Funeral protesters.... In LA??

Fred_G · 08-July-06, 12:31 AM

In a small town near where I live, a family is putting their son to rest. He was in the Army, and was killed overseas in the war. Now fred phelp's people plan on protesting at this funeral acording to the local radio station and the crazy peoples web page.

Now I believe in the right to protest a war. But not the way they do it. Leave the family alone! I think the protestors are going to get a nice 'Southern Experience'. If they do show up to protest at a funeral, I predcit a few of them will suffer a heat stroke and just 'fall down on their faces'... repeatedly.

The Patriot Guard Riders will be there also.

I would go protest the protestors, but I have to work!

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post_break · 08-July-06, 12:34 AM

Umm I would call off of work to go bitch at them.

Jobistober · 08-July-06, 12:36 AM

I thought a law was passed prohibiting Militray Funeral protests... the US Fallen Hero Protection Act or something like that... it was posted in a thread here somewhere. But obviously, that isn't intimidating them... oh well, just toss their asses in jail, or let the biker gangs get a piece of 'em

eascarface · 08-July-06, 12:43 AM

This is ridiculous. I don't like the war or the people in power but I sure as hell respect their positions and what they go through. These people shouldnt even be allowed to live in America. This just pisses me off. Have some respect people.

P.S- Make sure they get a very good southern welcome

post_break · 08-July-06, 12:45 AM

Or get a paintball gun for $20 at walmart..

Nerdz · 08-July-06, 01:18 AM

Baseball Bat -20 Dollars
Bail-$1,000
Knowing that they can no longer protest- PRICELESS

Go protest in their faces, or stand in front of them blocking their veiw. Hey you have as much right being their as they do.

lokies_mom · 08-July-06, 01:35 AM

I've seen that on TV so many times it makes me want to shoot all those simple mined SOBs.

j-dogg · 08-July-06, 01:44 AM

They have a right to protest, under the First Amendment, they just need to remember why

I'm surprised Hell's Angels hasn't cashed in on this crap.

GrandpaNoob72 · 08-July-06, 01:55 AM

You know, back when I was relatively active and church-going, I used to listen to a Pastor/Comedian who had an interesting POV: "...If someone's out there looking for something to fill the void in their life, they're looking to see it, not listening to hear it, and if they don't see it in you, then they'll look elsewhere..."

These so-called Christians are, IMO, about 180 degrees from what I have grown up understanding the teachings in the Bible. Compassion? Nope, not one drop. Kindness? Shah, RIGHT!!!

Unless they're marrying within their own congregation, I don't understand how this worthless excuse for a religious group is still going... However, that would begin to explain their idiocy...

While they may have the protected rights to free speech, religious beliefs, etc, I don't think I'd lose a wink of sleep at night if some natural disaster were to happen to deprive us of their oh-so-enlightened religious viewpoint...

Personally, their rights be damned... Between a family who has paid the highest price upon the altar of freedom and these morons who can't raise their attendance numbers without resorting to pettiness and controversy to get free publicity, I'm sticking with the families. I'll be happy to provide a 21-gun salute... I just don't guarantee that the guns will be loaded with blanks, nor that they'd be pointed up into the sky, should this band of boneheads decide to stop by and "pay their respects"... Whaddya mean I can't shoot 'em, preacher? Just givin' you and the funeral director some more business...

Set up a perimeter, boys, no fundies allowed.

Hibiki · 08-July-06, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by GrandpaNoob72


	Unless they're marrying within their own congregation, I don't understand how this worthless excuse for a religious group is still going... However, that would begin to explain their idiocy...

According to some research, including the Wikipedia entry, that would be correct.

Bubby · 08-July-06, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Jobistober


	I thought a law was passed prohibiting Militray Funeral protests... the US Fallen Hero Protection Act or something like that... it was posted in a thread here somewhere. But obviously, that isn't intimidating them... oh well, just toss their asses in jail, or let the biker gangs get a piece of 'em

I think that law only applies to federal cemetaries. If it's a private, then they can.

DLoney · 08-July-06, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Bubby


	I think that law only applies to federal cemetaries. If it's a private, then they can.

Really? I thought it applied to all of themÃ‚â€¦
HahaÃ‚â€¦ now you got me going to google to look it upÃ‚â€¦

reflux · 08-July-06, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by eascarface


	This is ridiculous. I don't like the war or the people in power but I sure as hell respect their positions and what they go through. These people shouldnt even be allowed to live in America. This just pisses me off. Have some respect people. P.S- Make sure they get a very good southern welcome

Well said.

GrandpaNoob72 · 08-July-06, 10:54 AM

After a little more digging, it now appears to me that the "Phelps' Homophobic Church and Drive-Thru Frivolous Lawsuit Filing" is nothing more than a disgraced and disbarred lawyer and his less-than-stellar family, who make their "living" by taking the mantle of an extremist homophobic "preacher" and his flock, finding the most outrageous and controversial topic / location to protest, and do everything they can to incite someone to strike first, so they can then sue the individual / group, AS WELL AS THE LOCAL / STATE POLICE for failing to protect their "rights"...

AFAIC, he's got a right to STFU and go crawl back under that rock... It seems he's willingly ignoring the fact that it doesn't take very much more than a couple pounds of pressure to put a permanent end to his scam. One day, he and his ilk will show up at the wrong funeral, start their crap, and someone's not going to have anything to lose and exert that few pounds of pressure until they're good and satisfied...

Cyno01 · 08-July-06, 12:16 PM

**** Phelps, and Falwell and Robertson and the rest of em. Yeah they have their free speech rights, but they're whats wrong with this country. I wouldnt worry about it too much, as you said the patriot guard riders'll be there and from what i've heard theyre pretty sucessfull at what they do.

Wafflesomd · 08-July-06, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Fred_G


	If they do show up to protest at a funeral, I predcit a few of them will suffer a heat stroke and just 'fall down on their faces'... repeatedly.

That made my day better.

me_john85 · 08-July-06, 12:35 PM

i heard somthing about that law but its only to a certain point, its somthing like no protests allowed within 150 yards of the funeral or somthing stupid like that.

08-July-06, 12:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Fred_G !! Sm-hoe-k Free !! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Louisiana (land of the corrupt) Posts: 2,334	Funeral protesters.... In LA?? In a small town near where I live, a family is putting their son to rest. He was in the Army, and was killed overseas in the war. Now fred phelp's people plan on protesting at this funeral acording to the local radio station and the crazy peoples web page. Now I believe in the right to protest a war. But not the way they do it. Leave the family alone! I think the protestors are going to get a nice 'Southern Experience'. If they do show up to protest at a funeral, I predcit a few of them will suffer a heat stroke and just 'fall down on their faces'... repeatedly. The Patriot Guard Riders will be there also. I would go protest the protestors, but I have to work! E __________________ Remove the warning labels. Cull the herd.

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Jobistober P'Hoe'toshop Fanatic Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,633	Re: Funeral protesters.... In LA?? I thought a law was passed prohibiting Militray Funeral protests... the US Fallen Hero Protection Act or something like that... it was posted in a thread here somewhere. But obviously, that isn't intimidating them... oh well, just toss their asses in jail, or let the biker gangs get a piece of 'em __________________

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eascarface Apex Tech God Join Date: May 2006 Location: Doha, Qatar Posts: 3,384	Re: Funeral protesters.... In LA?? This is ridiculous. I don't like the war or the people in power but I sure as hell respect their positions and what they go through. These people shouldnt even be allowed to live in America. This just pisses me off. Have some respect people. P.S- Make sure they get a very good southern welcome __________________ In cases of major discrepancies it's always reality that's got it wrong.

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Nerdz Sir Knight of Spamalot Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Water-hoe-Bury, CT Posts: 6,587	Re: Funeral protesters.... In LA?? Baseball Bat -20 Dollars Bail-$1,000 Knowing that they can no longer protest- PRICELESS Go protest in their faces, or stand in front of them blocking their veiw. Hey you have as much right being their as they do. __________________ I still fold "No amount of Experimentation can Prove Me right, It only takes one to prove me Wrong"-Albert Einstein

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lokies_mom PCApex's Mom Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: I still live at PimpRig.com Posts: 2,683	Re: Funeral protesters.... In LA?? I've seen that on TV so many times it makes me want to shoot all those simple mined SOBs. __________________

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j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Melbourne, Fl-HOE-rida Posts: 8,821	Re: Funeral protesters.... In LA?? They have a right to protest, under the First Amendment, they just need to remember why I'm surprised Hell's Angels hasn't cashed in on this crap. __________________

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GrandpaNoob72 Eleven-Bravo Sitrep Writer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Fort Riley, KS (Back home where I BELONG!) Posts: 3,289	Re: Funeral protesters.... In LA?? You know, back when I was relatively active and church-going, I used to listen to a Pastor/Comedian who had an interesting POV: "...If someone's out there looking for something to fill the void in their life, they're *looking to see it, not listening to hear it, and if they don't see it in you, then they'll look elsewhere..." These so-called Christians are, IMO, about 180 degrees from what I have grown up understanding the teachings in the Bible. Compassion? Nope, not one drop. Kindness? Shah, RIGHT!!! Unless they're marrying within their own congregation, I don't understand how this worthless excuse for a religious group is still going... However, that would begin to explain their idiocy... While they may have the protected rights to free speech, religious beliefs, etc, I don't think I'd lose a wink of sleep at night if some natural disaster were to happen to deprive us of their oh-so-enlightened religious viewpoint... Personally, their* rights be damned... Between a family who has paid the highest price upon the altar of freedom and these morons who can't raise their attendance numbers without resorting to pettiness and controversy to get free publicity, I'm sticking with the families. I'll be happy to provide a 21-gun salute... I just don't guarantee that the guns will be loaded with *blanks, nor that they'd be pointed up into the sky, should this band of boneheads decide to stop by and "pay their respects"... Whaddya mean I can't shoot 'em, preacher? Just givin' you and the funeral director some more business... Set up a perimeter, boys, no fundies allowed. __________________ A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life". That is Honor*, and there are way too many people in this country, who no longer understand that...

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GrandpaNoob72 Eleven-Bravo Sitrep Writer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Fort Riley, KS (Back home where I BELONG!) Posts: 3,289	Re: Funeral protesters.... In LA?? After a little more digging, it now appears to me that the "Phelps' Homophobic Church and Drive-Thru Frivolous Lawsuit Filing" is nothing more than a disgraced and disbarred lawyer and his less-than-stellar family, who make their "living" by taking the mantle of an extremist homophobic "preacher" and his flock, finding the most outrageous and controversial topic / location to protest, and do everything they can to incite someone to strike first, so they can then sue the individual / group, AS WELL AS THE LOCAL / STATE POLICE for failing to protect their "rights"... AFAIC, he's got a right to STFU and go crawl back under that rock... It seems he's willingly ignoring the fact that it doesn't take very much more than a couple pounds of pressure to put a permanent end to his scam. One day, he and his ilk will show up at the wrong funeral, start their crap, and someone's not going to have anything to lose and exert that few pounds of pressure until they're good and satisfied... __________________ A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life". That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country, who no longer understand that...

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Cyno01 Apex Tech God Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Whitewater, WI Posts: 3,869	Re: Funeral protesters.... In LA?? **** Phelps, and Falwell and Robertson and the rest of em. Yeah they have their free speech rights, but they're whats wrong with this country. I wouldnt worry about it too much, as you said the patriot guard riders'll be there and from what i've heard theyre pretty sucessfull at what they do. __________________ Facebook me!

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me_john85 Camp Pen-Hoe-tan's Hoe Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 2,375	Re: Funeral protesters.... In LA?? i heard somthing about that law but its only to a certain point, its somthing like no protests allowed within 150 yards of the funeral or somthing stupid like that. __________________