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Religion not a factor in wife beheading, judge rules
Associated Press ^ | March 5, 2010

Posted on 03/05/2010 2:21:34 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The founder of an Islam-oriented television station who is accused of beheading his wife is due in a Buffalo courtroom for proceedings in advance of his murder trial.

Muzzammil “Mo” Hassan is tentatively scheduled to stand trial later this month for the death of his wife, Aasiyah Hassan, last year.

Pretrial motions are scheduled for Friday.

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To: Free ThinkerNY
How would you like to go through life as Muzzammil “Mo” Hassan? Evidently these guys like it.


21 posted on 03/05/2010 2:30:41 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Dinah Lord

2 thumbs up!


22 posted on 03/05/2010 2:33:34 PM PST by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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To: SIDENET
Ok, so what was he trying to do, cure her of a headache? ;-)
23 posted on 03/05/2010 2:33:54 PM PST by 1776 Reborn
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To: Free ThinkerNY
The Pakistan-born Hassans started Bridges TV in 2004, in part to dispel negative Muslim stereotypes.

He's just having trouble getting the message out.

24 posted on 03/05/2010 2:35:35 PM PST by Hunton Peck (Election: The process of hiring an employee you hope will steal less from you than the others do.)
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To: NYer; Salvation; holdonnow; Cindy; Clint N. Suhks; Fudd Fan; rodguy911

ping


25 posted on 03/05/2010 2:37:21 PM PST by AliVeritas (Pray, Pray, Pray.)
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To: stylin19a
nothing the the story backs up the headline

Agreed. The short 122 word article states that prosecutors are fighting a psychiatric defense, not a religious one. Highly misleading headline.
26 posted on 03/05/2010 2:37:30 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: svcw

By denying the honor killing the judge completely ignores the premeditation and malice of forethought that went into the act.

It also refuses to acknowledge the role that the Islamic culture(and in some instances Hindu)plays in these type of murders.

The guy is going to plead temporary insanity and get off with a plea deal and to me that is a CRIME.

The perp tricked his wife into meeting him at the tv station and sawed her head off with a knife while their children waited outside in the car! After the deed was done, he walked out and handed the eldest son $7000 and told him that he was going to need it. Then the perp turned himself in.

It was cold, premeditated murder. IMO.


27 posted on 03/05/2010 2:38:13 PM PST by Dinah Lord
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To: Free ThinkerNY
The responses on this thread lead me to conclude that FR is being inundated with dimwits.

Note, first, that the article (as it appears at 1530 MST) helpfully includes absolutely nothing that elaborates on the headline. Nope -- nothing at all.

What did the judge actually say? Who knows -- there's nothing in the article. There's no link. There's nothing.

But then -- when has complete lack of information ever stopped FReepers from shouting loudly?

A thinking person (i.e., not somebody who calls the judge a Muslim because he ruled this way, or demands he be hung), might consider that such a ruling makes excellent sense: the guy is on trial for murder, not his religion. To make religion a factor in the trial is just begging for a date with the appeals court -- and it's not necessary to convict the guy in any case.

But if any of you fools want to start trying people based on their religion .... you'll deserve what you get.

28 posted on 03/05/2010 2:38:36 PM PST by r9etb
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To: Free ThinkerNY

oh please.


29 posted on 03/05/2010 2:43:42 PM PST by GeronL (I Own Me (yep, boiled down to 6 letters))
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To: stylin19a

I agree with you. I looked at the story, did not see anything about a judge saying anything.


30 posted on 03/05/2010 2:45:19 PM PST by NEMDF
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To: OldDeckHand

Yes, I was thinking that it would preclude the defense from saying he killed her in the name of religion.


31 posted on 03/05/2010 2:46:00 PM PST by NEMDF
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Was this an elected or appointed judge?


32 posted on 03/05/2010 2:47:09 PM PST by FrdmLvr ("The people will believe what the media tells them they believe." Orwell)
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To: All
ARTICLE SNIPPET from the link in post no. 1:


"Muzzammil Hassan was served divorce papers shortly before his wife’s slaying."

33 posted on 03/05/2010 2:52:50 PM PST by Cindy
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To: a fool in paradise
The founder of an Islam-oriented television station who is accused of beheading his wife

Maybe it was a ratings stunt.

LOL!

34 posted on 03/05/2010 2:52:56 PM PST by dragonblustar ("... and if you disagree with me, then you sir, are worse than Hitler!" - Greg Gutfeld)
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To: dragonblustar

Them Amish sure are troublesome!


35 posted on 03/05/2010 2:55:35 PM PST by BenKenobi (And into this Ring he poured his cruelty, his malice and his will to dominate all life.)
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To: All

Judge...did you MISS this?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,494785,00.html

“Beheading in New York Appears to Be Honor Killing, Experts Say”
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
By Joshua Rhett Miller

SNIPPET: “Muzzammil Hassan, right, founder of Bridges TV, is charged with murder in the beheading of his wife, Aasiya Hassan, left, in Orchard Park, N.Y.

The beheading of 37-year-old Aasiya Hassan has all the markings of an honor killing, psychologists and Islamic experts tell FOXNews.com, as the upstate New York woman’s husband awaits a preliminary hearing on murder charges.”

SNIPPET: “But psychologists and some American Muslims said the slaying has all the markings of an honor killing.”


36 posted on 03/05/2010 2:55:56 PM PST by Cindy
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To: NEMDF
"Yes, I was thinking that it would preclude the defense from saying he killed her in the name of religion."

I don't remember all the facts of this case, but if memory serves, the physical evidence is OVERWHELMING. IOW, the only chance they have is to assert some kind of affirmative defense. But, in America, that's not an open field to roam. The Court will confine you with respect to what kind of affirmative defense you can employ, and then what kind of arguments you can make in front of the jury.

The fact that a Judge issued such a ruling - if he issued it at all, which isn't clear from the story - it wouldn't be a beneficial development for the defense. Quite the contrary, it would further limit them, and impede whatever defense they're going to argue.

There's too many headline hawks, getting suckered by a salacious title.

37 posted on 03/05/2010 2:57:30 PM PST by OldDeckHand
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To: svcw

Reason matters when the reason is the norm.


38 posted on 03/05/2010 2:58:53 PM PST by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Well if thats the case I think probation is warranted.


39 posted on 03/05/2010 3:01:29 PM PST by samadams2000 (Someone important make......The Call!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

What difference does it make to a judge whether it’s is related to religion or not? It’s illegal to go around beheading people in this country, and “my religion made me do it” is not a legal defense.


40 posted on 03/05/2010 3:03:30 PM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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