Posted on 08/09/2005 10:17:46 AM PDT by Crackingham
A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on law enforcement authorities to treat an assault this morning on a Virginia Muslim woman as a hate crime.
The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reported that a 23-year-old Muslim woman, who is 8 months pregnant and wears and Islamic head scarf, said she was out for her morning walk in Arlington, Va., when three white men in a pick-up truck began screaming anti-Muslim and racist slurs at her. According to the victim, the men shouted, "You terrorist b- tch, go back to your country. . .You n-gger b-tch." (The woman is African-American.)
The truck drove away and then returned as the woman continued on her walk. One of the men, who was wearing military-style clothing, allegedly got out of the vehicle and began shoving the woman and preventing her from moving away. During the assault, he shouted, "You terrorist b-tch. . . We're going to kick you're a- s. . . you're nothing." The other men then called the attacker back to the truck and it sped off.
"We believe these types of incidents are the direct result of the growing level of virulent anti-Muslim rhetoric Americans are exposed to on the Internet, in newspaper editorial pages and on radio talk shows," said CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. "Our nation's political and religious leaders must begin to challenge Islamophobic hate-mongers."
Okay, that was HYSTERICALLLLLL
That is exactly what many on this thread are and will try to do.
I lived through 9/11. I was angry at the time and I have to admit that that anger extended to all Muslims in general.
Over time, though, I've looked around and realized that Muslims are like anyone else- some are good, some are bad, most are just trying to get by.
If a Muslim breaks our laws or gives support to our enemies, I have no problems with him being punished. However, if an individual Muslim lives in America peacefully and breaks none of our laws, then they should get the same protection as any other person in this country.
That's what America is about, in my opinion.
The details of the alleged incident, as described in the article, are rather more than an expression of "free speech."
The charitable explanation is that you have not actually read the entire article....
She also had a trash can of poop dumped on her. Also, her car was spray-painted with racist slurs on it. Also, she found a finger in her halal chili that said "go away terrorist." When will the anti-muslim attacks end?!?!
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness....
"Then you are nothing more than a bigot, if you can't treat people as individuals, rather than just members of a group."
Wrong. I can treat people as individuals who ARE individuals. islam teaches it's followers that they are islamic first and foremost, above all else. Shariah law comes before any law of any government. If you can't recognize the threat these people pose, you may think you're conservative and open minded, but I think you're foolish.
"That's true of people in general. I'm sure that if you pass 1000 people on the street, at least one of them would be willing to kill you, for whatever reason."
Wrong again. True, people can be violent, and there are defective members of society. But the key is, we consider those types of people defective. muslims are taught that killing infidels is glorious. Their koran is practically an instruction manual. If a muslim were to kill me, he or she would be glorified, and their "religion" teaches that their reward in the after life will be great.
Your heart is in the right place, but your mind is not. We are at war, and war is not pretty, and sometimes things get lost in war that you'd rather not lose. It's unfortunate, but it comes down to, kill or be killed. They will not stop willingly.
Refer to post 18.
I was told that "sticks and stones may break your bones, but dirty words will never harm you". I will pass this on to the Muslims that like to whine and seek pity.
"I just hope the lynch mob can tell the difference between a Muslim and a Sikh."
Well, rule of thumb, Sikhs wear a turban, looks like a thick wrap of some sort. muslims wear towels.
It is something to be aware of, Sikhs deserve respect and space. Unlike muslims, Sikhs don't want to kill us simply because we exisit.
Like I said, if individual Muslims violate our laws, punish them. Otherwise, they have the same rights as anyone else in America.
But the key is, we consider those types of people defective. muslims are taught that killing infidels is glorious.
How many Muslims in this country have committed killings of infidels?
Your heart is in the right place, but your mind is not. We are at war, and war is not pretty, and sometimes things get lost in war that you'd rather not lose.
We are perfectly able to fight this war without throwing away our Constitution and our American values. We've been doing fine so far.
Your analogy is a good one. I, too, boycott Muslim anything-businesses, products, and individuals any time I can.
BECAUSE I can.
The 'broad brush' approach, had it been followed by the powers that be pre-9-11, would have caught the hijackers. FAIRNESS is going to get us all killed.
And as for it not being a war against Islam-what the President says, and how everyday Americans see it are miles apart. I love W- but in this I would tell him to his face he is wrong.
CAIR knows- CAIR is right- there IS a growing hatred of Islam and Muslims in this country. And they have earned- and are continuing to earn- every iota of it.
Millions of Americans know- It IS the 'Religion'.
"AFAIK, we are not fighting a war against Islam. The President himself has said as much."
Political Correctness dies hard, but it is dying.
The rhetoric has changed lately. The administration is now calling it a war on islamic extremism, instead of the war on terror.
Terror is an emotion, you can't have a war on terror. It's a slight, but perceptible shift in the proper direction.
See my tagline.
I'm sorry for the confusion. Some men deserve talking down too though. Some will get on their sanctimonious horse and deride women at every opportunity. I suspect they have been burned in a relationship and haven't recovered fully yet. They say time heals all wounds.
You sure seemed worried about a fantasy episode.
You really should be nominated for dumbest post of the week.
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