Slight correction. The asshats want you to get violent in a stupid way. They would be perfectly happy to suffer a few broken bones, and to bleed a little, if they were to SURVIVE to sue you.
They believe this life is just a waiting room, with the exclusive Club Jebus on the other side of the velvet rope, and they would be quite pleased to be martyred for their cause, especially if it resulted in their critics being tagged as terrorists.
Well then it would seem like someone murdering them and getting away with it would be a win all around. We'd be happy to have them gone, they'd be happy to be gone.
Fred's got entirely no interest in being martyred for his cause, because his cause is "people paying attention to Fred Phelps" and "suing people who harass him". It's not the kind of cause you can be a martyr for - he's just a fake who wants attention, and is very good at getting it. If one of his followers got killed, he might be okay with that, because he could get a *big* lawsuit out of it.
You'd have to get all of them at once for that tactic to work. Lots of lawyers in that family, which is doubtless related to their fundraising tactics.
My grandmother used to say shit in one hand and wish in the other, then see which one fills up first.
If they sued me, or their surviving reletives tried to, they would get a steaming pile of shit because that's about all I have in my name. Almost everything is either tucked away in a trust of some sort and I'm simply an employee, or it went by-by when the ex figured she could do better with the neighbor's nephew.
Thankfully, my distrust in the government made my breakup less expensive for me. But anyways, at
["Funny"] I've thought of several funny semi-violent responses...
Get five or ten street-boys to jizz in a squirt gun, use said squirt gun to "anoint" WBC while holding "WBC shows gay spunk as Phred hoped" sign.
Get geek to factor wind biases and then use "Bear Spray" suitably up-wind.
[Serious] But in truth, if WBC ever showed up in my region I would file a "reckless child endangerment" complaint against them with the department of child and family services. They are clearly trying to incite violence with "figh
Your serious side has some fatal flaws. Thorwing a kid out of an airplane with a tarp and some ropes would be reckless endangerment (if not homicide). Having the kid go to school and learn to skydive, getting him certified and letting him practice at sanctioned airports would mitigate the endangerment. So would having police protection.
Think of having the police protection being the difference between making the kid go out and street fight verses enrolling into a martial arts form and then attending and com
So if someone harms one of the kids then the reckless endangerment kicks in?
That seems less than ideal.
And I know for a fact that WBC has been physically attacked while on protest. In particular some WBC idiot stamping on a american flag got his ass beat more or less in front of the police by a good ol' boy in eastern washington. The police sauntered over and stopped things in their own time.
As for what CPS could do, and the lawsuits that result, you would be surprised at how long it can take to unsnarl CPS
So if someone harms one of the kids then the reckless endangerment kicks in?
No, the potential for harm has to be likely. Likely as in probably. With the police providing security, it's not likely one of them will be harmed.
And I know for a fact that WBC has been physically attacked while on protest. In particular some WBC idiot stamping on a american flag got his ass beat more or less in front of the police by a good ol' boy in eastern washington. The police sauntered over and stopped things in their own
Veni, Vidi, VISA:
I came, I saw, I did a little shopping.
Worthless summary (Score:4, Insightful)
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This shouldn't even be a story. Not even on idle.
Fred Phelps and his followers should be dragged out behind the barn, and put out of everyone's misery.
People claim that violence has never solved anything - but a good, solid dose lead in his ear would solve all of Phelp's problems.
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Important note: The Westboro asshats want you to get violent at their protests. That way they can sue you to fund their activities.
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Slight correction. The asshats want you to get violent in a stupid way. They would be perfectly happy to suffer a few broken bones, and to bleed a little, if they were to SURVIVE to sue you.
Dead men tell no tales, nor do they file suits.
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They believe this life is just a waiting room, with the exclusive Club Jebus on the other side of the velvet rope, and they would be quite pleased to be martyred for their cause, especially if it resulted in their critics being tagged as terrorists.
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Well then it would seem like someone murdering them and getting away with it would be a win all around. We'd be happy to have them gone, they'd be happy to be gone.
No, they're Trolls, not martyrs with beliefs (Score:2)
Fred's got entirely no interest in being martyred for his cause, because his cause is "people paying attention to Fred Phelps" and "suing people who harass him". It's not the kind of cause you can be a martyr for - he's just a fake who wants attention, and is very good at getting it. If one of his followers got killed, he might be okay with that, because he could get a *big* lawsuit out of it.
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You'd have to get all of them at once for that tactic to work. Lots of lawyers in that family, which is doubtless related to their fundraising tactics.
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My grandmother used to say shit in one hand and wish in the other, then see which one fills up first.
If they sued me, or their surviving reletives tried to, they would get a steaming pile of shit because that's about all I have in my name. Almost everything is either tucked away in a trust of some sort and I'm simply an employee, or it went by-by when the ex figured she could do better with the neighbor's nephew.
Thankfully, my distrust in the government made my breakup less expensive for me. But anyways, at
Ironic pseudoviolence...? What of the Children? (Score:3, Insightful)
["Funny"]
I've thought of several funny semi-violent responses...
Get five or ten street-boys to jizz in a squirt gun, use said squirt gun to "anoint" WBC while holding "WBC shows gay spunk as Phred hoped" sign.
Get geek to factor wind biases and then use "Bear Spray" suitably up-wind.
[Serious]
But in truth, if WBC ever showed up in my region I would file a "reckless child endangerment" complaint against them with the department of child and family services. They are clearly trying to incite violence with "figh
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Your serious side has some fatal flaws. Thorwing a kid out of an airplane with a tarp and some ropes would be reckless endangerment (if not homicide). Having the kid go to school and learn to skydive, getting him certified and letting him practice at sanctioned airports would mitigate the endangerment. So would having police protection.
Think of having the police protection being the difference between making the kid go out and street fight verses enrolling into a martial arts form and then attending and com
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So if someone harms one of the kids then the reckless endangerment kicks in?
That seems less than ideal.
And I know for a fact that WBC has been physically attacked while on protest. In particular some WBC idiot stamping on a american flag got his ass beat more or less in front of the police by a good ol' boy in eastern washington. The police sauntered over and stopped things in their own time.
As for what CPS could do, and the lawsuits that result, you would be surprised at how long it can take to unsnarl CPS
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No, the potential for harm has to be likely. Likely as in probably. With the police providing security, it's not likely one of them will be harmed.