Man arrested for 'anti-Christian' mall disturbance

Danvilleweekly.com ^ | 11/11/09 | Emily West

[Nachum]

Police arrested 22-year-old Abdul Walid Hamid of Hayward on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 4, after he reportedly tore a crucifix from a person's neck and scared others at Stoneridge Shopping Center.

Hamid, an employee at a mall kiosk near Starbucks, has been charged with battery, terrorist threats and grand theft.

According to reports, Hamid was yelling "Allah is power" and "Islam is great" while holding a pen in a fist over his head. Witnesses said he shouted anti-Christian comments, said police.

Lt. Mike Elerick of the Pleasanton Police Department said the man was not provoked and didn't threaten violence, but he committed robbery when he grabbed and broke a crucifix off someone's neck.

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Stoneridge - Has to be CA.

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Stoneridge - Has to be CA.

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Stoneridge - Has to be CA.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Let’s not jump to any conclusions about motivation here...

[jessduntno]

“...but he committed robbery when he grabbed and broke a crucifix off someone’s neck.”

He did a lot worse than that, the little puke...pretty soon this will become so commonplace it won’t be mentioned...

[DonaldC]

“said the man was not provoked and didn’t threaten violence, but he committed robbery when he grabbed and broke a crucifix off someone’s neck.”

Good grief...didn’t threaten violence. This country better crack down on this madness while we still can.

[equalitybeforethelaw]

Hey Hamid, if allah is so great why are you working in a kiosk in a Christian country? Asshat. I have an Italian soccer jersey that displays a big ass crusader cross. I love walking around diverse neighborhoods to share my diversity.

[Califreak]

I’m sure he just cracked under the pressure of running the kiosk all alone...

[amom]

Heads up here folks

[HiTech RedNeck]

California.

[Califreak]

Yes.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

Let me be clear, we’re not sure of this mans motivations and will not jump to any conclusions. Maybe he was under stress from not meeting sales goals, maybe his insensitive manager said he had to work during the Christmas holidays, maybe he has family or personal issues..etc. etc. yada yada

[cripplecreek]

Wonder what he has planned for Act II.

[skeeter]

Backlash!

No, wait...

[pissant]

I wish some f**** punk jihadi would pull that stunt near me. I’d beat his goat loving butt to a pulp.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Elerick said much of the man's speech was similar to the loud scene of the Christian activists who frequent downtown Pleasanton. The big difference, however, was that Hamid was on private property and had physical contact with someone.

Good grief! He felt he had to make some kind of Christian comparison here, to show "balance"?

The story doesn't say if Starbucks fired or promoted this guy.

[savedbygrace]

Wow, I bet nobody saw this coming.

[crazyhorse691]

Hamid was yelling “Allah is power” and “Islam is great” while holding a pen in a fist over his head

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People have been tasered for less violent outbursts.

[Eagles6]

"Elerick said much of the man's speech was similar to the loud scene of the Christian activists who frequent downtown Pleasanton."

Don't want to jump to conclusions, could just as easily been a Christian nutjob./sarc