[thoughtcriminal]

The only power the WBC ever have is the power you give them. Stop making them an issue and they will stop being an issue.

It's rediculous how a little group can garner so much attention. You give it to them.

[ryguytilidie]

Seems like a pretty simplistic way to think about it. Before the cameras were there I assume they were still picketing funerals right?

[Wingman4l7]

If a religious fanatic pickets a funeral and there were no cameras, did anyone notice?

Snark aside, maybe they were doing such things prior to all the attention they got -- but I bet they're doing it more now, and maybe getting donations from other like-minded nutters. When you get down to it, they're trolls -- and the media is breaking rule # 1 of dealing with trolls: don't feed them!

[ryguytilidie]

My point was simply that they did it before there were cameras so there must be something beyond just attention whoring for the cameras.

[Wingman4l7]

That's where the "nutters" bit comes in.