"Is it possible that he sized up the prison population for protection, and picked a side?
That thought did cross my mind too. However, this segment of the linked report pulls that proverbial prayer rug right out from underneath it:
"He now prays five times a day, sticks to a strict Muslim diet and spends hours each day studying the Qur'an, the source said. But his new routine has upset Muslim inmates.'None of them condone forms of terrorism or extremism,' the source added. 'And they don't want their religion to be connected to that awful shooting.'
NONE OF THEM? Pray tell, all these muslims reside in the same prison because. . .?
They are god-fearing and holy people of course! Why else would they be together?
Oh....in prison....
Well. That does put a bit of a spin on the issue now doesn’t it....