RIP Westboro Baptist Church

[Sheldonrs]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1283072.html

The Westboro Baptist Church is planning on protesting at Whitney Houston' funeral.

I can't WAIT to see how this plays out in NEWARK, NJ! Oh yes, there WILL be blood!

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Can't wait to hear about how it turns out tomorrow when I check in on the local news tomorrow night.

Frankly that's got to be a whole new level of boredom to picket a pop singer's funeral.

[Salted Grump]

I think it's less 'boredom' and more 'latent suicidal urges to claim to be martyred by being torn limb from limb by a legion of angry men, women, and children'

But that's just my opinion.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Hm. They got some balls, I'll give them that.

Or they may just be too stupid to realize they're talking New Jersey.

Either way....

[Redbeard]

Neither, actually. See, they WANT to be assaulted, that's why they bring their kids along. Makes for better lawsuit fodder.

[werewolffan98]

They seem to protest anything,like they once protested the funeral of the late Ronnie James Dio.

[Dilorenzo]

I always thought they called the Dio one off, but a little reading tells me they didn't. Although I am confused about the protesting Whitney's funeral.

[Redbeard]

It's a shock statement to try and A. stay relevant and B. Get potential lawsuits against individuals or government officials (They LOVE trying to sue the police)

[taurinejunkie]

In an effort to try and remain within the rules, I'll only say that my feelings towards WBC are entirely negative, and I hope the funeral picketing crew get what they deserve.

[fireheart]

It's a shock statement to try and A. stay relevant and B. Get potential lawsuits against individuals or government officials (They LOVE trying to sue the police)

Ah yes, they must be running out of money.....

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Ah yes, they must be running out of money.....

And, of course, it wouldn't occur to them to actually *gasp* go out and actually find some other way to raise the money.

[lordlundar]

In an effort to try and remain within the rules, I'll only say that my feelings towards WBC are entirely negative, and I hope the funeral picketing crew get what they deserve.

There's an exception for comments regarding the WBC if I recall correctly.

[MadMike]

Lately, they've been threatening to protest and then not following through with it. Last year, there was a fire at a farm in a rural area, not far from where I grew up. I believe the parents survived, along with one of the kids, but the rest of the kids died. And these pieces of shit were actually going to protest their funeral! Now, what could a bunch of innocent kids have possibly done to deserve that?

I was waiting to see how this would play out, because in rural areas like that, most people hunt, and own guns. In fact, my stepdad has a whole room just for his guns. In the end, they didn't follow through with their protest. I could be because of the guns, or it could be because they wouldn't be able to get close enough to really do any sort of protest. Most of the land around the church is private property, and many people did mark their properties with police tape to keep those people away. According to a news article I read, they would have had to protest "six miles away."

[BookstoreEscapee]

It's a shock statement to try and A. stay relevant and B. Get potential lawsuits against individuals or government officials (They LOVE trying to sue the police)

When were they relevant?

[Peppergirl]

Hey guys,

Thanks for the reports on this.

However, Raps has instituted a 'hands off' policy with regard to fratching when it comes to WBC.

2. No Offensive or Controversial Content
.... Oh yes, that wanker Phelps and his clan from Westboro Baptist Church are fair game on here. An exception I'm pleased to grant.