Muslim attacks Atheist for dressing as Muhammad, judge dismisses case.

leftlegmoderate · Feb 24, 2012

A Pennsylvania judge reportedly dismissed charges against a Muslim man accused of attacking an atheist dressed as "Zombie Muhammad" during a Halloween parade last year.

The Harrisburg Patriot-News reports that Cumberland County Magisterial District Judge Mark Martin said there wasn't enough evidence to convict Talaag Elbayomy of harrassment. Although there was grainy video of the incident, it was ruled inadmissible, leaving the case one man's word against another's, the judge said.

Elbayomy, 46, allegedly attacked Ernest Perce V, of the Parading Atheists of Central Pennsylvania, during the Oct. 11 parade in Mechanicsburg. Perce claimed Elbayomy tried to take his "Muhammad of Islam" sign and choked him, the newspaper reports.

Martin heard testimony from Elbayomy, Perce and Mechanicsburg Police Sgt. Brian Curtis, who took the complaint from Perce moments after the alleged attack. Martin said Curtis did not witness the incident.

The ruling has been characterized as "completely and unequivocally unacceptable" in a blog posting by the American Atheists.That group released what it said was audio of Martin lecturing Perce about religious tolerance.

"That a Muslim immigrant can assault a United States citizen in defense of his religious beliefs and walk away a free man, while the victim is chastised and insulted by a Muslim judge who then blamed the victim for the crime committed against him is a horrible abrogation," the posting reads. " I can promise you this, you have not heard the last of this issue. Not by a long shot."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/02/2...rassment-charge-against-zombie/#ixzz1nLsZJevD
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This video contains audio from court proceedings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf11F3y9LOE&feature=youtu.be

Some sources claim the judge is Muslim:

The judge, who is a Muslim, didnt even care to see the videotape, because the assault was entirely justified under sharia law, so the First Amendment doesnt apply. In fact, the beaten Zombie Muhammad should just be thankful he wasnt killed, because thats 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. Thats 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 elses 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, its their culture, their culture. Its 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, its very common when speaking to each other its very common for them to say uh this will happen its it they are so immersed in it.

Since Islam is, therefore, at the very center of a Muslims 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 didnt 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 (*)(*)(*)(*) off other people and other cultures and he was also insulted by Mr. Perces portrayal of Mohammed and the sign he carried.
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http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=49740

What's a liberal to do in this case?

fiddlerdave · Feb 24, 2012

What, too many liberals demolishing your case in the other thread, so you start a new one?

leftlegmoderate · Feb 24, 2012

fiddlerdave said: ↑

What, too many liberals demolishing your case in the other thread, so you start a new one?
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Do what?....

leftlegmoderate · Feb 24, 2012

Ah, duped it...

http://www.politicalforum.com/curre...king-atheist-muslim-judge-dismisses-case.html

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