Bikers and Angels to block Westboro Baptists picket on childs funeral

Good news story. The Westboro bapstist, had planned to picket the funeral of the 9 yr old child shot in Arizona a few days ago. For what reason, I have no idea.
Today I read how the community are raising funs to make and supplie 8-10 ft angel wings, so they can form a cordon around the mourners from the bapstists.
Businesse's are donating, and groups are getting together to make the large angel wings.

I think its brilliant the way this community plan to stop those hateful b******'s picketing a childs funeral.
Looks like they wont get free speech this time, they will be drowned out. Also, a group of bikers are to help with blocking the picket.

Reading this cheered me up no end, like good winning over evil for a change.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/01/11/arizona.funeral.westboro/index.html?hpt=T1

PeterIanStaker

Those Westboro guys are lunatics to the extent that every time I despair at this country, and thats quite often, I think of them and breathe a sigh of relief.

DarkJager

I hope the bikers are carrying a few knives and chains. Fred Phelps is one guy it would overjoy me to see getting beaten to within an inch of his life or even better.

Coriolanus

Some of the stuff on YouTube about them is mad. They're pretty much endangering the lives pc the children they bring along.

RichieC

It's amazing who does and doesn't get shot in the US...

Overheal

I thought you were just giving media attention to the WBC when I clicked on this. I was pleasantly satisfied to the contrary

What a nice idea. And symbolic too of the family's faith, shielding the little girl from these twisted people with an angel barrier? I gotta respect that.

Biggins

Good to hear. Those sick church wackos deserve everything they get - and the emotional side of me hopes they do get it!!!

ronnie3585

RichieC wrote: »

It's amazing who does and doesn't get shot in the US...

It's pretty unbelievable that none of these nut jobs haven't been shot. No harm if a few of them were.

Read a quote from the leader of the biker group. Says they will make sure that family dosen't have to deal with any a** Holes.

krudler

Fred Phelps is a cnut, no other words can describe him

RichieC

Thing about these fking nuts is just how well organised they are, pretty much all of them are lawyers by trade, so they sue the bejeezus out of anyone that tries to do anything to them.

It's a racket..

jill_valentine

It might also be worth having a look at the Superhero counterpicket that greeted them at Comic Con. Perhaps less inspirational, but a funny all the same.

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/07/22/super-heroes-vs-the-westboro-baptist-church/

The good folks of San Diego's Comic-Con were prepared for their arrival with their own special brand of superhuman counter-protesting, chanting "WHAT DO WE WANT" "GAY SEX!/WHEN DO WE WANT IT/NOW!"

Overheal

ronnie3585 wrote: »

It's pretty unbelievable that none of these nut jobs haven't been shot. No harm if a few of them were.

How dare you.

The girl only died because some disturbed young man decided to walk into a grocery store with a firearm and shoot up the place, killing a Judge, Governor, several other people, and this little girl.

To say that the Westboro Baptists deserve the same treatment only perpetuates the undercurrent of violence. Can you really be that naive? Killing them would only serve to make that child's death meaningless.

bronte

What possible reason could they have to picket a 9 year olds funeral...or anyone's funeral for that matter?
Some people should just have their oxygen cut off. Seriously.

Handsome Bob

Phelps truly showed himself up for being a publicity whore and nothing more when he got his little cult to picket a Comics Convention. I mean a Comics Convention, FFS!

Sierra Oscar

bronte wrote: »

What possible reason could they have to picket a 9 year olds funeral...or anyone's funeral for that matter?

Indeed. Its scary that such people exist.

CrazyBiscuit

I admire the response of the nerds at Comic Con.

biko

I prefer fundamentalists picketing than strapping bombs to themselves.
Goes to show what a weird thing religion is and why we should abolish it.

fontanalis

bronte wrote: »

What possible reason could they have to picket a 9 year olds funeral...or anyone's funeral for that matter?
Some people should just have their oxygen cut off. Seriously.

Exposure, the Phelps family is basically a cult of anger.

Overheal

biko wrote: »

I prefer fundamentalists picketing than strapping bombs to themselves.
Goes to show what a weird thing religion is and why we should abolish it.

Blame the crusades. The religions that cause all the trouble were designed to be expansionist, with no failsafe to stop them from doing so.

It makes me think of a society of robots without the 3 laws. You tell me what would happened if we created thinking machines and gave them all biblical programming. I don't think we'd survive to see the end result.

GLaDOS

bronte wrote: »

What possible reason could they have to picket a 9 year olds funeral...or anyone's funeral for that matter?
Some people should just have their oxygen cut off. Seriously.

Attention, the more outrageous their actions, the more they get. It's like an ignored child who misbehaves to get someone to notice them

CrazyRabbit

I know it's against the rules to personally insult others, even those who don't use boards..ie. But can we have a permanent exception to the rule in regards to Fred Phelps?

scientific1982

Crazy, hateful, bastards. I just hope that when Fred finally dies, his family gets a taste of their own medicine. Would be nice if some of the bikers beat the living **** out of one of them.

DarkJager

scientific1982 wrote: »

Crazy, hateful, bastards. I just hope that when Fred finally dies, his family gets a taste of their own medicine. Would be nice if some of the bikers beat the living **** out of one of them.

Absolutely. Everyone involved in his little cult is a waste of human skin and its a disgrace they are allowed to breathe the same air as everyone else. Don't worry though, it will happen to them eventually. They provoke people so much, somebody is going to bite them back at some stage.

JONJO THE MISER

Sick bastards, well done to the bikers.

Holybejaysus

biko wrote: »

I prefer fundamentalists picketing than strapping bombs to themselves.
Goes to show what a weird thing religion is and why we should abolish it.

I don't agree. The majority of religious people quietly worship the God of their choice peacefully.
As you said, these people are fundamentalists. Even if you remove religion, these people will still have an extremist mentality and will find another outlet for it.
You only have to look at the extremist views with PETA, abortion, environmentalists, racists, student radicals, anarchists etc for evidence of extremist ideologies in action.

Crazy, hateful, bastards. I just hope that when Fred finally dies, his family gets a taste of their own medicine. Would be nice if some of the bikers beat the living **** out of one of them.

May I just point out, you call them 'hateful bastards', then wish violence upon them in the next sentence. There may be a contradiction in there somewhere.
As for these hells angels picketing the funeral.....don't forget that this is the biker gang that you have to rape a woman to get into. Not exactly upstanding citizens themselves.

Owwmykneecap

DarkJager wrote: »

I hope the bikers are carrying a few knives and chains. Fred Phelps is one guy it would overjoy me to see getting beaten to within an inch of his life or even better.

Free speech isn't just for nice people.

DarkJager

Owwmykneecap wrote: »

Free speech isn't just for nice people.

The WBC shouldn't be allowed speech. They should have their vocal cords ripped out.

scientific1982

Owwmykneecap wrote: »

Free speech isn't just for nice people.

No you're right. But it comes with consequences.

Owwmykneecap

DarkJager wrote: »

The WBC shouldn't be allowed speech. They should have their vocal cords ripped out.

You shouldn't be allowed free speech because i say so.

Great argument isn't it?

DB10

biko wrote: »

I prefer fundamentalists picketing than strapping bombs to themselves.
Goes to show what a weird thing religion is and why we should abolish it.

Who is this "we" you speak of?

Crazy post.

mikemac

Maybe I've not been following this closely but I've read the article and nowhere does it state why the WBC are picketing this funeral.

And what's with the Roman Catholic line at the end?

So much hate coming from these Baptists

Misty Chaos

There are just some places where the right to free speech is and / or should be waived, a funeral is one of them.

Good to see so many people from across all divides coming together to do some good.

partyatmygaff

biko wrote: »

I prefer fundamentalists picketing than strapping bombs to themselves.
Goes to show what a weird thing religion is and why we should abolish it.

Give crazy extremists an outlet and they'll use it. Religion has nothing to do with it.

PML84

That **** is just unreal!!!

Holybejaysus

May I also just add, when watching the original Louis Theroux episode about this family, I was overcome with the desire to ride one of the daughters senseless. That would snap her out of it I reckon. Here's the doll in question:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya67kQof21A


There's a saucy little minx in that one just waiting to be let out, mark my words....Did you see her giving Louis the eyes for a second when she turns around? Filth. Around 3.43 I think it is.
Her mouth is all like: "Oh Louis, You're going to hell...blah blah fire and brimstone blah blah such a sinner blah blah bible God angels"....
And all the time her mouth is moving, she's really thinking: "Lob it into me big boy....right here in the car-grrrr!"

mikemac

That's his granddaughter, not daughter

Owwmykneecap

Yeah, I'll never forget her, you can tell her hearts not in it./ she wants a good ride.

Holybejaysus

Owwmykneecap wrote: »

Yeah, I'll never forget her, you can tell her hearts not in it./ she wants a good ride.

Seriously though, wouldn't that be the ultimate bragging rights? Better than turning a full blown lesbian I would wager. No greater test for a lothario. The World Cup...no, Holy Grail of the pick up artist community.

mariebeth

biko wrote: »

Goes to show what a weird thing religion is and why we should abolish it.

Which is exactly what the WBC are saying about gay people and whatever else they want to get rid of...

I am in no agreement with what the WBC is and what they do disgusts me, but anyone who says that religion should be abolished because of a minority group of fundamentalists, is doing the same thing in a way that those fundamentalists are doing.

scientific1982

Holybejaysus wrote: »

Seriously though, wouldn't that be the ultimate bragging rights? Better than turning a full blown lesbian I would wager. No greater test for a lothario. The World Cup...no, Holy Grail of the pick up artist community.

There isnt a man alive that can turn a full blown lesbian.

Badgermonkey

Fred Phelps attended the same university which granted Ian Paisley an honorary doctorate.

That Uni needed a serious dose of Rodney Dangerfield imo.

L.Jenkins

scientific1982 wrote: »

Crazy, hateful, bastards. I just hope that when Fred finally dies, his family gets a taste of their own medicine. Would be nice if some of the bikers beat the living **** out of one of them.

I think your on to something. Boards could picket his funeral :P

HellFireClub

Jake1 wrote: »

Good news story. The Westboro bapstist, had planned to picket the funeral of the 9 yr old child shot in Arizona a few days ago. For what reason, I have no idea.
Today I read how the community are raising funs to make and supplie 8-10 ft angel wings, so they can form a cordon around the mourners from the bapstists.
Businesse's are donating, and groups are getting together to make the large angel wings.

I think its brilliant the way this community plan to stop those hateful b******'s picketing a childs funeral.
Looks like they wont get free speech this time, they will be drowned out. Also, a group of bikers are to help with blocking the picket.

Reading this cheered me up no end, like good winning over evil for a change.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/01/11/arizona.funeral.westboro/index.html?hpt=T1

Are they going to knock together a few pairs of angel earmuffs as well so the Phelps cannot be heard???

I think the solution to the likes of the Phelps ought to go well beyond 8 foot angel wings... The US is well overdue a debate on the moderation of free speech when their constitution is used in this manner, which is to horrify people.

scientific1982

ItsThatManAgain wrote: »

I think your on to something. Boards could picket his funeral :P

He wouldnt be worth the effort. But if he ever comes to Ireland I'd gladly spend the night in a cell for a good smack on his nose.

ladysarastro

Holybejaysus wrote: »

As for these hells angels picketing the funeral.....don't forget that this is the biker gang that you have to rape a woman to get into. Not exactly upstanding citizens themselves.

Did you even read the article? No where in the article does it say hells angels. Not every biker is one.

HellFireClub

HellFireClub wrote: »

Are they going to knock together a few pairs of angel earmuffs as well so the Phelps cannot be heard???

I think the solution to the likes of the Phelps ought to go well beyond 8 foot angel wings... The US is well overdue a debate on the moderation of free speech when their constitution is used in this manner, which is to horrify people.

I dont think they mean it as a solution, just a means of solidarity toward the family, and to protect them from any further horror.

Dudess

They picket high-profile funerals as a way of saying "God wouldn't have allowed this to happen if America didn't tolerate homosexuality".
Saw the Louis Theroux documentary (excellent btw - seen others on same and they didn't come close; the way Theroux conducted himself was especially effective. He stayed so calm and actually listened, unlike Keith Allen who also did a documentary on this church and made a show of himself by being really confrontational) - was expecting a bunch of crazy hillbillies... instead, really pleasant, polite, civilised, intelligent people - apart from Fred, on whom I'd put money as being gay himself. I've read a good bit about the family history: according to his estranged son, he was a viciously abusive - physically and psychologically - monster. Some of the memoirs would leave you reeling. Frightening stuff. Weirdly, he's not on the far right when it comes to everything. He practised as a lawyer and fought for civil rights during the 1960s.
I find it hard to fully blame those children of his who are spreading his word - they have been absolutely twisted by him. And I find it REALLY hard to blame his grandchildren - it's all they've ever known. But then again, some of his children did break away...
It's a ****ing tragedy though - a family ruined by that hateful bastard, let alone all the damage they've done to others...

KeithAFC

They would never get in a mile of doing that in Belfast. ****.

Savage Tyrant

KeithAFC wrote: »

They would never get in a mile of doing that in Belfast. ****.

Belfast? Where loyalists hounded, spat at and intimidated young school girls on their way to Holy Cross Primary School? or Where loyalist "Hero" Micheal Stone threw hand grenades at mourners at a funeral.....No, you're right. That could never happen in Belfast.
PS. I love Belfast myself, but it can be as backwards as any other place on this earth.

stovelid

It's a lovely idea but sadly not half as satisfying as beating them to death with nail-studded planks would be.