Disagreement at West Valley City mosque erupts into 100-person melee

Salt Lake Trib ^ | 8/16/08 | Lindsay Whitehurst

[pissant]

A disagreement over religious views at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in West Valley City Friday afternoon escalated into a 100-person melee, police said.

The fight started about 2:30 p.m. after the midday prayer, which routinely draws large crowds to the mosque, located at 1019 W. Parkway Ave., said West Valley City Police Lt. Bill Merritt.

Two different groups whose "religious views vary a little bit" attend the mosque, Merritt said, and sometimes get into verbal spats.

As the crowded parking lot emptied Friday, one such disagreement between a 26-year-old man and a juvenile turned violent when the man pulled out a box cutter, Merritt said. Another man drew a knife to defend the juvenile, starting the fight. Nearly100 people were pulled into the conflict before police broke up the fight, which resulted in a few minor wounds.

The three people who started fighting were arrested on suspicions of aggravated assault; the two men were booked into the Salt Lake County jail while the juvenile was taken to a juvenile detention center.

Attempts to reach the mosque for comment on Saturday were unsuccessful.

[pissant]

Jihadists in our midst. Deport the dirtballs.

[Clintonfatigued]

It’s revealing to see the Religion of Peace at work.

[AppyPappy]

It means “peace”, ya know.

[isrul]

Bring in the napalm :}

[isrul]

Nothing or no one so vile has ever soiled the shores of this nation.

[Rebelbase]

I was always curious about the head to toe praying in rows thing and wondered how they resolved it when when a guy in front didn’t wash his arse the day before prayer.

[BunnySlippers]

turned violent when the man pulled out a box cutter

Oh, a box cutter!

[pissant]

Or cuts a growly-egger, speckled fart in the guy behind him’s face.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Sunnis vs. Shiites?

[raybbr]

You can take the muslim out of the fight but you can’t take the fight out of the muslim.

[basil]

What’s with these guys and box cutters? I don’t think I’ve personally ever known anyone who “carried” a box cutter.

[brushcop]

What is it with these b*****ds and box-cutters? I guess easily and safely carried in the pocket yet deadly, as we so well know.

box-cutter=Muslim, right? Works for me.

[Leo58]

“religious views vary a little bit”

If they will pull a box cutter on someone with slight variations in religious beliefs, what will they do to someone who thinks their religion is a bunch of horse dung?

[LeGrande]

It means “peace”, ya know

Peace from submission you mean.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Shoulda just let the scum shank each other to death.

[pissant]

And wipe there butts with TP with their hero Osama’s picture on it.

[2nd amendment mama]

Neither have I. It’s definitely not something that “normal” people carry on them. Now, a .357 - definitely - that’s NORMAL....LOL

[savedbygrace]

These must be the moderate Muslims.

[Tennessee Nana]

Religion of Peace Pillow Fight

News at 10...

:)

[Tennessee Nana]

PING

[villagerjoel]

The Religion of Peace...

Although this verse is talking about knowing who is a Christian, I think its logic can be made to apply here as well:

Matthew 7:16 “You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?”

[Tennessee Nana]

what will they do to someone who thinks their religion is a bunch of horse ....?
_________________________________________

They fly a hijacked plane full of kiddnapped innocent passengers into your building while you are at work...

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Brawl at a mosque.

” ... a juvenile turned violent when the man pulled out a box cutter, Merritt said. Another man drew a knife to defend the juvenile, starting the fight. Nearly100 people were pulled into the conflict ... “

[Leo58]

Box cutters, knives, jumbo jets

Standard issue for a Muslim worship service

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

“Salt Lake County jail”

Hey, is it Mitt Romney’s fault I wonder?

/ sarc

[Califreak]

Too bad we can’t carefully sow seeds of dischord in their midst and encourage them to fight amongst themselves.

[villagerjoel]

I went to a hockey game the other night and Islam broke out.

I think I’ll change my tagline...

[pissant]

I’d rather send them packing back to their homelands. They can fight over there.

[Califreak]

I hear you, but it’ll never happen.

[Question_Assumptions]

I'd like to know the details of the argument. It's possible that the juvenile expresses a more moderate opinion and was being intimidated for it.

[pissant]

Or vice versa

[DUMBGRUNT]

Sunnis vs. Shiites?

I worked a couple of projects with some Lebanese shia. They said they were unwelcome in a sunni mosque and would standout do to different rituals. Also almost ALL mosque in the US are sunni.

[rocksblues]

Two different groups whose "religious views vary a little bit"

He is my Allah!

No He isn't, He is my Allah!

[Dumpster Baby]

Oh, a box cutter!

Should have been a Daisy Cutter.

[Leo58]

Just in, the argument started over orthodox Islamic doctrine.
When crashing planes full of innocent people into buildings should the plane have a full payload of jet-fuel or half a payload of jet-fuel. Orthodox say, full payload and contemporary say half a payload is enough to do the job plus it is more environmental friendly.

[bajabaja]

They used the word “brawl” but with 100 people involved, that is a riot. But then the truth is a stranger to the media.

[PGalt]

Nothing or no one so vile has ever soiled the shores of this nation.

BUMP!

[Candor7]

Side One: " Vote for Obama , he is the messiah!!!!"

Side Two: " DO NOT Vote for Obama, he is an apostate, Death to him!"

Mullah: " Go to Denver and make Jihad!!!"

Nothing like a good old fashioned Utah Muslim riot!!!

Later, in Denver at the Demonic Convention.........................

[Gorzaloon]

[holden]

I don't think anyone had yet been called a Christian at Antioch or any other place when Jesus uttered those words in Aramaic. Nonetheless, your point is reasonably well-taken.

HF

[MarineBrat]

[atomicweeder]

What’s with these guys and box cutters? I don’t think I’ve personally ever known anyone who “carried” a box cutterWhat’s with these guys and box cutters? I don’t think I’ve personally ever known anyone who “carried” a box cutter

Really? The 9mm Browning Hi-Power that I carry can cut through a few boxes.

[atomicweeder]

I believe there was a similar riot at the Sikh temple in Fairfax County, Virginia some years ago. Two different families trying to control the temple.

I believe it was the only time in Fairfax County history that the police dispatcher had to issue "All Available Units Respond."

[PGalt]

LOL! Recently I wondered if Kubrick was making a moon/monolith statement in that film.

[indylindy]

Wonderful. We have allowed the Islamic thugs a home in the US.

[MediaMole]

... and I’m sure people pull out their .357s every day during particularly controversial moments in bible study class.

[LtKerst]

when the man pulled out a box cutter, probably getting ready to Fly somewhere?

[dragnet2]

Utah? Salt Lake City?

Muslim riots?

Why has our government allowed millions of these freaks into our country?

It's like they are hoping for a complete meltdown.

[basil]

Okay—you 2 might carry bigger guns, but my little Lady Smith and Wesson 38 will do for me—LOL!

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

“... that is a riot ...”

I’ll say. Good point.