This obviously is someone exercising his first amendment right.
I'd love to read that Statute.
L
I suspect millions of Americans have come to hate anything Islam...And I certainly don't see any crime in that...
Islam is the enemy.
Nine Southern Baptist churches burned...I haven't heard that called a "hate crime" by the media. They keep saying the arson was to "cover up evidence of burglary."
But a sign near a mosque...
"What are they waiting for? A major crime (before) they take action?" he asked. "This, to me, is absurd. ... In light of what's going on in the world, I think they should take very strict action against the people who did this."
Ironic statement since they're the ones committing all the violence.
As we can see by the various reactions throughout the world, the protestors believe that expressing hate, or disrespect to Islam, or even simply disrespect to the rules of Islam are all in and of themseles crimes. To this imam's mind, a hate crime is not a crime that was excaberated by hate; hate towards Islam is in and of itself a crime, and should be punished by the civil authority.
There have been various statements by Islamic authorities to the effect that freedom of speech does not include freedom to insult or show disrespect towards another's religion. I suspect that they are only including religions other than Islam to try to make their viewpoint more palatable to the West; I would doubt there's any such ecumenicalism in their own countries' laws, or at least in the way those laws are enforced. But that's beside the point; the real issue is that they don't accept the proposition that if you are not free to criticize, or insult, or be rude, or dissaprove, or even to express hate, then you don't have freedom of speech at all.
-"It's unfortunate that a technicality could change the classification of the intent," Siddiqui said.-
Hmm...when a muSlum female is raped, she gets the blame for it on a technicality. Or, is that be a bad example, Sickdicky?
It's just like the Koran, Mister Mullah, which teaches the hate of Jews and infidels. Islam is replete with hate. That is unfortunate and despicable, but it's not a crime.
This statement is a threat. He is saying in effect that if something isn't done we could have riots here over this sign. What pukes these muslims are.
Free speech lives in America.
We are witnessing the destruction of Western civilization by immigration. These people should never have been allowed in.
Sounds more like an exercise in "truth in advertising" than a hate crime, imho.
I wonder if they consider this a hate crime.
So the FBI takes criminal referrals from CAIR????!!!!
Semper Confused
If leaving a sign by the side of the road is a 'hate crime,' then all those leftists and mullahs who are preaching hate against U.S. citizens need to be charged.
Does this mean the bumper sticker on my car saying "Allah is a Dick" can be a hate crime?
If they get this pissed off with a sign being propped up, how pissed off would they be with a guy holding a sign making fun of their religion on the streetcorner on a Friday morning?
Oh just start rioting and get it over with, already!