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Westboro Baptist Church members decide not to be beaten and call off 9yo girl protest
2011-01-12
A controversial Kansas church has decided not protest at the funeral of a 9-year-old girl killed in Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz.

Shirley Phelps-Roper of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., says church members will skip Thursday's funeral of Christina Taylor Green.

Phelps-Roper was interviewed Tuesday by a station in Toronto, Canada, and is scheduled to be on a morning talk show Saturday. She says Westboro Baptist Church decided not to picket in exchange for the airtime.

Phelps-Roper says the group will picket the funeral Friday for U.S. District Judge John Roll and at the intersection where Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others were shot.

The Arizona Legislature unanimously passed a measure Tuesday banning protests at or near funeral sites.

The Topeka Capital-Journal first reported the church's decision to skip the girl's funeral.
Posted by:DarthVader

#2  Tiny?
Posted by: Water Modem   2011-01-12 19:33  

#1  That should most likely make the Hell's Angels decide to get back on the down low. Because, back 20-30 years ago, bad biker gangs were the worst gangs to stir up against you. Back then, a score was not settled, until the score was completely settled. Things have changed from the days of outlaw biker gangs. The Hells Angels were originally US Military 11th Airborne Paratroopers who parachuted with 20 lbs of TNT strapped to each leg. During the Vietnam era, A handful of the original military Hells Angels returned to the the United States, only to be greeted with a lack of understanding for their actions in the Vietnam war. After living on the edge for so long, many chose not to work in a normal job to support the typical American life.

The Hell's Angels purchased military surplus motorcycles. Shared weekends riding the roads and venting their frustrations about suburban America by partying hard. The Hell's Angles came to stand for individualism and rebellion against authority. Thier Moto is, "When we do right, nobody remembers. When we do wrong, nobody forgets".
Posted by: Tiny Hupoluting9597   2011-01-12 18:18  

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