Posted on 02/24/2012 1:03:09 PM PST by neverdem
Unbelievable. Yes, this happened HERE.
People who are concerned about the spread of Muslim sharia law into American jurisprudence used to be dismissed as alarmists. That won’t happen again for a while, thanks to a Pennsylvania judge who just dismissed assault charges against a Muslim who was videotaped attacking a man dressed as “Zombie Muhammad” during a Halloween parade.
The judge, who is a Muslim, didn’t even care to see the videotape, because the assault was entirely justified under sharia law, so the First Amendment doesn’t apply. In fact, the beaten Zombie Muhammad should just be thankful he wasn’t killed, because that’s what would have happened in a Muslim country.
The astonishing details, from Opposing Views:
The Pennsylvania State Director of American Atheists, Inc., Mr. Ernest Perce V., was assaulted by a Muslim while participating in a Halloween parade. Along with a Zombie Pope, Ernest was costumed as Zombie Muhammad. The assault was caught on video, the Muslim man admitted to his crime and charges were filed in what should have been an open-and-shut case. That’s not what happened, though.
The defendant is an immigrant and claims he did not know his actions were illegal, or that it was legal in this country to represent Muhammad in any form. To add insult to injury, he also testified that his 9 year old son was present, and the man said he felt he needed to show his young son that he was willing to fight for his Prophet.
Muslim judge Mark Martin ruled in favor of the assailant… and insulted the defendant for good measure.
Martin offered the court a little lesson in Islamic theology, which he believes transcends that silly First Amendment free-speech stuff in the U.S. Constitution:
Having had the benefit of having spent over 2 and a half years in predominantly Muslim countries I think I know a little bit about the faith of Islam. In fact I have a copy of the Koran here and I challenge you sir to show me where it says in the Koran that Mohammad arose and walked among the dead. I think you misinterpreted things. Before you start mocking someone else’s religion you may want to find out a little bit more about it it makes you look like a dufus and Mr. (Defendant) is correct. In many Arabic speaking countries something like this is definitely against the law there. In their society in fact it can be punishable by death and it frequently is in their society.
Islam is not just a religion, it’s their culture, their culture. It’s their very essence their very being. They pray five times a day towards Mecca to be a good Muslim, before you die you have to make a pilgrimage to Mecca unless you are otherwise told you can not because you are too ill too elderly, whatever but you must make the attempt. Their greetings wa-laikum as-Salâm (is answered by voice) may god be with you. Whenever, it’s very common when speaking to each other it’s very common for them to say uh this will happen it’s it they are so immersed in it.
Since Islam is, therefore, at the very center of a Muslim’s being, speech they find objectionable – such as depicting the Prophet in any form, much less as an extra from The Walking Dead – “trashes their essence, their being,” and violence is justified, especially from a recent immigrant accustomed to living in countries properly governed by sharia law.
As Al Stefanelli notes at Opposing Views, the judge didn’t even pretend to understand what the First Amendment means, never mind pondering the laws against physical harassment:
The Judge neglected to address the fact that the ignorance of the law does not justify an assault and that it was the responsibility of the defendant to familiarize himself with our laws. This is to say nothing of the judge counseling the defendant that it is also not acceptable for him to teach his children that it is acceptable to use violence in the defense of religious beliefs. Instead, the judge gives Mr. Perce a lesson in Sharia law and drones on about the Muslim faith, inform everyone in the court room how strongly he embraces Islam, that the first amendment does not allow anyone ”to piss off other people and other cultures” and he was also insulted by Mr. Perce’s portrayal of Mohammed and the sign he carried.
Martin went on to call the plaintiff a “doofus.”
In other news, enraged Catholics reacted to the sight of an atheist parading around as the Zombie Pope by stifling yawns.
John Hayward is a staff writer for HUMAN EVENTS, and author of the recently published Doctor Zero: Year One. Follow him on Twitter: Doc_0. Contact him by email at jhayward@eaglepub.com.
The judge was just plain wrong. Condoning violence by one person upon another person is just plain stupid. The "doofus" in this case was dressed in a black robe. His judgement was not done within the bounds of US law. Kangaroo courts are suitable at the marsupial exhibit.
You stated: “If it is the Judges opinion that countries are “properly” governed by sharia law he has absolutely no place within American jurisprudence and should be impeached IMMEDIATELY!
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Cheers :>) Easy Does It
BTTT
BTTT and keep it there!!!
BUMP
I assume the ACLU is filing an appeal?
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Practicing islam should be against the law? WE need a 3rd Party. NEWT/PALIN in 2012.
BUMP and keep it on top.
You posted:”Of Course!! “
Cheers:>)
Easy Does It
You posted:”A few miles from Pittsburgh PA there is a big Mosque. A very big building, with a sign. The sign has a big picture of a sword. A big butchers sword, fit for cutting off heads with one chop.
Signs sometimes tell us everything we need to know.”
MY COMMENT: It is time, again, to post the map showing where all of the hundreds of mosque’s located in this country are at.
Easy Does It
It doesn't. The first amendment restrict government, not individuals.
That said, there's no exception to the laws on assault for "offensive speech" either.
Oh horse pucky. You can use deadly force to protect yourself or others, on the street or anyway. Althougth the details of that vary by state. Doesn't matter if the attacker is armed or not. You can be kicked or stomped to death you know. Lots of ways to kill or maim with bare hands.
The key is, would a reasonable man be in fear of his life or health in the situtation. You do not have to let someone beat on you, you can shoot them to make them stop.
As far as being "safe" goes, "Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6".
Oh horse pucky. You can use deadly force to protect yourself or others, on the street or anyway. Althougth the details of that vary by state. Doesn't matter if the attacker is armed or not. You can be kicked or stomped to death you know. Lots of ways to kill or maim with bare hands.
The key is, would a reasonable man be in fear of his life or health in the situtation. You do not have to let someone beat on you, you can shoot them to make them stop.
As far as being "safe" goes, "Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6".
But the guy was only charged with harassment, not assault. He should have been charged with assault. Since he admitted that he laid hands on the “Zombie Mo”, at least to the police. He was clearly the physical aggressor. yes the atheist was being deliberately disrespectful, but they other atheist was being disrespectful of the Pope, and no Italians jumped out to harass or assault him. , nor any German Catholics for that matter. (The Pope is German after all).
bfl
Thanks for the ping.
BTTT
Zombie muhammid faces contempt charges from sharia controlled self proclaimed muslim judge for publicizing the story.
Thanks Fred Nerks.
Does this judge have the slightest idea how easy it is to offend a Muslim? Has he even met one outside his cocktail party circuit?
Ooops. What I got for not reading the article first. Damn. He ought to be impeached for judicial misconduct, though.
Will Chuck Norris dress up as Zombie Muhammed next Halloween?
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