Posted on 09/18/2010 11:56:52 PM PDT by Cindy
SNIPPET: " It was found at the front door of the Islamic Center of East Lansing."
SNIPPET: "The department is offering $10,000 for any information that would lead to the identification and prosecution of those responsible for this act.
Those with information are asked to call Det. Sherief Fadly..."
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“and the man continues to cooperate with police, an ELPD spokesperson says. The person is not in custody”
Let me guess: Look, we can arrest you or you can cooperate and go home for now.
$10,000 dollar reward but even the DA doesn’t know what crime he should be charged with.
All they wanted was his name so they can behead him.
“$10,000 dollar reward but even the DA doesn’t know what crime he should be charged with.”
At most, something on the order of criminal mischief which is a misdemeanor.
“All they wanted was his name so they can behead him.”
Yep.
The Tawana Brawley case comes to mind. Could a Muslim burn a Koran in service to Jihad?
[Cartman: "Hey, cool! Yeah! I broke the dam too -(heh heh)]
I am Sparticus.
GMTA
What is interesting is the mantra of the legal system in this country is that when determining whether a particular act incites to the point that free speech is overweighed by danger of incitement to violence is “the reasonable man standard”. The issue isn’t whether someone might be incited to violence, it is whether a “reasonable person” might be so incited.
I have watched as everyone reacted to Pastor Jones’ threat and especially the Supreme Court Justice who opined an exception in the usual free speech legal reasoning for burning the Koran. Whatever justification that Justice considers for such a restriction, it is wrong. If he is considering international reaction to the act, then he is subordinating our laws to international laws and sensibilities. If he is just considering public reaction here, then he is instituting Shari’ah law.
In times past, this country also had people who violently reacted to criticism or desecration of religious standards. But as our nation civilized itself, the “reasonable man” was slowly pressured not to react violently. This is why free speech encompasses burning the Bible or other sacred texts of Christianity or the flag: because the American “reasonable man (and woman)” will keep it in perspective (as you do) and not react violently.
If, however, we decide that today’s “reasonable man” includes hypersensitive Muslims, then we have changed the definition of an American, imported cultural changes to our law, and, indeed, adopted Shari’ah which imposes a higher standard on non-Muslims than Muslims.
We need to be able to officially tell Muslims in this country, they are here as guests and must adopt the American “reasonable man” code of behavior which includes tolerance of disrespect of our faith. Anything less, like this “reward”, is dhimmitude.
Meant, in that last paragraph, to say “tolerance of disrespect of THEIR own faith.” It’s early here on the West Coast and my fingers are more awake than my brain.
Would there be any news if someone burned a bible and threw it on the steps of a Baptist church?
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I didn’t think so.
Gummint has ZERO authority to offer a “reward” in this case.
Government is supposed to protect the rights of man. It is a collective defense, in a way.
Government has authority to get involved when A MAN’S (or a WOMANS) life or liberty is threatened or damaged.
Government has NO RIGHT to get involved if it is A MATTER OF OPINION!!!
People don’t even seem to have a clue anymore about what is what...
I wonder if wearing a “Charles Martel” T-shirt with “Tours 733 A.D., Christianity Rocks!” would be considered a hate crime.
“Nuke Mecca Now!”
I see all these women wearing the hijab in public, so I want to make a shirt that says something like, “Beauty should not submit.” or something like that.
The best toilets have the biggest “throats”. Almost all toilets have throats between 2 and 2 1/2-inches wide. It must have been a cute little tiny koran.
What’s the fine for wiping my *** with a page from the unholy koran? What’s the fine for eating a page from the unholy koran? What’s the fine for making a paper airplane from sa page from the unholy koran? What’s the fine for telling my unholy koran that I don’t like it? Sheesh!
It was a Moslem trying to create a hate crime. Where do I pick up my 10 grand?
Reminds me of when Kennedy went to Berlin and said, we are all berliners.
Well we all burned that damnable Koran and threw it on the steps of this house of Satan.
Come on Det. Sherief Fadley and arrest us all ya dope.
Morning Cindy, hope U B doing well.
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