Here's my banner......
Posted on 10/18/2006 3:01:42 PM PDT by LibWhacker
A protest in London against the publication of a cartoon depicting the prophet Mohammed as a terrorist incensed an Aberporth man, who painted an anti-Muslim slogan on a white sheet and draped it over his garden fence.
The words in bold red paint stated: "Kill all Muslims who threaten us and our way of life. Enoch Powell was right."
Father of two Gary John Mathewson, who was arrested for displaying the banner, told a court: "This won't stop until there is a Muslim president in the White House." continued...
And referring to MP Jack Straw questioning whether Muslim women should wear face veils he asked: "Are you going to arrest him?"
When prosecutor Maggie Hughes pointed out that the banner did not mention extremists Mathewson said: "That's what I meant by those who threaten us and our way of life.'"
Adding that during the protest in London a Muslim was dressed as a suicide bomber he asked: "Why was he not arrested?"
One of his neighbours, a retired Army officer with 23 years service, told the court he reported the matter to the police because he feared a visit from Muslim extremists.
Mathewson, aged 35, of 79 Brynglas, Aberporth, who was represented by Colin Taylor, pleaded not guilty to a charge of religiously aggravated disorderly conduct in February this year.
Complainant Ian Pennington said the banner was pointed out to him by his coalman, and he later went for a closer look and wrote down the words.
Replying to Miss Hughes he said: "I thought it was stupid and a rather silly and ridiculous thing to do.
"This could have come to the attention of Islamic extremists, and we could have had a visitation," he said.
Pointing to the Twin Towers incident in New York Mr Taylor told the witness: "When three and a half thousand people are killed in Manhattan and elsewhere is it not acceptable for a reasonable man to protest.
"I put it to you that you were not particularly perturbed. If you were you would have ripped the banner off the fence," he said.
Finding Mathewson guilty presiding magistrate Anne Rees said she and her colleagues felt the words on the banner were likely to cause someone distress, and they did not find it as reasonable.
The defendant was given a conditional discharge for two years and ordered to pay £150 costs.
Before leaving the court the defendant and Mr Pennington shook hands.
Convicted of having a banner displayed? That's a crime in England? oy.
1984
Here's my banner......
And yet this piece of 9th Century filth walks free on the streets of Britain.
I better get rid of my tag line.
Now, just to keep that from happening here...
...and that sickening attitude almost makes more "visitations" by these animals a sure thing. We need to stand up and fight these islamic terrorists and extremists tooth and nail, and they need to know we are not afraid to do so.
Cowering before them emboldens them and leads to more slaughter.
So they print the guy's address.
Stay armed...fight legislation that would disarm us tooth and nail.
The UK is commiting suicide.
I'm sick of this garbage! The people who preach hate, murder and death are not arrested, but this person is!
"Hate crime",you see.We simply *cannot* have camel fornicators getting all hot and bothered,can we?
very good.... mind if I steal it??
Islam is far closer to conquering England than the Third Reich ever got.
Evidently English grammar was not taught in Ms Hughes' school. If Mr. Mathewson had intended his condemnation to apply to all Muslims (as opposed to just the ones who threaten), the message would have required a comma between the clauses of the first sentence.
The banner would probably be illegal in the US too since it is a direct incitement of violence ("Kill all muslims..."). If you live in a civilized country, try acting like it instead of sinking to the enemy's level.
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