Teamsters gather outside Medford church to shield Krystle M. Campbell’s
funeral Mass from possible Westboro Baptist Church protesters


MEDFORD - Some 200 members of Teamsters Local 25 members began gathering
at St. Joseph’s Church before 8 a.m. today, promising to block
protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church if they follow through on a
threat to picket the funeral of Krystle M. Campbell, who died in the
Boston Marathon bombings.

Campbell’s funeral Mass is set for 11 a.m., a week after the bombings.

Sean O’Brien, president and principal officer of Teamster’s local, said
the community reached out to the Teamsters yesterday “because they know
how influential we are.”

“It’s the right thing to do,” O’Brien said of the decision to protect
the funeral. “The family deserves a peaceful grieving process that’s
free from any coward-led group.”

O’Brien said the Teamsters mobilized their members and other unions
through Twitter and Facebook yesterday. He added that about 350
Teamsters are expected this morning, “and we can get 1,000 if we need them.”

The Westboro church is a fringe religious organization whose members
stage protests at high-profile funeral services to draw attention to
their views. At 9:30 a.m., no church members were visible in the crowd
growing around the church. The service is set for 11 a.m. today.

On Sunday, about 1,000 mourners attended Campbell’s wake at the Dello
Russo funeral home here.

A funeral director said that among those who came to pay their respects
were US Senator Elizabeth Warren, US Representative Edward Markey,
Attorney General Martha Coakley, Medford Mayor Michael McGlynn, and
Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone.

Mourners waited in a line that sometimes lasted nearly an hour and a
half to file by photo displays chronicling Campbell’s life from when she
was a baby through her childhood and teen years to when she was an adult.

Through all the photos, her smile and freckles were ever-present.

Campbell was one of three people murdered during the April 15 terrorist
bombing that also wounded more than 170, some of whom lost legs or other
limbs from the shrapnel the bomb makers put inside their explosives,
officials said.

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In the good old days, the Teamsters would have beaten the Westboro
assholes to a pulp.

On 4/22/2013 10:58 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Teamsters gather outside Medford church to shield Krystle M. Campbell’s
funeral Mass from possible Westboro Baptist Church protesters


MEDFORD - Some 200 members of Teamsters Local 25 members began gathering
at St. Joseph’s Church before 8 a.m. today, promising to block
protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church if they follow through on a
threat to picket the funeral of Krystle M. Campbell, who died in the
Boston Marathon bombings.

Campbell’s funeral Mass is set for 11 a.m., a week after the bombings.

Sean O’Brien, president and principal officer of Teamster’s local, said
the community reached out to the Teamsters yesterday “because they know
how influential we are.”

“It’s the right thing to do,” O’Brien said of the decision to protect
the funeral. “The family deserves a peaceful grieving process that’s
free from any coward-led group.”

O’Brien said the Teamsters mobilized their members and other unions
through Twitter and Facebook yesterday. He added that about 350
Teamsters are expected this morning, “and we can get 1,000 if we need
them.”

The Westboro church is a fringe religious organization whose members
stage protests at high-profile funeral services to draw attention to
their views. At 9:30 a.m., no church members were visible in the crowd
growing around the church. The service is set for 11 a.m. today.

On Sunday, about 1,000 mourners attended Campbell’s wake at the Dello
Russo funeral home here.

A funeral director said that among those who came to pay their respects
were US Senator Elizabeth Warren, US Representative Edward Markey,
Attorney General Martha Coakley, Medford Mayor Michael McGlynn, and
Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone.

Mourners waited in a line that sometimes lasted nearly an hour and a
half to file by photo displays chronicling Campbell’s life from when she
was a baby through her childhood and teen years to when she was an adult.

Through all the photos, her smile and freckles were ever-present.

Campbell was one of three people murdered during the April 15 terrorist
bombing that also wounded more than 170, some of whom lost legs or other
limbs from the shrapnel the bomb makers put inside their explosives,
officials said.

http://tinyurl.com/bw5k8w3

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In the good old days, the Teamsters would have beaten the Westboro
assholes to a pulp.

Wouldn't you know that wherever there is potential for violence, the
unions are drawn like flies on ****.

Looks to me like these unions are prepared to offer the family a decent time for burial and grieving.
They should be considered heros.

On 4/22/13 12:15 PM, True North wrote:
Looks to me like these unions are prepared to offer the family a decent time for burial and grieving.
They should be considered heros.


Most of the righties here probably support the Westboro boys because,
well, because they are christians.

On 4/22/13 5:05 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:20:32 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 4/22/13 12:15 PM, True North wrote:
Looks to me like these unions are prepared to offer the family a decent time for burial and grieving.
They should be considered heros.


Most of the righties here probably support the Westboro boys because,
well, because they are christians.

Weren't you one of the people who supported anti war demonstrators
protesting military funerals?


Nope.

On 4/22/2013 5:05 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:20:32 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 4/22/13 12:15 PM, True North wrote:
Looks to me like these unions are prepared to offer the family a decent time for burial and grieving.
They should be considered heros.


Most of the righties here probably support the Westboro boys because,
well, because they are christians.

Weren't you one of the people who supported anti war demonstrators
protesting military funerals?


Yes, harry is one of those... Just like WBC...

In article ,
says...

On 4/22/2013 5:05 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:20:32 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 4/22/13 12:15 PM, True North wrote:
Looks to me like these unions are prepared to offer the family a decent time for burial and grieving.
They should be considered heros.


Most of the righties here probably support the Westboro boys because,
well, because they are christians.

Weren't you one of the people who supported anti war demonstrators
protesting military funerals?


Yes, harry is one of those... Just like WBC...

Do you not support someone's, anyone's constitutional rights?

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:20:32 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 4/22/13 12:15 PM, True North wrote:
Looks to me like these unions are prepared to offer the family a decent time for burial and grieving.
They should be considered heros.


Most of the righties here probably support the Westboro boys because,
well, because they are christians.

Weren't you one of the people who supported anti war demonstrators
protesting military funerals?

I fully support constitutional rights, don't you?

On 4/23/13 8:39 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:20:32 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 4/22/13 12:15 PM, True North wrote:
Looks to me like these unions are prepared to offer the family a decent time for burial and grieving.
They should be considered heros.


Most of the righties here probably support the Westboro boys because,
well, because they are christians.

Weren't you one of the people who supported anti war demonstrators
protesting military funerals?

I fully support constitutional rights, don't you?


It is Constitutional to peacefully protest any government action, but I
think it is disgusting, even though it is legal, to protest at the
funeral of a soldier killed in action.

In article ,
says...

On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:39:35 -0400, iBoaterer
wrote:

In article ,
says...


Weren't you one of the people who supported anti war demonstrators
protesting military funerals?

I fully support constitutional rights, don't you?

So you think constitutional rights are absolute?

OK by me.

" the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be
infringed."

You left out some VERY important words. But, what I am saying is that
you can't cherry pick. If you want to make the constitution the law of
the land, so be it. But you don't want that. You want to use the parts
that appeal to you, and not the parts that don't appeal to you.

Here are some very important rulings regarding the 2nd amendment:

In United States v. Cruikshank, 92 U.S. 542 (1875), the Supreme Court
ruled that "[t]he right to bear arms is not granted by the Constitution;
neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its
existence. The Second Amendments means no more than that it shall not be
infringed by Congress, and has no other effect than to restrict the
powers of the National Government."

In United States v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939), the Supreme Court ruled
that the amendment "[protects arms that had a] reasonable relationship
to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia". This
ruling has been widely described as ambiguous, and ignited a debate on
whether the amendment protected an individual right, or a collective
militia right

A "militia" isn't one person.