This ad is being run in Manitoba right now
Say what you want about PETA but this is not the way to change minds in Western Canada. Did they take a moment to think about the victim’s family and what they’re going through right now before running this ad? For an organization that touts compassion for and sanctity of life they have surely abandoned all of that in how they have treated the family of this murder.
Of course this just gets sadder for the family with the Phelps family/"church" deciding to protest his funeral. From the National Post.
Earlier this week, the Westboro Baptist Church – an organization branded as a hate group and infamous for protesting the funerals of slain U.S. soldiers – announced they would picket Mr. McLean’s funeral to let Canadians know that his decapitation was God’s response to Canadian policies enabling abortion, homosexuality and adultery.
Canada turned them away at the border.
Wow. Jeez.
I had to confirm the PETA story so I went to their site and sure enough: http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/08/cannibalistic_a.php
Man.
As for Phelps, why did the post give such a word for word reprint of their press release? Surely lots of lunatics send letters to the National Post. What does Westboro have going for it that other psychos don’t? ANd only encouraging them makes groups like PETA think of the same tactics.
Crazy. Going back to eating blueberries now.
Q: Which is worse, committing the murder in question or capitalizing on it to make a political or religious point? PETA does have credibility with some, but they’ll lose some of that when they’re mentioned in the same breath as Phelps.
A: Committing the murder is worse.