I'll never understand people. Allow me to jump up on my soap box for a minute.

[bootson]

Okay. So, I'm sure everyone has heard about the mine explosion in Montcoal. It really is a tragedy. It's not the first time it's happened...there was an explosion at my dad's mine a few years back but that happened (very luckily) on a holiday when there was hardly anyone working and no one was near the sections of the plow that blew. It's just...horrible. It's what happens, it's the risk every miner takes everyday, a risk we all knew my mom took and my dad still takes....and yet, it's such a tragedy. This is horrible and I can't even begin to really process it. My thoughts and sympathies are with every single family affected, with every person directly or indirectly hurt because of this.

And...it's so close to home. It's RIGHT there. My sister and her husband went to a wake last night (the funeral is today) for a man that has been best friends with my brother in law since they were about 2 years old. A boy I played t-ball with was killed. It wasn't just the explosion, it was the methane....they never knew what was happening until it was too late. I can't even....I don't know.

I do know....that people protesting? It's ridiculous. Have a video:

I'm all for free speech. I'm all for protesting things. You can protest hurting the earth with mining (but you better be using forms of energy so as to avoid being a hypocrite or you're no better than what you're bitching about), you can protest mining conditions and federal mine safety laws. BUT no one deserves to die. No one. People are trying to make a living and that's what you do in WV...we don't have a whole hell of a lot else here, okay? Go ahead and protest, but do NOT make the fact that all these people died just trying to make a living trivial. Also, if you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen. All I'm saying.

WEll, that and it's Westboro....and they'll protest anything just to get a rise out of people. Which I'll never understand. What do those people approve of? Anything?

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[bootson.livejournal.com]

You know, you're right. It is a privilege....even now. If you make threats, you're liable to get arrested. If you say certain things about political figures, you're probably going to end up in jail. I think the same should go for certain protests.

Maybe that's childish. "Say what you want unless it pisses me off" but whatever. I just don't think protesting after ANY tragedy is okay...at all.

<33333 Thanks, bb!

[babykid528.livejournal.com]

Whenever I think of them I remember how they wanted to protest Heath Ledger's funeral because he was in Brokeback Mountain... they have NO moral center, which is hilarious because they claim they're speaking for God.

Maybe that's childish. "Say what you want unless it pisses me off" but whatever.

Half my time on facebook is me resisting the urge to report groups that are homophobic, sexist and/or racist. I constantly have to remind myself that they have free speech. So long as they aren't calling for hate crimes to be committed, I can't ask that they be closed down just because they offend me, even if I think their words alone are hate crimes. /grumble

[bootson.livejournal.com]

I had actually forgotten about that until now.

OH! I just got to talking to my brother in law and apparently there was basically a brawl at Bub's funeral today because they showed up to protest. Some miners found out they were going to be protesting, showed up, and a state trooper was there. He went up and talked to the miners...said basically "Well, I have a call so...I'm not going to be around. You do what you have to do. I never saw you." And this was at the grave site. Apparently some protester had already been escoted OUT of the actual funeral at the funeral home. Like, really. This is all these people have to do with their time? Honestly?

Oh I know the feeling. I see groups and people saying things on facebook and it's all I can do not to launch a whole fucking campaign to get people banned. Personally, I think hate speak should be considered a hate crime. It causes emotional damages....

[babykid528.livejournal.com]

What the fuck... I won't be surprised if I end up having to face these assholes at some point in my life as an attorney...

It's true. I really hate facebook a majority of the time anymore. *sighs*