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A few days ago the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) announced that they would be picketing the Newtown funerals taking place today, tomorrow, and Saturday. Honestly, I have been a longtime hater of this group. In my eyes, anyone who pickets funerals, especially those of our fallen heroes and children is an enemy and should be shut down.
The good news is the hacktivist group 'Anonymous' caught wind of WBC's threats to picket these funerals and have basically waged war on the WBC ever since...in the past few days the WBC website has been attacked, their personal information published for the public, Twitter accounts hacked, emails intercepted, their hotel location near Newtown was revealed publicly via Twitter today (Motel 6 in Hartford in case anyone is interested). Basically this group is doing everything they can to stop WBC from showing up in Newtown while people bury their loved ones.
I am happy to report that thanks to the actions of this hacker group, several families peacefully laid their loved ones to rest because the WBC never showed up. My guess is they were too busy dealing with the fallout from the cyber attack.
MY REQUEST
So this hacker group also organized countless people to show up in Newtown today to serve as part of a silent human wall, to stand between the WBC and the families of the victims. I guess I just wanted to come here and encourage anyone who has the time Friday and Saturday, that lives within driving distance of Newtown, CT to show up in Newtown and be a part of that silent wall of humans, protecting funeral-goers from these hatemongers. It makes me sad that I even have to post something like this, but unfortunately groups like the WBC make it necessary.
Here's some pictures from the human wall today:
Servicemen serving as part of the wall (but not due to protestors): https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=11253630&l=36b191304f&id=65626302640
More servicemen:
Thanks all.
A few days ago the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) announced that they would be picketing the Newtown funerals taking place today, tomorrow, and Saturday. Honestly, I have been a longtime hater of this group. In my eyes, anyone who pickets funerals, especially those of our fallen heroes and children is an enemy and should be shut down.
The good news is the hacktivist group 'Anonymous' caught wind of WBC's threats to picket these funerals and have basically waged war on the WBC ever since...in the past few days the WBC website has been attacked, their personal information published for the public, Twitter accounts hacked, emails intercepted, their hotel location near Newtown was revealed publicly via Twitter today (Motel 6 in Hartford in case anyone is interested). Basically this group is doing everything they can to stop WBC from showing up in Newtown while people bury their loved ones.
I am happy to report that thanks to the actions of this hacker group, several families peacefully laid their loved ones to rest because the WBC never showed up. My guess is they were too busy dealing with the fallout from the cyber attack.
MY REQUEST
So this hacker group also organized countless people to show up in Newtown today to serve as part of a silent human wall, to stand between the WBC and the families of the victims. I guess I just wanted to come here and encourage anyone who has the time Friday and Saturday, that lives within driving distance of Newtown, CT to show up in Newtown and be a part of that silent wall of humans, protecting funeral-goers from these hatemongers. It makes me sad that I even have to post something like this, but unfortunately groups like the WBC make it necessary.
Here's some pictures from the human wall today:
Servicemen serving as part of the wall (but not due to protestors): https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=11253630&l=36b191304f&id=65626302640
More servicemen:
Thanks all.