WBC sinks to new low

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Westboro Baptist will picket Ft. George G. Meade Middle School on April 14th, 2011.

A MIDDLE SCHOOL. Words cannot express how disgusted this makes me. Apparently Phelps and his brood got tired of being ridiculed and ignored, so they've decided to attack innocent children.

I'd like to call on all the skeptics in Maryland to head to the middle school (it's off post, which is why Phelps can get at it; he can't go on school grounds, naturally, but he can get to the school pretty easily) on the 14th and give Phelps the same treatment he got at DragonCon and other times. Turn his tactics against him with the silly signs.

I'm also curious if the Patriot Guard Riders might be interested in showing up; does anyone know if they have a local chapter near Ft. Meade? I can't help but imagine that seeing a bunch of motorcycles with flags waving will lift the spirits of the kids there and show them that most people in the US support their parents for the job they do.

I can't get off of work that day, unfortunately, or I'd be there myself. I hope that by letting you all know about this that it goes as viral as possible and we get tons of people to show up and counter Phelps' sick, twisted message with one of support for these kids' parents. Help me out, please?
 
Looks like a High School, actually, so I'm sure some of those teenagers will join in whatever creative counter protest does form. As always, taking as much media attention as possible away from the WBC members should be the focus, doing it as humorously as possible with signs that are silly instead of hateful.
 
Sabrina said:
I'm also curious if the Patriot Guard Riders might be interested in showing up; does anyone know if they have a local chapter near Ft. Meade? I can't help but imagine that seeing a bunch of motorcycles with flags waving will lift the spirits of the kids there and show them that most people in the US support their parents for the job they do.
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They won't. IIRC, when WBC threatened to protest the Arizona funeral of the little girl killed in the Giffords shooting, they respectfully declined. I can't find it on their web page now, but I'm fairly certain they responded on-line and explained their mission--to shield the mourning family and their friends of fallen military from interruptions created by any protestor or group of protestors.
 
Sabrina said:
A MIDDLE SCHOOL. Words cannot express how disgusted this makes me. Apparently Phelps and his brood got tired of being ridiculed and ignored, so they've decided to attack innocent children.

I can't get off of work that day, unfortunately, or I'd be there myself. I hope that by letting you all know about this that it goes as viral as possible and we get tons of people to show up and counter Phelps' sick, twisted message with one of support for these kids' parents. Help me out, please?
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:rolleyes:

Why are you linking to their hate site? Has it occurred to you that you are playing right into their hands?

Instead of paying attention every time they "sink to a new low" and helping them to spread the word by linking to their hate site, how about ignoring them, and instead not showing up, which is what they want. The more attention they get, including negative attention, the happier they are. Why can't people figure this out.

Please everybody, there's nothing to see here. Put them on ignore.
 
And they are picketing that particular school because...? :confused:

Also, they are intending to be there from 6:45 to 7:15am. Why so early? Assuming it is what they will do, why not ask the school principal to tell the teachers, parents and students not to come near the school until after, say, 8:30am as it will be locked until then. Then the Phelpsian twats will be picketing in an empty street against no-one - yet another fail.
 
Zep said:
And they are picketing that particular school because...? :confused:

Also, they are intending to be there from 6:45 to 7:15am. Why so early? Assuming it is what they will do, why not ask the school principal to tell the teachers, parents and students not to come near the school until after, say, 8:30am as it will be locked until then. Then the Phelpsian twats will be picketing in an empty street against no-one - yet another fail.
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Westboro Baptist to protest outside Meade High

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Members of Westboro Baptist Church of Kansas will picket outside of the high school between 6:45 a.m. and 7:15 a.m. as students arrive to school for the day.
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However, in a statement issued today announcing the picket line, the church said it was targeting the children of soldiers at the school.

Meade High serves military families who live on or around Fort Meade, as well as civilian families who live in the surrounding area.

School officials have been working with county police and Fort Meade police for the past week in preparation of the protest, said Bob Mosier, county schools spokesman. Meade students took home a letter this afternoon from schools Superintendent Kevin Maxwell informing parents about the protest.
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http://www.mdgazette.com/content/westboro-baptist-protest-outside-meade-high
 
They picketed Mr Roger's funeral. They can't top that one. If there's anyone on this planet who would have passed through the Pearly Gates, I figure it was him.
 
Ya know what the middle school needs to do is "redirect parking" constantly so the picketers cannot settle down. That happened at my High School where a bunch of parents were setting up a picket thingy or whatever, and the principle just constantly changed parking rules so that they were continually violated and the picketers couldn't set their stuff up anywhere XD

Sometimes I enjoy abuse of power, as long as I'm on the good side of it.

BTW I just read that flier...it makes no case in particular against the school. Are they just against the educational system in general since there's not enough of their God in it?
 
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I wouldn't even try to counterprotest. I like the adpative parking rules idea too. But I still reckon just not being there is the best. Perhaps everyone goes away on a school outing?

So imagine: The school is totally silent and closed, birds tweeting in the trees, happy spring morning... Phelpsian twats appear with their silly signs ready to shout down...absolutely nobody. They will be the only people there; even the media might be asked to stay away. Keep an eye on them from afar, and when they eventually get tired, resume life as normal.

Option 2: No kids, but a few troops of hefty Marines doing rifle drill.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...pg/300px-Marine_Corps_Silent_Drill_Team_6.jpg
 
Sabrina said:
I'd like to call on all the skeptics in Maryland to head to the middle school (it's off post, which is why Phelps can get at it; he can't go on school grounds, naturally, but he can get to the school pretty easily) on the 14th and give Phelps the same treatment he got at DragonCon and other times. Turn his tactics against him with the silly signs.
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Right. Give him lots and lots of attention. That's the last thing he wants!

If people had just ignored these guys from the start they'd be gone by now..
 
Oops, when I saw the title of the thread, I thought it was either an AIDS patient deteriorating, someone who'd been exposed to radiation looking bad, or a patient on cancer chemotherapy being monitored.

My bad. I'll go away now....

Rolfe.
 
My first thought was "Oh, what has the World Boxing Council done now?"

I'd pay to see Vitali Klitschko go against Fred Phelps for 10 rounds. I'd pay even more if I could be the referee ("What? Stop the fight? Naah, Phelps is fine, he's just doing the horizontal version of rope-a-dope." "1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... No, he's not out! His foot just twitched! Box!")
 
Matthew Best said:
It's right there in the OP. They don't like being ignored. Therefore the best thing to do is ignore them.
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Having to ignore idiots is the price we pay for free speech. I used that line years ago in a successful effort to have Phelps and his WBC minions ignored.
 
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