Comments on: Michigan Trial Turns Anti-Muslim Activist Into Free-Speech Crusader http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/04/29/michigan-trial-turns-anti-muslim-lout-terry-jones-into-free-speech-crusader/ Hatewatch is a blog of the Southern Poverty Law Center Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: skinnyminny http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/04/29/michigan-trial-turns-anti-muslim-lout-terry-jones-into-free-speech-crusader/comment-page-1/#comment-286371 skinnyminny Tue, 03 May 2011 00:40:56 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=6358#comment-286371 At the very least, lawmakers should go after him for unlawful discharge of a weapon.

]]> By: skinnyminny http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/04/29/michigan-trial-turns-anti-muslim-lout-terry-jones-into-free-speech-crusader/comment-page-1/#comment-286213 skinnyminny Mon, 02 May 2011 17:20:36 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=6358#comment-286213 P J H,
the key word is “conspiracy!” When looking at the case of the Chicago Seven, this group was indicted on ‘conspiracy.’ Now, based on Jones’ own words, it would appear he is plotting/premeditating, and hoping the Muslims would act out, as I believe he said it would show that Islam is a violent/dangerous religion. He is strapped when he crosses state lines, which, if I’m not mistaken, must have a permit/reason to carry weapon across state lines – but, this shows his intent as well, meaning, why have a gun if you’re not doing anything wrong. This should be left up to the professionals to protect him. BTW, I thought this country has passed laws about people who were considered mentally ill possessing weapons. People say he’s a kook, prove it! Where is the mental evaluation?

]]> By: Concerned Citizen http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/04/29/michigan-trial-turns-anti-muslim-lout-terry-jones-into-free-speech-crusader/comment-page-1/#comment-286191 Concerned Citizen Mon, 02 May 2011 15:55:55 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=6358#comment-286191 This is what we get from those who wants to pervert the Constitution in the name of free speech and whatever else suits their fancies.

]]> By: Mitch Beales http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/04/29/michigan-trial-turns-anti-muslim-lout-terry-jones-into-free-speech-crusader/comment-page-1/#comment-286179 Mitch Beales Mon, 02 May 2011 14:39:10 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=6358#comment-286179 Yeah Lex it worked with Hitler.

]]> By: Lex http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/04/29/michigan-trial-turns-anti-muslim-lout-terry-jones-into-free-speech-crusader/comment-page-1/#comment-286025 Lex Mon, 02 May 2011 00:54:51 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=6358#comment-286025 Look just ignore this attention seeking kooks like terry jones and westboro baptist church, stop giving them attention and they will go away.

Heard the term dont feed the troll?
Well that fits here

]]> By: P J H http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/04/29/michigan-trial-turns-anti-muslim-lout-terry-jones-into-free-speech-crusader/comment-page-1/#comment-285998 P J H Sun, 01 May 2011 23:05:42 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=6358#comment-285998 These are sad cases. As much as we must protect 1st amendment rights–we need to note and call out those who exploit the right in ways that ultimately corrode the right.

The exploiters range from this pastor, to groups who rampaged because of news of the burning, to the media that hypes the stories

]]> By: skinnyminny http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/04/29/michigan-trial-turns-anti-muslim-lout-terry-jones-into-free-speech-crusader/comment-page-1/#comment-285976 skinnyminny Sun, 01 May 2011 21:20:08 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=6358#comment-285976 I thought there was a law that made it illegal to cross state lines in order to riot or to conspire to use interstate commerce, i.e., Anti-Riot Act, or the ‘Chicago Seven’ a historical case/trial, maybe parts of RICO. I’m no lawyer, but, it would appear that the Chicago Seven applies here!

]]> By: church http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/04/29/michigan-trial-turns-anti-muslim-lout-terry-jones-into-free-speech-crusader/comment-page-1/#comment-285387 church Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:19:13 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=6358#comment-285387 Honestly, this Pastor Jones is all smoke and no fire. For one thing, he claims he’s protesting against sharia law (of which he is ignorant is, and even confessed to not even have actually read that much of the Koran) and radical Islam in Dearborn (despite the fact that the mayor of Dearborn himself says that neither one exists there). The fact that Homeland Security has never even uncovered evidence of any radical Islamic activity there should have been at least taken into account by the pastor, but he dosen’t care, because,frankly, he’s just an attention whore performing a stunt to get all the attention he can. Some folks in the community group I volunteer with went to this week’s protest against him like they did last week. (I’m a Detroiter, BTW.) wanted to go myself, but I honestly feel that if people just ignored this fool and stop giving him the publicity he craves, he would have disappeared for good last week. What kind of idiot almost shoots himself with his own gun—I mean,seriously?

Having said that, one good thin that’s come out of all this mess with Jones is seeing the Arab-American community there get support from other church and community groups that they’ve bonded with over the years against narrow-minded, publicity-seeking hounds like Jones who want to start and create issues where there are none simply out of their own selfish agendas.

]]> By: Sam Molloy http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/04/29/michigan-trial-turns-anti-muslim-lout-terry-jones-into-free-speech-crusader/comment-page-1/#comment-285316 Sam Molloy Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:17:49 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=6358#comment-285316 Kentucky passed a bizarre no-protests-at-funerals law that was directly aimed at Freddie Phelps. So all these cities need to pass a law against protesting near churches? Maybe the Federal Government could attach something like that to ENDA, assuming that freedom of religion means freedom from protesters.

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