Westboro Baptist Chruch is coming to my town...

[sleeky01]

Find out what cars they're using and convince willing members of your town to "Accidently" park their cars in front of them so they wont be able to drive to any funeral, try and get your town to work together, I'm sure no one, regardless of personal beliefs, like those WBC scumbags, hell, even the KKK said they hated that group.

I'm sure you'll have no problem getting your town to work together to keep those scumbags from protesting any funeral.

You can even use those evil social-networking services that UK Prime Minister David Cameron doesn't like.

Turning the lot they parked in into something resembling a used car lot does have some appeal.

And if you know {or can find out} what towing company the city contracts out to, and explain things to them. They might be "just too damm busy" to do anything about it when they call to complain.

 

[vietfighter]

organize a larger protest for something like shrimp (bonus because the bible explicitly bans it! http://godhatesshrimp.com/), or water, or some other nonsensical thing. Make sure that it occurs at the exact same location as the WBC protest. Exercise YOUR right, the right that WBC fought to gain, to riff on about grass or the Pluto or whatever you want! WBC would be proud, especially if you outnumber them!

Seriously, organize a protest against shrimp (or something!)! all the Media attention will go towards you or something, which will probably be the ultimate affront for WBC. If that fails, then release the dogs. then the Rhinos. Bears if you are feeling dramatic.

 

[Siegfried Raybrandt]

Try and set up patrols at the entrances to your town. Say its a community only affair and no one is allowed in. Or just do what one town did. Find out what cars they're driving and slash the tires. Oops.

 

[Trololo Punk]

Gather a bunch of others around town, and counter protest them.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Stand several meters (yards, whatever) down from them and hold up signs saying "Idiots" with arrows pointing in their direction.

Edit: or better yet, dress up in some really outlandish outfit and again stand several meters (or yards or whatever) down from them holding up signs that read "You think I'm crazy? Check out these guys" and again have arrows pointing in the direction of the WBC.

 

[Xooiid]

Organize a protest against bigoted fascists. Then have it take place in a visible area next to theirs, or across from theirs [a la comic-con].

 

[Sprinal]

The first thing I thought of whe glancing at this thread was to Hack it (as that would be funny).
Then after reading OP's post I have desided the best thing to do would to completely ignore them. Like completely. So that way when they try and protest with LOUD NOISES you just carry on. They realise they are being ignored. they go troll someplace else.

Sovled..... maybe

 

[imperialus]

Don't counter protest or anything like that. That's exactly what they want you to do. They're attention whores of the nastiest kind.

First I'd see if the Patriot Guard is showing up. If they are then I'd say just show up and show your support for the family. If the Patriot Guard isn't making an appearance and you're feeling up for it I'd try to organize something (might want to talk to your local Legion to find other volunteers) to have people show up with large flags or even sheets hung between poles to stand between the funeral and the WBC to provide a buffer between the family and those assholes.

Whatever you do, don't start a fight or give them any attention whatsoever. Don't give them a chance to sue you, because I can promise you that they will. Keep the attention focused on the family and the soldier that they are burying. Don't even look at them if you can avoid it.

 

[Nukey]

Slash their tires, light fire to their cars, etc.

Give them hell.

 

[uguito-93]

All else fails, a night in jail for assault seems like a fair price to pay for breaking the nose of one of the protestors.

Ah, but is it worth the lawsuit? They'll sic one on you, I guarantee it.

Plus like someone else said on this thread, they'll use your assault as fuel for their rants, like claiming that they're the persecuted party (although i think at this point no one is gonna listen to a claim like that from them but it still gives them some sort of ammo).

 

[KafkaOffTheBeach]

There is only ONE WAY to get rid of the Westboro Baptist Church.
If you have a problem, and no-one else can help, if you can find them, then maybe you can hire....Bear Force One.

 

[Blue_vision]

All else fails, a night in jail for assault seems like a fair price to pay for breaking the nose of one of the protestors.

DO NOT DO THIS. Do anything that could be considered illegal to any member of the WBC, and they'll sue you for thousands of dollars. Thousands of dollars that will simply go into funding more hate and ignorance.

 

[guidance]

Stand among them with an anti-protest sign, may I suggest the xkcd rout
http://xkcd.com/470/

or the always popular "I think everyone here is cute" sign

 

[uguito-93]

why is this protesting at a soldier's funeral?? This man/women died in service to our Nation they should be honored for such a act not be hated for it.

The westboro baptist church are a christian group of fundamentalist dickholes infamous for things like this. They're also the ones behind a site called "god hates fags". I have no idea what goes through their minds but they pretty much claim that anyone not zealously devoted to christianity is going to hell.

Honestly if anyone actually deserves to get punished is people as full of hate as them.

 

[Bryce De La Guardia]

Hire a very shady scary looking dude to walk around and take close up pictures of their faces, jot down a bunch of notes, and take pictures of their cars and what not. Basically make it very obvious he's gathering data for SOMETHING.

As for WBC, they are a bunch of assholes who decide to make a living by sueing people. Basically professional trolls.

 

[Phoenix_XIII]

Okay. Read the article in the second link, and as a Pagan who's dealt with this bull shit that Christian nutjobs have come up with, I'm insanely offended. Honestly, I'm all for free speech, but whoever made that website and article should be fucking killed.

OT: ACTIVATE IT!

*Poison placed in them at birth due to a prophecy that foretold them being the biggest fucking douche fucks in the world is released and they all die.*

FATALITY!

HUMANITY WINS.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

I just have no clue what to think about this...

Keep it quiet, there are few things worse than a funeral turning into a brawl or shouting match. Politely ask them to be quiet and to show some respect for the deceased. If they refuse then tell them that you forgive them and walk away. Don't do anything more than that.

If you or anyone else makes matters worse at the funeral then you're just as bad as them. I beg you to show some decorum when handling something like this.

 

[Selef]

i hope this all works out for you in the end.

all the troops who gave their lives for our country deserve rest in peace, these people are insane and evil beyond words to try to deny anyone, especially a soldier who died for them, that right.