Comments | ivy_chan: ...so i think this counts as a point for the Good?

ivy_chan

...so i think this counts as a point for the Good?

Apr 02, 2010 00:42

So, Albert Snyder had his son's funeral picketed by the Westboro Baptist Church. You know, the asswipes who hang out with signs that say 'God hates fags' and 'Gays burn in hell' and other such cheerfully winning statements. He sued them for $11 million for emotional distress. In a stunningly bastard move, the court overturned that ruling in an ( Read more... )

politics, is this really happening?, issues, homophobia, tolerance

Comments 8

scdsam April 2 2010, 14:42:59 UTC

OMFG. Yeah, you've got to be about one circle away from the pit of hell when even Bill O'Reilly is saying "You know what? That's really mean and messed up!"

Kudos to Bill. Shame it has to be under such fucked up circumstances.

ivy_chan April 3 2010, 00:43:34 UTC

Seriously, that's like Satan telling you that something you've done is morally repugnant. WBC are just a bunch of wankers. I can't see how any court ruled in their favor without being bribed or on drugs.

Yeah, of all times for Bill to act with compassion, this was a good time.

lvsinsanity April 2 2010, 15:57:20 UTC

I admit I'm thoroughly disgusted that this is happening, but even more shocked that even O'Reilly is saying 'Dude, this is fucked up.'

Things are getting really out of control in the US, is the Joker running around or something? It's like anarchy..

ivy_chan April 3 2010, 00:44:35 UTC

If the Joker had to run around the country, I wish it was the JLU Joker and not the Dark Knight joker. At least Mark Hamill's Joker's chaos had a funny punchline and witty remarks.

lvsinsanity April 3 2010, 02:03:47 UTC

Mark Hamil was amazing, and while I wasn't a fan of DK in any respect; I'm getting the sense it's more the 'fuck it let's blow things up' Joker of DK.

Cause seriously? This is getting out of hand.. 0_o

ivy_chan April 3 2010, 15:51:45 UTC

I think WBC is pretty much the scum at the bottom of everyone's shoe. They're the point at which liberals and conservatives, Republicans and Democrats, Catholics and Atheists, band together, point accusingly, and say: "YOU. You are just so fucking NOT in the right." They help form The United Front of WTF.

micaturtle April 2 2010, 17:22:26 UTC

Fuckin A. I heard about that whole fiasco this morning, but I hadn't heard that Bill O was going to pay for the legal fees. GOOD FOR HIM! It's nice to see someone stepping up to the plate for what is RIGHT.

Thank God I live in a state where it is illegal to picket funerals. That REALLY should become a national law. I don't care if the devil himself (whose name is Fred Phelps, BTW) is having a funeral, it is a time of reverence and morning. It is NO place to push a political agenda!

ivy_chan April 3 2010, 00:46:12 UTC

I, too, think all funerals should be made illegal to picket at. People need to have some respect, if not for the dead, then for the grief and sorrow of the people mourning their loved ones. Only a bunch of sick bastards would hang out with hate signs at a funeral, and these are clearly among that number.