What would you do about the WBC?

[twistedmic]

I'd create an all volunteer task force to go out to any funeral that the WBC is planning on protesting and provide a human screen between the WBC and the funeral.
I'd also have a second (also volunteer) task force to protest outside the WBC's home base/church and protest loudly and obnoxiously , possibly by playing a mix of Hanson, Spice Girls, NSYNC, Justin Beiber and Hannah Montana/Mylie Cyrus music from sun-up to sundown.

 

[BlumiereBleck]

I'd take the Words "Baptist" and "Church" out of their name because obviously they know nothing of the two.

 

[Atticus89]

Since the words "total authority" give me total authority, I have unlimited wealth and power; that's a bad thing to have.

If I wanted to be nice, I would create a Matrix-esque computer world for them all where they found themselves to be the only ones in Heaven and live in their fantasy until they died.

Now if I wanted to be cruel, I would ship them all to an unspecified area in Siberia and state 'Everything you see wrong in the world is not here. Good luck in paradise,' as I fly away in a helicopter. If the cold and lack of everything they took for granted doesn't kill, they'll kill each other off.

Anyone can shoot a person in cold blood, but it takes a real twisted bastard to leave people in a position to kill themselves off and see the flimsiness of their self-righteousness.

 

[DesiPrinceX09]

Pass laws that define unwanted assembly and protest at funerals as harassment and, as such, a violation of the law, regardless of Free Speech.

You have the right to believe and say whatever you want in this country. You are not allowed to chant hateful slogans with the intent of mentally assaulting people, especially those who are grieving.

I agree with you, it's their intention to mentally assault people so they should be held accountable for such things.

 

[Jegsimmons]

have their church the center of the international gay pride parade in the spring, the most american parade ever in july, and the 5th of november march in which we all play "never gonna give you up" and you cant be near the parade by law unless you have a guy fawks mask.

counter trolling bitches.

 

[DefunctTheory]

I'd create an all volunteer task force to go out to any funeral that the WBC is planning on protesting and provide a human screen between the WBC and the funeral.

Hell's Angels do this on occasion, actually, as well as some Army biker 'Gangs.'

 

[spartan773]

Kill them all, let god send them to hell

 

[BanthaFodder]

Dr. Hibbert: "fire... AND LOTS OF IT!"

 

[twistedmic]

I'd create an all volunteer task force to go out to any funeral that the WBC is planning on protesting and provide a human screen between the WBC and the funeral.

Hell's Angels do this on occasion, actually, as well as some Army biker 'Gangs.'

I heard about a recent funeral, of a child, in Oklahoma where some bikers (I don't know if they were a biker gang or not) and ORU ( a Christian College) students working together to block WBC protesters from the view of the mourners. Hearing that restored some of my faith in humanity.

 

[gigastar]

Dr. Hibbert: "fire... AND LOTS OF IT!"

I believe you want this.

 

[Kaymish]

well if i was in a position of absolute authority i would classify them as a religious extremist organization and exterminate them like the dirt that they are let them get off on that attention
though that would just be treating as equal to all other religious extremists and they just piss me off too much for that maybe i should do something with lava and cages just to spice it up a bit

and freedom of speak in regards to religion would not exist if i was the absolute authority

 

[gigastar]

Well I think they should merge with the IBF and WBA to make a supe.... what this isn't about boxing ? Not again......

Sorry, i would have put up 'Westboro Baptist Church' but the title character cap stomped on that aspiration quickly.

 

[BanthaFodder]

Dr. Hibbert: "fire... AND LOTS OF IT!"

I believe you want this.

"what's your least favorite country, Italy or France?"
"hmmm... eh, France..."
"heh, no one EVER picks Italy..."

 

[Captain Wes]

You have the right to believe and say whatever you want in this country. You are not allowed to chant hateful slogans with the intent of mentally assaulting people, especially those who are grieving.

You're contradicting yourself. freedom of speech doesn't portect the speech you like. It protects the speech you don't like, Otherwise there would be no reason to protect it.


As for what I would do given supreme power, make a government funded cyborg initiative. You know try to make willing volunteers into robots. Assholes will never stop annoying you but if you were a robot you could... like... shut off your ears I guess. I just wanna be a cyborg real bad is all.

 

[Serenegoose]

Nothing. I think trying to find loopholes around free speech with which to punish them sets a dangerous precedent. What they're doing is vile and ethically unsound, but not criminal, nor should it be.

 

[Seives-Sliver]

I would probably crack down hard on them and put them in a position to have their church and homes picketed, a taste of what they do to others could be humbling...Then I would eat some pie.

 

[Dr. Pepper Unlimited]

Get everybody to stop giving them attention so they'll fuck off.

So why don't we do that?

^ That. I'm pretty sure they would be a lot less effective if nobody gave them even two seconds of attention. So, to answer your question, I would ignore them, just as I do now.

Also, when I saw the title, I immediately thought WBC = Western Bacon Cheeseburger. Now I want to make a bacon cheeseburger.

 

[Ghengis John]

Now as people of the internet we are inevitably subject to something we geneally either dont understand or hate.

One of the most unaminous of theese things so far has been the Westboro Baptist Church.

So, given a position of total authority to do anything you want, what would you do about them?

Me:
I would make sure none of thier members can earn a decent living. Enough to survive, and continue protests if theyre that committed to it, but much, much worse off than if they were not a part of the group.

That was me, now, what about you?

They may feed off of attention but that doesnt mean that you have to be direct about it.

I'd do nothing to them. Given a position of total authority to do whatever I want, I can think of bigger fish to fry.

 

[AMMO Kid]

You would keep them from getting good jobs? Wow. Doesn't that make you just as bad as them then for discrimination?

 

[gigastar]

I'd do nothing to them. Given a position of total authority to do whatever I want, I can think of bigger fish to fry.

Thaats it, keep handing me reasons to patch the OP...