Garland, Texas—Scene of Last Night's Shootings—Is a Hotbed for Anti-Muslim Bigotry [View all]

[jaysunb]

Last night, there was a shooting in Garland, Texas. Two men opened fire outside a Muslim caricature event hosted by anti-Muslim activist Pamela Geller, and were shot dead in response. One security officer was reportedly injured in the attack as well.

There are many unanswered questions about the shooting – we don't know much about the identity of the perpetrators nor their motivations.

But the narrative that is being told about the events is incomplete. Geller is being portrayed as an advocate of free speech, who was holding a Muhammad cartoon contest that was simply about affirming First Amendment principles.


This simply is not the case.
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