TheBanyanTree: Mental Illness Ain't No Picnic

[Theta Brentnall]

And speaking hatred and rancor, the wackos from the Westboro church have 
announced they are going to picket the funeral of the little 9-year old 
with all their hate-filled signs and nasty shouted slogans.  There is a 
huge groundswell of determination among the local populace, including 
the local biker clubs, to put several thousand people between the 
Westboro nasties and the funeral service to protect the family from 
them.  Gah.

Theta

On 1/11/2011 9:29 AM, Jena Norton wrote:
> The sheriff of Pima County was so vocal on this subject. And it surprised me
> to hear a cop in a conservative area question the rhetoric in politics
> today. I agree with Julie about the political climate today. It reminds me
> of what I read about politics preceding the Civil War.
>
> I own guns and was raised around them, but I have a problem with people who
> think we should all carry guns everywhere. I found it ironic that one of the
> heroes of Saturday was a young man who was carrying a concealed legal weapon
> when he went running out to help when he heard the shots. He helped wrestle
> the shooter to the ground and hold him until the police came.
>
> It's all horrible, but the little girl that died is the one I think most of
> us are focused on. I keep hoping this incident will cause many people to
> reflect and think twice about what they say and how they say it. The nation
> needs desperately to reflect on how to disagree without rancor and hatred.
>