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 Westboro Baptist Church, known for controversial protesting, demonstrates outside the U.S. Supreme Court in March.
June 29th, 2011
04:07 PM ET
FBI, Westboro Baptist Church members participate in training sessionsBy Jeanne Meserve, CNN Homeland Security Correspondent Washington (CNN) - A law enforcement official confirms members of the Westboro Baptist Church, known for its controversial practice of picketing military funerals, participated in training for law enforcement officials at Quantico Marine Base in Virginia. The sessions were discontinued this spring after Tom Browne, assistant director for the FBI, voiced strong opposition to bringing the group to a military facility. Members of Westboro were "respectful" when they were on the base and did not cause any disruption, according to the official. He adds, "It wasn't the purpose to give them another outlet to vent their views. It was more academic." The story about staff training sessions between the FBI and Westboro Baptist Church members was first reported by NPR News on Wednesday. Read the full here about the FBI and Westboro Baptist Church training together |
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This isn't an article, it's an outline of an article. It says nothing about WHY they are training. Bare bones. Journalism, we hardly knew ye.
America is obssessed with this church... I guess Americans are bored in spite of all the internal and external crises. Wow...
And the stupidity of Westboro Baptists continues as now the FBI has their pictures, finger prints and DNA on file!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEwrJsyh8tE