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With the exception of Filbert.

Did you all miss the bit where I posted the reply that Anon aren't going to engage WBC?

This isn't happening, Anon refused the bait. The initial letter was from WBC to WBC, the whole thing is a trap designed to try and fetch up more angry folks for WBC to sue.

Melissia wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:The thread of Anonymous to shut down Westboro web sites is the modern equivalent of burning books and beating up protestors.

Considering it wasn't even Anonymous that actually made the threat, not really.

Well that's all right then.

I'm glad everyone has seen sense and agreed with me.

MeanGreenStompa wrote:With the exception of Filbert.

Did you all miss the bit where I posted the reply that Anon aren't going to engage WBC?

This isn't happening, Anon refused the bait. The initial letter was from WBC to WBC, the whole thing is a trap designed to try and fetch up more angry folks for WBC to sue.

No popcorn?

MeanGreenStompa wrote:With the exception of Filbert.

Did you all miss the bit where I posted the reply that Anon aren't going to engage WBC?

This isn't happening, Anon refused the bait. The initial letter was from WBC to WBC, the whole thing is a trap designed to try and fetch up more angry folks for WBC to sue.

No MGS I saw it as well...

@ KillKrazy..

While I strongly support freedom of speech,even that of WBC,I see nothing wrong with throwing sand into the workings of organizations like theirs....it doesn't negate their right to spread their vile crap...it merely hinders it,in much the same way the bikers who stand between WBC and mourners hinder them.

I believe there was some documentary of these people a year ago or so. They're pretty nuts - even for my insane standards O.o

Fraid not. I'd like to see it myself, but not as much as I'd like to see a serial killer decide that 'belonging to Westboro Baptist Church' is his reason for making certain people not breathing any more.

Doesn't need to be a serial killer.


All it needs to be is someone buying into their beliefs and deciding the best way to practice their beliefs that everyone who isn't part of their church is going to hell by sending them there.

Billinator wrote:I believe there was some documentary of these people a year ago or so. They're pretty nuts - even for my insane standards O.o

They make John Wayne Gacy look like a teddy bear.

They came to my town once, to protest a soldier's funeral, so the Boston Mounted police showed up.

The WBC ended up protesting towards a Horses arse line-up.

Kilkrazy wrote:

Melissia wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:The thread of Anonymous to shut down Westboro web sites is the modern equivalent of burning books and beating up protestors.

Considering it wasn't even Anonymous that actually made the threat, not really.

Well that's all right then.

I'm glad everyone has seen sense and agreed with me.

Not really... freedom of speech does have its limitations. Whether or not the WBC is reached said limitations is the issue, not what you're talking about...

Melissia wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:The thread of Anonymous to shut down Westboro web sites is the modern equivalent of burning books and beating up protestors.

Considering it wasn't even Anonymous that actually made the threat, not really.

QFT

It is most likely an attempt to harvest IP addresses from anon members who think this is a real call to arms and make a misguided attack on the churches website.

chowderhead13 wrote:

Billinator wrote:I believe there was some documentary of these people a year ago or so. They're pretty nuts - even for my insane standards O.o

They make John Wayne Gacy look like a teddy bear.

They came to my town once, to protest a soldier's funeral, so the Boston Mounted police showed up.

The WBC ended up protesting towards a Horses arse line-up.

Now that's the spirit I like to see. Hard for them to anger people when all they can see is the wrong end of a horse, eh what?

Gorskar.da.Lost wrote:

chowderhead13 wrote:

Billinator wrote:I believe there was some documentary of these people a year ago or so. They're pretty nuts - even for my insane standards O.o

They make John Wayne Gacy look like a teddy bear.

They came to my town once, to protest a soldier's funeral, so the Boston Mounted police showed up.

The WBC ended up protesting towards a Horses arse line-up.

Now that's the spirit I like to see. Hard for them to anger people when all they can see is the wrong end of a horse, eh what?

Aside from the funeral, it was exceptionally fun to see the WBC members faces when they realized how bad horse poo and flatulence smells.

It was a sad, but good day for America.

Indeed, only baby poo smells worse than that.

Melissia wrote:Indeed, only baby poo smells worse than that.

So...we should pelt members of WBC with soiled diapers...I like that plan.

FITZZ wrote:

Melissia wrote:Indeed, only baby poo smells worse than that.

So...we should pelt members of WBC with soiled diapers...I like that plan.

Screw the diapers!

We throw the babies at them mid-defication!

chowderhead 13 wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

Melissa wrote:Indeed, only baby poo smells worse than that.

So...we should pelt members of WBC with soiled diapers...I like that plan. : :

Screw the diapers!

We throw the babies at them mid-defecation!

As amusing a visual as that creates,I could never in good conscientious allow children to come into contact with the likes of WBC...
However...considering the amount of gak that comes out of these bastards mouths...I'd happily pelt them with a truckload full.
Sure...there would be lawsuits to follow...but I'm reasonably sure I'd get off....and if not...I'd pay the damn fines.

Isn't that why they do this, to get reasons to sue people? You'd be playing into their hands.

FITZZ wrote:

chowderhead 13 wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

Melissa wrote:Indeed, only baby poo smells worse than that.

So...we should pelt members of WBC with soiled diapers...I like that plan. : :

Screw the diapers!

We throw the babies at them mid-defecation!

As amusing a visual as that creates,I could never in good conscientious allow children to come into contact with the likes of WBC...
However...considering the amount of gak that comes out of these bastards mouths...I'd happily pelt them with a truckload full.
Sure...there would be lawsuits to follow...but I'm reasonably sure I'd get off....and if not...I'd pay the damn fines.

We could use megaphones and have a new type of weapon.

Sonic Warfare. Just place a screaming baby at one end, and any on the receiving end get screwed.

The Dreadnote wrote:Isn't that why they do this, to get reasons to sue people? You'd be playing into their hands.

That's the frustrating thing about WBC...almost any reaction to them seems to give them the attention they crave,but to ignore them is certainly IMO a disservice to fallen service men and women and to those that WBC would seek to persecute.
As I'm not permitted to advocate violence in these forums,I can only say that sooner or later these scumbags will get more attention than they want...not saying that is good or bad...just saying I won't shed tears for them.

This is Anonymous' response. They will not be doing much in a form of retaliation.

IG_urban wrote:This is Anonymous' response. They will not be doing much in a form of retaliation.

And I don't blame them. Like they said they have more important things and the WBC will just harvest their IPs. Probably just biding their time...

Yep. I would love to see what they have in store for WBC.

IG_urban wrote:Yep. I would love to see what they have in store for WBC.

Something like this:

Anonymous wrote:*yawn* How dull. Let's go troll Scientology instead.

Although it is much easier to destroy than to build, I would ask Anonymous to do something constructive about the Westboro situation. For example, issue a call to arms to get supporters of the armed forces, gays and so on to turn up to funerals and block out the Westboro hags.

They do seem to flit around what could be 'hateful' or 'inciteful' and attempt to justify what they say with out of context references to a book written by jews over 3000 years ago. I mean if 'God hates fags' according to Leviticus then he hates shellfish too, having sex with a woman on her period is sending you to hell and all sorts of other stuff. Which makes no sense since shellfish are good as is sex according to the bible.. oh no.. contradiction... *head asplode*

Yet you don't see 'god hates prawn' signs. They are haters, and like the internets , haters gonna hate.
They do have the right to say it but they should take some responsibility for their actions and be respectful. And of course the more they're 'persecuted', the more of a siege mentality they can create for themselves, the more 'righteous' they are...

@Topic Title

What about Scientology?

Or that kid that beat up his cat?

Anon does a lot of good for the world.

Maybe I like Scientology and hate cats.

Just troll their forums with account names like satan4life

or The true jew

or scientologyrules

or something. Post gay porn for lulz.

That sound like something 4chan would do.

I like Mike Noble's idea. Have a grand ol' troll off or something.

I'm looking forward to a few years from now when they make a movie about Anon, or some of the people heavily entrenched in the "organization" (and I use that in the loosest sense) come forward and try and cash in with a documentary and/or book.

Wolfun wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:

Perhaps you are not aware that you live in a different country, with different laws.

Perhaps. But, I also got stopped in San Francisco and Eugene, OR and given a rollocking for it.

Last time I checked, that was in America.

Thats horrible. I don't know how you can live with the shame to you and your family. I suggest seppuku at once.

WBC are RL trolls. They intentionally piss people off and act like dicks to get people to talk about them and get all pissed off.

Just like any troll, the best recourse is to ignore them. If the media stops covering their protests, they'll stop having them.