August 09, 2006
Unfortunately for Matthews (pic), his act caused considerable outrage and he may be facing much more serious criminal offenses. He was arrested on a charge of desecrating a house of worship and the FBI is pursuing possible hate crime charges. Meanwhile, the Maine Attorney General's office filed a complaint charging Matthews with civil rights violations.
Matthews' attorney, James Howaniec, says it was all a joke and an act of stupidity. Nevertheless, Matthews faces a year in jail, if convicted, and a possible $5,000 fine from the state's civil lawsuit.
Oddly, although the pig's head story is true, the amount of outrage seems small when compared to the reaction to the phony Qu'ran being flushed down a toilet story or the Mohammad cartoon fiasco. Those latter incidents led to widespread rioting and death.
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Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at August 09, 2006 01:06 PM (8e/V4)
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at August 09, 2006 01:14 PM (v3I+x)
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at August 09, 2006 01:29 PM (v3I+x)
Posted by: greyrooster at August 09, 2006 02:14 PM (q2ko6)
Who was physically hurt by the head?
What property was damaged?
Did the pig's head deny them the right to vote or quarter some soldiers there?
WTF?
Posted by: Spade at August 09, 2006 02:27 PM (NpnyQ)
Posted by: sandpiper at August 09, 2006 02:53 PM (uo3LX)
Posted by: Hucbald at August 09, 2006 03:18 PM (Q6gPh)
Posted by: DarthDilbert at August 09, 2006 04:12 PM (ZuwkH)
Posted by: Leatherneck at August 09, 2006 04:27 PM (D2g/j)
Frankly, I have more sympathy for the pig.
Ironic that they complain about a disembodied head. Their compatriots have made more than a few of those....
Posted by: Mr Nobody at August 09, 2006 06:54 PM (BV7IP)
I got a bit sidetracked. One of the reports to come up was at http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/003575.php
I don't know if it's true, but I shall try to find out. If it is - two Syrian guards attempted to help Kenneth Bigley escape, and were summarily executed for their efforts - along with 18 people suspected of complicity.
If this is true, I have to take my hat off. Brave men.
Posted by: Mr Nobody at August 09, 2006 07:19 PM (BV7IP)
This was a mosque used by Somali immigrants. Do you know where Somalia is? What have they to do with extremist militants in Iraq? And why offend the religious beliefs of people practicing their faith in a house of worship?
Is it because they are from Somalia that they were an easy target?
Militants in Iraq decapitating kidnapped foreigners has nothing to do with Islam as a religion. These militants use Islam as a cover.
And let us not forget that the role the American presence has played in creating more power struggles and unrest in the Middle East.
I suggest you read more unbiased international news rather than the filtered propoganda you are constantly exposed to that only serves to make you all seem like fanatics.
Posted by: Jewaira at August 09, 2006 07:25 PM (H2B5l)
They were Somalis... So what? So far as that goes - the Somali communities currently moving into my home town are simply awful. I realise they're born into a war-torn, lawless society, and I'm genuinely sorry for their suffering - but that does not mean I want the proliferation of drugs and violence that they have brought to my streets.
I presume you're muslim - if so, good luck to you, and I mean you no personal harm. I would never judge you upon the actions of others. However - if you want to clear Islam's name, which has been blackened by attrocities committed in the name of Islam, you do it. It's your responsibility, not mine.
Posted by: Mr Nobody at August 09, 2006 07:37 PM (BV7IP)
I have a question for you, Mr. Jewaira. Was this man who did this arrested and charged with a crime, or was he left alone and encouraged to do more of the same? Exactly what is your point?
Posted by: jesusland joe at August 09, 2006 07:49 PM (rUyw4)
To be fair, he said nothing of the events in question. His arguemtns were with the comments.
Posted by: Mr Nobody at August 09, 2006 07:53 PM (BV7IP)
I'll rephrase - the majority of his grumblings seem to have been directed at the response to the story, rather than the story itself.
Posted by: Mr Nobody at August 09, 2006 07:56 PM (BV7IP)
We had problems with Somalis here in Canada too.
They rioted and ruined an entire neighbourhood, by reputation if not physically.
This relates to the Muslim pysche. In Muslim countries the people exist to serve those in power; whereas in Commonwealth countries and the U.S. the state exists to serve the people and law enforcement protects everyone the same. Muslims can not understand these truths.
Posted by: Garduneh Mehr at August 09, 2006 08:57 PM (Bp6wV)
If you do not like freedom of speech, get the bloody hell out of the West. Take the I'm on the sugar tit Skinnys with you. BTW, you are not driving a Jeep are you?
ROPMA
Posted by: Leatherneck at August 09, 2006 09:19 PM (D2g/j)
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at August 09, 2006 10:14 PM (v3I+x)
What about tossing a fake aborted fetus into a church sevice? Would that just be a stupid joke?
Idiots....
Posted by: Quando at August 10, 2006 02:40 AM (0v4Wy)
What about tossing a fake aborted fetus into a church sevice? Would that just be a stupid joke?
Idiots....
Posted by: Quando at August 10, 2006 02:40 AM (0v4Wy)
And yes. When the jews start beheading my countrymen, and the pope starts bombing my airlines, I'll probably start to void them from consideration, too.
Posted by: Mr Nobody at August 10, 2006 04:52 AM (BV7IP)
Quand here is why I would not do this to a synagouge, Jews are not trying to take over the world in order to spread their belief through violence.
Abortion is an abomination before the eyes of God.
Roll a pigs head in a catholic church, and they will make food from it if it is fresh, and feed it to the needy.
Posted by: Cmunk at August 10, 2006 09:09 AM (7teJ9)
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at August 10, 2006 11:36 AM (v3I+x)
Secondly, I said a fake aborted fetus, thereby making it a symbolic murdered baby not a real one (and I'm staunchly anti-abortion). it was meant to demonstrate the distastefulness of insulting people's beliefs. You don't have to share or even respect their beliefs to eschew diliberatly insulting them like some low IQ'd teenager.
Thidly, you wouldn't call me a left-trud to my face, I assure you, so stop doing it behind a computer screen, you redneck cousin-f*cker.
Posted by: Quando at August 10, 2006 02:59 PM (0v4Wy)
I am tired of turning the other cheek. I want to insult them, and look forward to, and hope for physical confrontation with them. They have brought it on themselves.
I think if live pigs were used, that would have been really funny. I would have laughed for hours. Just thinking about those moon god worshippers tripping over themselves trying to get out with those pigs running around is just to much.
Now tell me Quando old chum, how do you feel about all those Muslims in Deerborn, MI. giving aid to Hizballah? How about that nice sweet student with the Jeep, or the six Jews getting shot, one killed, by .... You guessed it. That is just the last few weeks. Shall I go on?
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