# Would you picket Fred Phelps' funeral? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 18, 2014, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-picket-fred-phelps-funeral/683993 "2014-03-18T12:00:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-picket-fred-phelps-funeral/683993/41 "2014-03-19T01:55:18Z")
Nope. If anything, that’s probably want his family wants to happen. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-picket-fred-phelps-funeral/683993/42 "2014-03-19T02:01:07Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Nope. If anything, that’s probably want his family wants to happen. I wouldn’t be surprised if the family pickets the funeral: Westboro Baptist Church Even our founder burns in Hell I’d just go to a bar and toast ol’ Fred. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-picket-fred-phelps-funeral/683993/43 "2014-03-19T02:11:32Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > I’d just go to a bar and toast ol’ Fred. When I’m unusually flush, I’ll buy a round and toast something strange. I swear I could raise my glass and say, “Here’s to incest” and as long as I bought the round everyone raises their glass. So ya. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-picket-fred-phelps-funeral/683993/44 "2014-03-19T02:17:16Z")
I also take the DNFTT approach. Those running the WBC are attention whores and not even the good kind. > [@kayaker](#): > > When I’m unusually flush, I’ll buy a round and toast something strange. I swear I could raise my glass and say, “Here’s to incest” and as long as I bought the round everyone raises their glass. > > So ya. If you’re paying, sure. But please stay away from the family reunion 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-picket-fred-phelps-funeral/683993/45 "2014-03-19T14:44:53Z")
As I said in the other thread about Fred, the question of picketing Fred Phelp’s funeral may be moot. Looks like they don’t believe in having funerals. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-picket-fred-phelps-funeral/683993/46 "2014-03-20T18:04:08Z")
Fred’s dead, baby. Fred’s dead. But it seems that Westboro will [not have any funeral or memorial for him at all](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/17/fred-phelps-funeral_n_4980493.html); > [@](#): > > We don’t worship the dead in this church, so there’d be no public memorial or funeral to picket if any member died. From a member’s Twitter. Which kind of takes the wind out of those calling for Westboro to take a spoonful of their own medicine. Although being so hated you can’t have any funeral or memorial for your life probably says it all. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-picket-fred-phelps-funeral/683993/47 "2014-03-20T18:32:50Z")
Picketing a funeral is tasteless. I don’t care who it is or what the issue is. Even Hitler would deserve to be buried in peace. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-picket-fred-phelps-funeral/683993/48 "2014-03-20T18:52:23Z")
1 - does not matter to me - ignore 2 - if invited to the funeral by a close friend - most likely go as I am supporting them unless I feel i should not. 3 - if invited to the protest by a close friend - most likely don’t go unless I feel I should go, protest are usually hateful, but even in those things Love can reach thru. ---
**Author:** ![diggerwam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-picket-fred-phelps-funeral/683993/49 "2014-03-20T19:17:04Z")
Nope. 2 wrongs don’t make a right. Glad he’s gone though. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-picket-fred-phelps-funeral/683993/50 "2014-03-20T19:31:10Z")
> [@diggerwam](#): > > Nope. 2 wrongs don’t make a right. Glad he’s gone though. Exactly. It was wrong when he did it, and it wouldn’t be any less wrong for me to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-picket-fred-phelps-funeral/683993/51 "2014-03-20T19:33:15Z")
No I wouldn’t. The best memorial for such a person is none at all. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-picket-fred-phelps-funeral/683993/52 "2014-03-20T19:44:58Z")
I can’t imagine any situation where picketing somebody’s funeral would feel like a good use of my time, and in this case it’s a funeral halfway across the country. I would rather do almost anything else- including nothing at all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-picket-fred-phelps-funeral/683993.md?page=2)