a state judge in Pennsylvania threw out an assault case

[other one]

http://jewishnews.sharepoint.com/Pages/16801.aspxUS Judge rules that Muslims are allowed to assault people for insulting Islam.

Jonathon Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, reports on a disturbing case in which a state judge in Pennsylvania threw out an assault case involving a Muslim attacking an atheist for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.

Judge Mark Martin, an Iraq war veteran and a convert to Islam, threw the case out in what appears to be an invocation of Sharia law.

The incident occurred at the Mechanicsburg, Pa., Halloween parade where Ernie Perce, an atheist activist, marched as a zombie Muhammad. Talaag Elbayomy, a Muslim, attacked Perce, and he was arrested by police.

Judge Martin threw the case out on the grounds that Elbayomy was obligated to attack Perce because of his culture and religion. Judge Martin stated that the First Amendment of the Constitution does not permit people to provoke other people. He also called Perce, the plaintiff in the case, a "doofus." In effect, Perce was the perpetrator of the assault, in Judge Martin's view, and Elbayomy the innocent. The Sharia law that the Muslim attacker followed trumped the First Amendment.

Words almost fail.

The Washington Post recently reported on an appeals court decision to maintain an injunction to stop the implementation of an amendment to the Oklahoma state constitution that bans the use of Sharia law in state courts. The excuse the court gave was that there was no documented case of Sharia law being invoked in an American court. Judge Martin would seem to have provided that example, which should provide fodder for the argument as the case goes through the federal courts.

The text of the First Amendment could not be clearer. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof-" It does not say "unless somebody, especially a Muslim, is angered." Indeed Judge Martin specifically decided to respect the establishment of a religion, in this case Islam.

That Judge Martin should be removed from the bench and severely sanctioned goes almost without saying. He clearly had no business hearing the case in the first place, since he seems to carry an emotional bias. He also needs to retake a constitutional law course. Otherwise, a real can of worms has been opened up, permitting violence against people exercising free speech.

It should be noted that another atheist, dressed as a Zombie Pope, was marching beside the Zombie Muhammad. No outraged Catholics attacked him.

[other one]

Thought I'd post this for those who don't think Sharia Law can come to the USA. We'll see if the ruling is changed.

[oldzimm]

The only thing the atheist was guilty of was being stupid (somebody give him a sign), but that does not give that muslim the right to attack him.

[Zemke]

The only thing the atheist was guilty of was being stupid (somebody give him a sign), but that does not give that muslim the right to attack him.

In our thinking yes. The Muslim thinks they are the only one with rights. Everyone else is a second class citizen. You become a Muslim or serve Islam. It's a simple way of putting a perspective on sharia.

I their minds they are the true citizens and rightful owners of the planet. Peaceful Muslims will not harm you but anticipate you eventually bowing to the inevitable. Serve or join.

[Arthur Durnan]

When the polygamist WarLord & founder of 7th-century Islam, Muhammad of Yathrib, Saudi Arabia, is accorded judicial protection as America's "Divinity" and not to be verbally assailed or ridiculed in any way, shape or form, an Islamic Global Caliphate under heinous Sharia Law cannot be all that far off, yes? Will America ever wake up from her slumber?

Make Certain: Obama, a One-Term President!

God Bless America!

[oldzimm]

The only thing the atheist was guilty of was being stupid (somebody give him a sign), but that does not give that muslim the right to attack him.

In our thinking yes. The Muslim thinks they are the only one with rights. Everyone else is a second class citizen. You become a Muslim or serve Islam. It's a simple way of putting a perspective on sharia.

I their minds they are the true citizens and rightful owners of the planet. Peaceful Muslims will not harm you but anticipate you eventually bowing to the inevitable. Serve or join.

The muslim way of thinking is sick, as in a sick dog and pray that they repent of their sins and accept Jesus Christ as their Lord an Savior. If muslims don't repent and accept Jesus, then we should dust off of our boots of them and treat them as a sick dog. Hasn't 9/11 taught us anything about the muslims and their false god?