Posted on 05/31/2013 5:51:40 PM PDT by lowbridge
A U.S. attorney in Tennessee is reportedly vowing to use federal civil rights statutes to clamp down on offensive and inflammatory speech about Islam.
Bill Killian, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, was quoted by the Tullahoma News this week suggesting that some inflammatory material on Islam might run afoul of federal civil rights laws.
"We need to educate people about Muslims and their civil rights, and as long as were here, theyre going to be protected," Killian told the newspaper.
Killian, along with the FBI special agent that runs the Knoxville office, are set to speak next week to a special meeting with the local Muslim community, informing them about their rights under federal law.
"This is an educational effort with civil rights laws as they play into freedom of religion and exercising freedom of religion," Killian said about the meeting. "This is also to inform the public what federal laws are in effect and what the consequences are."
Killian pointed to a recent controversy where a local Tennessee politician posted a photo of a man aiming a shotgun at the camera with the caption "How to wink at a Muslim."
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
http://www.coffeecountytn.org/government/commissioners/index.html
According to the above link, he has a D after his name. Go figure. Well, Truman did, too. But that was a long time ago.
You voted for him, hows he doin? feel safer knowing he’s NOT on your side? Fell like a dumb a## for voting for guy who sides with stupidity
I hope my cat doesn't start posting anti Muslim comments now just to make a point. He seems to get into so much trouble on facebook I had to defriend him.
You have the civil right to be an idiot.
“Hate Crime” mentality being carried to the next logical step (just as planned). Because of what you say, they can decide to punish you more severely than what the crime they get you for would normally carry. Now they are ready to criminalize the words so a real crime isn’t necessary.
so every time a social media poster calls for death or attacks on infidels, we can press civil right charges?
Yippee!
That's what we get thanks to the 3 million so called Conservatives who wouldn't vote for Romney. And they take to the streets to protest because they were denied or delayed getting tax exempt status?
Why aren't they joining the rest of us in protesting about these facts!
Obama lied and Americans died!
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/colonel-phil-handley/betrayal-in-benghazi/
Our troops deprived of hot meals while they fight Islamic terrorists who want to kill us!
http://www.worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/31/18592339-the-drawdown-diet-marines-steamed-by-loss-of-hot-meal-at-afghanistan-base?lite
Here’s a picture -
http://www.setyoufreenews.com/2013/06/01/feds-suggest-anti-muslim-speech-can-be-punished/
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