.

[UTUSN]

12. K&R #3 for, count me in. n/t

[Onceuponalife]

13. You won't get the chance

I am sure they bury all their relatives in the back yard. Private property. There is no way they would expose themselves to the same kind of cruel idiocy they regularly engage in.

[struggle4progress]

14. What a fuggin waste of time and money that would be: channel your efforts for results

[Johonny]

16. why give them more TV time for free

let them shout at the clouds.

[jillan]

17. Satan - these assholes are going to hell.

[1badjedi]

19. I wouldn't piss on one

if he or she were on fire.

[Arkana]

20. I'll be right there with ya waving my "GOD HATES PHELPS" sign.

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. I will gladly help organize this picket

[Brickbat]

22. Goodness, why?

[The Doctor.]

26. See if they whine about it.

It'd be music to the ears.

[tekisui]

27. They'll probably picket themselves. God Hates Phelps!!!!

[smokey nj]

28. I have my sign already planned. It's going to read "God Hates Fred Phelps" on one side and

"Payback's a Bitch" on the other.

[name not needed]

30. I say just hire a church choir for that one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGaFPJmMNbw

[The Doctor.]

31. Oh yes...

That's the sweet spot.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

32. I would be honored to take a dump right on the grave. The day of the funeral. Nt

[The Doctor.]

33. I do believe that qualified as 'free speech',

but I'm also thinking there are a few statutes that wouldn't agree with it.

Just bring it pre-packaged.

[Taverner]

34. I'm there!

Armed with GOD HATES ASSHOLES

and

PHELPS IS IN HELL

all along with boomboxes playing sounds of shrieks of terror, and agony - something Phelps did

I am going to stoop lower than you, "Reverend" Phelps - - honest to fuck

[LuvNewcastle]

35. I have a rule about funerals.

If all I have are negative feelings about a person, I will not attend their funeral. I don't care if it's family or anyone else. Funerals are for mourners and I refuse to pretend I'm one of them.

[The Doctor.]

38. No one's 'pretending' anything.