Man pepper sprays Westboro Protesters

[The Austin]

I'm going to laugh my ass off when Fred Phelps ends up in Hell.

Oh the irony will be so delicious.

Well, I'd have to ask what makes his Religious view less valid than your own?

What do you mean?

Being an all-around dick isn't really a religious view.

I'm just saying that it would be ironic.

Well, you say "when" he makes it to hell. Which implies that it is certain that someone who behaves in a fashion similar to him will go to hell. As in, there is with certainty, a hell, and you believe in such a place. Also, because you're saying it light heartedly, one could assume that you believe the fashion in which you behave will have you exempt from hell.

Which, gives you an apparent religious superiority over him.

Woah, woah, woah, you're reading into this WAY to much. WAY to much.

Saying "when" doesn't imply that anyone or anything is going to hell. The entire point of my post was that it would be ironic if the guy who spends all of his time saying people are going to hell went to hell.

I never said that I was superior to anyone, I never said that I am exempt from the concept of hell, I never said I BELIEVE in hell.

I just said that it would be ironic.

 

[Spellmaster]

ok.. wow, words escape me on this

I applaud the guy who decided to do something non-violent to stop these racist idiots, people like that need to be stopped quickly - sadly according to other posters they've already bred so it will continue for a while longer.

Seriously, a plan to ambush these morons that their next protest with red pepper -filled water ballons wouldn't go amiss, shutting them up on a regular basis like that would at least spare people's ears their incredibly delusional racism

I agree with the guy above who suggests we need someone who can ignore the laws in favor of dealing swift punishment to people who abuse their legal rights like this- last i checked the laws weren't written so people could abuse them in this manner

 

[park92]

WBC did a tour of schools that had LGBST alliance in DC last year, and i got to see first hand their hate. They held up signs showing baby fetuses in burger buns, calling that a homosexuals lunch. They even had anti african american, and anti semitic signs. I am all for freedom of speech, but there has to be some kind of human decency in treating others. And whats worse is they had their kids, some under 10 and a few under 15 protesting and holding the racist, discriminatory, and down right disgusting signs! In the same way showing those signs, and desecrating a soldiers funeral is freedom of speech, i view this mans pepper spraying them to be his first amendment right.

Also the look on their faces when 3 lesbian couples started making out in front of them was priceless. The covered their little kids eyes to "protect them."

isn't a anti african american protest a hate crime?

 

[Mechanix]

When they die, I'm going to picket their funeral with signs saying "God Hates Bigots".

 

[Tim_Buoy]

as much as I like the idea of them all getting beat into a bloody mess, we have to keep in mind that freedom of speech isnt for speech you like, its for speech you hate

well to be fair its like shouting fire in a crowded theater somethings you just dont say or do like protest the funeral of the soldier that died protecting your right to protest

they died following orders and fighting in a foreign land that, at best, we have dubious reasons for being in, hardly protecting freedom. Now of the died preventing cobra from finishing the weather dominatrix then I can see how that would be protecting us, but as it is they were acting more as a piece keeping force then anything else. And its not shouting "fire" in a theater, sure its disrespectful as hell but its not inherently dangerous to life and limb

sorry i probably should have picked a better example but still soldiers protect us and deserve respect and it doesn't matter whos funeral it is a funeral is a funeral and a grieving family needs to be left alone to grieve

 

[Arkzism]

i am willing to piss on them, he has my applause

 

[Char-Nobyl]

What really pisses me off is that they can do whatever they pretty much shelter themselves behind the 1st amendment.

That's why we, in turn, can shelter ourselves under another, much more fun aspect of US law: aggravated assault.

Headline: brother of dead soldier beats WBC member with bat for funeral protest. Judge has a good laugh and lets him off with a fine.

 

[Char-Nobyl]

Also the look on their faces when 3 lesbian couples started making out in front of them was priceless. The covered their little kids eyes to "protect them."

...I think you've come up with the single most awesome solution for any sort of WBC protest. They love hiding behind the first amendment, so goad the living hell out of them. If they use physical violence, great! Come prepared, respond in suit and wholesale!

 

[xXAsherahXx]

I'm glad that happened, those bastards are so annoying.

 

[Worgen]

as much as I like the idea of them all getting beat into a bloody mess, we have to keep in mind that freedom of speech isnt for speech you like, its for speech you hate

well to be fair its like shouting fire in a crowded theater somethings you just dont say or do like protest the funeral of the soldier that died protecting your right to protest

they died following orders and fighting in a foreign land that, at best, we have dubious reasons for being in, hardly protecting freedom. Now of the died preventing cobra from finishing the weather dominatrix then I can see how that would be protecting us, but as it is they were acting more as a piece keeping force then anything else. And its not shouting "fire" in a theater, sure its disrespectful as hell but its not inherently dangerous to life and limb

sorry i probably should have picked a better example but still soldiers protect us and deserve respect and it doesn't matter whos funeral it is a funeral is a funeral and a grieving family needs to be left alone to grieve

as I said before its disrespectful as hell but really the same could be said of alot of speech, like against the president if you dont agree with them or any elected figure or even ceos of companies so thats why I am unwilling to say they shouldnt be allowed, after all, if the solders are fighting to protect us as you say then they are also fighting for freedom of speech

 

[ShadowsofHope]

Also the look on their faces when 3 lesbian couples started making out in front of them was priceless. The covered their little kids eyes to "protect them."

..Pics by any chance? <_<

*Ahem*

They deserved it, though it was executed poorly.

 

[Wither]

When Phelps dies, i don't care how poor i am, i will buy a ticket to america and picket his funeral.

 

[Elephant Walker19]

God would of helped them but he was busy helping a little boy trapped in a well in Somoa.

 

[martin's a madman]

I'm going to laugh my ass off when Fred Phelps ends up in Hell.

Oh the irony will be so delicious.

Well, I'd have to ask what makes his Religious view less valid than your own?

What do you mean?

Being an all-around dick isn't really a religious view.

I'm just saying that it would be ironic.

Well, you say "when" he makes it to hell. Which implies that it is certain that someone who behaves in a fashion similar to him will go to hell. As in, there is with certainty, a hell, and you believe in such a place. Also, because you're saying it light heartedly, one could assume that you believe the fashion in which you behave will have you exempt from hell.

Which, gives you an apparent religious superiority over him.

Woah, woah, woah, you're reading into this WAY to much. WAY to much.

Saying "when" doesn't imply that anyone or anything is going to hell. The entire point of my post was that it would be ironic if the guy who spends all of his time saying people are going to hell went to hell.

I never said that I was superior to anyone, I never said that I am exempt from the concept of hell, I never said I BELIEVE in hell.

I just said that it would be ironic.

Saying "When" does imply that. And you never implied it would be, you implied it would be.

But if you insist that isn't what you meant, then fair enough, I'll leave it alone.

 

[Enigma6667]

Westboro members, led by pastor Fred Phelps, claim that God is punishing the United States for "the sin of homosexuality," and soldiers' deaths are part of that punishment.

No. Dear fucking god, no.

Forget pepper spray, I'd just take a gold club and pound their faces inside their skulls.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

OT: I love/hate it here in Canada because of them. On the one hand, I don't have to see them, on the other hand, I can't get the chance to do shit like this.

Yeah, but I think it's better they aren't up here, I'd rather not end up with a criminal record. Still, the temptation to head to the US and protest them is a great one.

Yeah, we just have our own Police beating down non violent protesters on toronto. We have enough problems up here regardless of what WBC does to our neighbours.

 

[Jaeriko]

I'm surprised that no one has KILLED any of the WBC members during one of these protests.


It's certainly been done for less.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Use a paintball gun, and aim for the head.

 

[superbatranger]

wurdz

umm, i can not unsee the title. i keep on seeing it was "man pepper sprays westboro protesters".

yuck.

Crap, now I can't unsee it either.

 

[Space Spoons]

It's terrible, the Westboro Baptist Church will probably sue the municipality claiming their civil rights were violated by the cities inability to protect their free speech. They may even win and be awarded damages (money), this is exactly why these trolls do this.

This. I'm part of the camp that believes the WBC is, for the most part, a money making scheme [http://kanewj.com/wbc/]. Openly attacking them solves nothing, and does in fact help them to achieve their ultimate goals. As unfortunate as it is, the only meaningful way to win against people like this is to ignore them.

That said, I've never been in attendance at a funeral being protested by these horrible people. It's easy to talk about turning the other cheek when you're not being personally attacked, but if I were in their shoes, I'd probably be applauding the attacker too, regardless of consequences.