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Pig's head tossed into Lewiston (Maine) mosque
MaineToday.com ^
| 7/5/06
| AP
Posted on 07/06/2006 11:59:52 AM PDT by wagglebee
LEWISTON — A 33-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly threw a severed pig's head into a Lewiston mosque while a group of Muslim men were praying.
The frozen pig's head was rolled into the Lewiston Auburn Islamic Center on Lisbon Street about 10:15 p.m. Monday, witnesses told the Sun Journal of Lewiston.
About 40 men were bowed down as part of their prayer ritual when the incident occurred. They got up and ran outside but were unable to locate anyone. None of the men was hit by the animal head.
Brent Matthews of Lewiston went to the police department Tuesday, told a detective he had thrown the head and was charged with desecration of a place of worship, a misdemeanor.
The charge is considered a hate-bias crime, so Matthews' case will be referred to the Attorney General's Office for further investigation, Lt. Don Mailhot said.
Pigs are considered unclean by Muslims, who are barred from eating pork, and the act was viewed as a deliberate insult upon the religion.
Lewiston police bagged the head as evidence and took it to the police station, witnesses said. Police Lt. Mark Watson said the head was then disposed of.
Matthews, who was out on bail, "admitted to doing it," Mailhot said. "He thought it was funny; it was going to be a big joke. The police department doesn't take anything like that lightly."
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Maine
KEYWORDS: andyandopieshow; crossinurine; desecration; doublestandard; ham; hatecrime; hatecrimes; islam; muslims; nea; pc; pig; piglet; politicalcorrectness; politicallycorrect; pork; porkchopsapplesauce; religion; religiousintolerance; summerham; thoughtcrime
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If he had gone into a church and urinated on a Cross or Crucifix, the ACLU would be up in arms about his "free speech" rights.
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posted on
07/06/2006 11:59:53 AM PDT
by
wagglebee
To: wagglebee
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:01:05 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
To: wagglebee
Regardless, I wonder what made this ignorant hick turn himself in.
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:02:33 PM PDT
by
Lunatic Fringe
(Man Law: You Poke It, You Own It)
To: wagglebee
Only a pig's head?
It's not like he tried to assasinate the Imam or parked a car bomb outside the front door of the mosque.
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:02:34 PM PDT
by
MplsSteve
To: wagglebee
If this had been a true house of worship, it would be an act of provocation and possibly, desecration.
Considering it's a mosque, however, it's more an act of purification than anything else.
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:04:37 PM PDT
by
MarineDad
(Whenever mosques and JDAM's meet, civilization benefits.)
To: wagglebee
You don't really believe that, do you?
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:05:23 PM PDT
by
stuartcr
(Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
To: wagglebee
However, if it was a infidel's head - everything would be OK (and it sure would not have been a hate crime).
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:06:12 PM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - They want to die for Islam, and we want to kill them.)
To: wagglebee
Hey, it could be worse- imagine the response if he tossed a cartoon.
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:06:26 PM PDT
by
Squawk 8888
(Yay! It's Riding Season!)
To: wagglebee
>>>If he had gone into a church and urinated on a Cross or Crucifix, the ACLU would be up in arms about his "free speech" rights.
Nah, that is art, remember?
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:06:43 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: wagglebee
From what Ive heard of the somalis in lewiston,
They have no clue about the modern world and are useng the kitchen cabinets as chicken coops.
Chickens crapping all over the kitchen L0L
Then they scream that a pig is unclean
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:07:46 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
To: mylife
>>>They have no clue about the modern world and are useng the kitchen cabinets as chicken coops.
People still butcher live food. I actually find it healthier.
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:08:45 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: wagglebee
About 40 men were bowed down as part of their prayer ritual when the incident occurred. They got up and ran outside but were unable to locate anyone. None of the men was hit by the animal head. Talk about walking into a possible ambush. Those 40 guys would have been toast if he planned anything worse.
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:09:13 PM PDT
by
Centurion2000
(If you're going to lie; do it well.)
To: Squawk 8888
Hey, it could be worse- imagine the response if he tossed a cartoon.LOL!
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:10:06 PM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(Got freedom? Thank a veteran)
To: Calpernia
I have no issue with fresh food, but I dont want it living in the house L0L
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:10:31 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
To: wagglebee
Should have been a LIVE whole wild Russian boar.
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:10:49 PM PDT
by
ZULU
(Non nobis, non nobis, Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
To: wagglebee
What a waste. How come the thing wasn't packed with cartoons of Muhammad ?
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:10:52 PM PDT
by
AbeKrieger
(A country without secure borders will not long be a country.)
To: wagglebee
Pigs are considered unclean by Muslims, who are barred from eating pork, and the act was viewed as a deliberate insult upon the religion. Maybe he was just inviting them to a bbq?
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:11:00 PM PDT
by
beltfed308
(Nanny Statists are Ameba's.)
To: wagglebee
None of the men was hit by the animal head.
Obviously, Brent needs to improve his aim.
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:11:35 PM PDT
by
MAexile
(Bats left, votes right)
To: MplsSteve
Better make laws to forbid people throwing frozen Pigs Heads. In Mexico, it would have been seen as a gift from HEAVEN, they would have thanked ALLAH and gone home and made some great tamales. Try that in Mexico and see what happens.
To: mylife
Agreed. A coop would be preferable.
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posted on
07/06/2006 12:12:14 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
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