Westboro Baptist Church to picket Boston funerals...Anonymous says oh no you don't

[Boomerproud]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/16/anonymous-westboro-boston-picket-marathon-funerals_n_3093516.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. It will never happen.

Not this time, it won't.

[bunnies]

2. They obviously don't know Bostonians very well.

Thats a fight they do NOT want to pick.

[NotThisTime]

7. +1000 we're headed over if they are, not this time, not this place, end of story

As someone said, we are like a dysfunctional family, but you hit one of us you hit all of us, my friend was at the finish line hit by shrapnel, NOT THIS TIME

[bunnies]

13. !!!

Holy shit! That's horrible. I hope your friend is ok.

I used to work in Boston. Live an hour from there. We take it personal up here in NH too.

[avaistheone1]

9. That is for damn sure.

[smirkymonkey]

12. As a Bostonian, I agree with you. They will regret the day they were born.

Bad idea.

[bunnies]

14. Hey neighbor.

Thinking of driving down myself. Those WBC assholes deserve what they get.

[Robyn66]

19. I'll join you!

I live 2 hours away in NH now, I used to live about 20 miles outside Boston. I DEFINATELY want to be there if WBC comes to town.

[LeftofObama]

3. I have a feeling they will change their minds at the last minute.

I'm not advocating violence, but I doubt the people of Boston will tolerate this.

[Ikonoklast]

4. That could get real ugly, real quick.

Those stupid religiously insane hicks will need more than the threat of a lawsuit to save their skins in Boston.

[shenmue]

5. The WBC can kiss my-

You figure it out.

[Please proceed]

6. Sports, Politics, Revenge

What the Times lists as the three things Bostonians care about. From what I know about our Boston brothers, shitting on WBC would fall under revenge.

[NotThisTime]

8. This is very accurate.... although I might put revenge first, then sports, really it's a tie....

You don't screw with Bostonian's it's not a good idea, especially if you've united us.

[ChangeUp106]

10. No Shows

The WBC did NOT show up to Boston today.

[Captain Stern]

11. One or more of these clowns are going to end up getting killed.

I know they do all this protest stuff as a scam, but there are crazier people out there than they are.

Somebody is going to end up shooting at them or even bombing them. And when it happens, there aren't going to be a lot of people out there chewing up their time going through photographs to find out who did it.

[Robyn66]

15. I dont think they have come to Boston before

It would be a very unpleasant surprize. Bostonians are a rare breed as are people in New England in general. We protect our own.

[Wednesdays]

16. The huge question is, WHY?

I mean, I know they're against homosexuals, so I can understand (though revile) their protests there, but what's their dog in THIS hunt?

[Mnpaul]

17. They show up at these events

hoping someone will attack them so they can sue. And for publicity.

[politicat]

18. Obviously they've never heard of the Broad Street Riot.

From Wikipedia:

The Broad Street Riot occurred in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., on June 11, 1837. The riot began when a company of Yankee firefighters met with an Irish funeral procession on Broad Street. Fire Engine Company 20 was returning from a fire in Roxbury. Many of the firefighters went to a saloon nearby. Afterwards, while traveling back to the firestation, George Fay either insulted or shoved members of a passing Irish funeral procession. The Irish and firemen began to fight, but under the orders of W.W. Miller, the firemen ran to the station. Miller sounded the emergency alarm, calling all of the fire engines in Boston. Although many of the Irish had left the scene, the fire companies continued to come as called. As the fight continued, local Yankees and Irishmen joined the row. Eventually 1000 people were included in the melee, though no one was killed. Several houses were broken into and vandalized, and the rioters launched rocks and other missiles at each other. The fight was broken up when Mayor Samuel A. Eliot commanded 10 companies from the military to patrol the neighborhoods surrounding Broad Street.

Do not mess with Bostonian funerals. Just don't.