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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 06:49 PM
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Open Season on anyone perceived to be an Arab or Muslim.....
from thinkprogress:



Marine reservist chases, assaults Greek Orthodox priest who he mistook for an Arab terrorist.

Alexios Marakis, a Greek Orthodox priest visiting the U.S., got lost in Tampa and tried to stop and ask directions from Marine reservist Jasen D. Bruce. But instead of offering help, “Bruce struck the priest on the head with a tire iron.” The reservist believed Marakis, who spoke limited English, was an Arab terrorist. Bruce chased the priest for three blocks, “and even called 911 to say that an Arabic man tried to rob him.” According to a news release:

“During the chase, the suspect called 911 and claimed an Arabic male attempted to rob him and he was going to take him into custody,” a Tampa Police Department news release states. “When officers arrived, the suspect claimed the man was a terrorist.”


Police arrested Bruce for “aggravated battery with a deadly weapon” and are investigating whether he committed a hate crime.


http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/10/reservist-attacks-priest/
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SemiCharmedQuark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 06:50 PM
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1. I think that it's fairly obvious he *did* commit a hate crime.
Edited on Tue Nov-10-09 06:51 PM by SemiCharmedQuark
The reservist targeted him because the guy was a "terrorist" which he surmised simply by how the man was dressed.
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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 06:53 PM
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2. People are still commiting crimes?
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paulsby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 06:55 PM
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3. one incident justifies the term "open season?"
Edited on Tue Nov-10-09 07:50 PM by paulsby
that's fascinating

by that "logic", it's open season on US servicemembers by muslim fanatics.

after all, some wacko in texas just killed a bunch of them.

therefore, it's clearly "open season"
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 06:56 PM
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4. Whatever you say dude.....
nt
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paulsby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 06:59 PM
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5. it's the same absurd logic
just showing you , by example, how absurd that article is

one incident does not define a trend, let alone an "open season"
it's hysterical fear mongering, which is just as absurd from the left, as it is from the right
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 07:22 PM
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11. I'm sure you would feel different if you were of Arab descent.
You can get attacked and even killed here for the way you speak, look, etc. They are living a nightmare here right now. I have seen on numerous occasions where Sikhs were attacked for wearing turbans. They are neither Muslim nor from the middle east or the Central Asia areas in question. Ignore reality if it makes you feel better. It's how people lose basic human empathy.
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Paladin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 10:14 PM
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18. Still Waiting For You To Criticize A Conservative Action.

Sure as hell not holding my breath, though.....
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 07:03 PM
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6. The ignorance and pliability of the masses is scary...VERY scary.
I know a man who is a Sikh..as peaceful and kind as you can imagine. He was assaulted because he was construed to be Islam...for no other reason. He was totally confused..and could not understand why people were so cruel.
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pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 07:17 PM
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7. Of course; people in India
would never behave that way. :sarcasm:
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 07:18 PM
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8. G bye
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 07:20 PM
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9. What does that have to do with it?
The guy was a Sikh mistaken for a Muslim. And you have no idea whether he was from America originally. There are many American-born Sikhs.
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pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 09:42 PM
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17. It was a comment on human nature
Sorry to be so cryptic. In 1984, after Indira Ghandi was assassinaed by her Sikh body guards,India erupted into anti-Sikh violence. Thousands died. It seemed a little odd that a Sikh (or anyone, for that matter) living in this country should be so unwary as to be surprised by random hostility. I was friends with a Sikh once long ago. He was a charming guy. He was a great cocksman and regarded himself as a warrior.
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Dreamer Tatum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 07:21 PM
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10. I think "open season" might require more than one instance
don't you?
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 07:24 PM
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12. Perhaps, but the hyperbole was intentional......
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 07:27 PM
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14. for what purpose?
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 07:26 PM
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13. hyperbole much? One incident does not constitute open season. duh.
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 07:28 PM
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15. The hyperbole was intentional....and as usual you've chimed in....
Edited on Tue Nov-10-09 07:31 PM by marmar
..... with your not-at-all strident repartee
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-10-09 07:34 PM
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16. and let me ask again, my oh so charming friend, to what ends did you employ hyperbole?
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