Posted on 11/22/2006 3:55:53 PM PST by voletti
LONDON: A Muslim man who was so hungry while fasting during Ramazan that he killed a swan to eat was jailed for two months at a court in Britain on Wednesday. Shamsu Mian (52) killed the mute swan at a boating pond in Llandudno on September 25 – only the second day of fasting in Britain. All mute swans in Britain belong to the sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II, a historical quirk dating from the 12th century. When challenged by police, Mian said, “I am a Muslim, I am fasting, I needed to eat.” Llandudno Magistrates Court heard that Mian had blood on his shirt and white feathers in his beard. Prosecutor Jim Neary said, “When interviewed he said, ‘I was hungry, I had to eat the swan so I killed it, I stabbed it. I did nothing wrong, it was just a bird, I needed to eat’.” “The officers told him the swan was the property of the queen and he replied, ‘I hate the queen, I hate this country’.” Judge Andrew Shaw told Mian, “You killed a swan at night. It was a cruel and reprehensible act. I don’t know how it died; there seems to be some speculation that you bit it, but I accept you killed it with a knife. It is a taboo act and the only sentence I can pass is one of imprisonment.” Miah had pleaded guilty to intentionally killing a wild bird and possessing a bladed article. AFP
LOL- didn't Saddam pull one of those fasts too- from breakfast to lunch?
Old-time-Catholics-during-Lent would eat these guys for lunch when it comes to fasting.
‘I hate the queen, I hate this country’
Of course he runs the country as he sees fit.
Perhaps he's following Cindy al Sheehan's method of fasting.
one really interesting aspect of this article is that a Pakistani newspaper would spell the holiday "Ramizan".
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry over this article.Laugh because I can picture this idiot with blood drippin out of the corners of his mouth and a beard full of feathers.Cry because there's supposed to be a billion of these losers in the world !!!
I can do that. OH, I don't mean eating raw unclean swan. I just mean I can wait 4 hours between servings!
"But he had had feathers in his beard, so maybe he didn't bother to pluck it. susie"
That mental image is too damn funny. A muslim, with feathers in his beard, from eating a dead royal swan. LOL A SWAN!
Worst fast ever.
Maybe while in prison - someone will take umbrage to his comments and turn this muslim into a Queen for the Stay!
LOL, I've never heard of anyone eating ice cream during a fast!
They, Muslims, are allowed to eat an evening meal (I believe after about 6 p.m. in the evening). Why would this pig be so hungry he was compelled to eat, allegedly raw, a protected species?? It makes no sense, unless it was a crime of something other than just hunger!
Yes, going to the grocery store would not only have been easier, it would have certainly been faster.
I know. He could have at least ordered a pizza!
I think fasting has turned into something different these days.
I think you're right!
How about kicking the tourist out of the tower and re-opening it to good use.
Nope, too close to the pork in the grocery store.
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