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cleanhippie

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33. And just what were the responsibilities of the victim in this case?

Reply to Sal316 (Reply #30)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 06:59 PM

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Muslim Attacks Atheist. Muslim Judge Dismisses Case, Blames Victim. [View all] cleanhippie Feb 2012 OP

Please let this be the last case this judge presides over n/t VWolf Feb 2012 #1

Fuck Moe and the horse he rode in on. Fuck that judge too. Lucky Luciano Feb 2012 #2

This judge should be barred from ever practicing law. Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #3

He's likely not a lawyer. rug Feb 2012 #9

Huh. Maybe there is something to the sharia-law scares I've been rolling my eyes at. ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #4

This sounds a lot like one of those 'sharia-law scares' you have been rolling you're eyes at. wandy Feb 2012 #7

I wonder if the Sharia law scaremongers will jump on this story arcane1 Feb 2012 #5

Had it been a christian, you betcha they would be all over it. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #6

The judge is so wrong on so many points... rexcat Feb 2012 #8

Your right to swing your fists ends at another person's nose. Sal316 Feb 2012 #10

What are you getting at? Your response is ambiguous. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #11

Seems pretty self explanatory to me. Sal316 Feb 2012 #12

Nice rationalization. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #13

Congrats on missing the point. Sal316 Feb 2012 #16

Congrats on not having one. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #22

Equivocation was unnecessary. darkstar3 Feb 2012 #14

Thanks for the suggestion. Sal316 Feb 2012 #17

Did you miss the fact that I recognized your bigger point, darkstar3 Feb 2012 #19

Yes I did. Sal316 Feb 2012 #29

You were doing fine until the second paragraph you wrote, then you fell off right field... Humanist_Activist Feb 2012 #15

I do see that. Sal316 Feb 2012 #18

Of course it was justified, its free speech, what about that is too difficult for you to understand? Humanist_Activist Feb 2012 #21

Goddamn right. darkstar3 Feb 2012 #23

Too many people value their myths more than they do people, its sick and evil, period. n/t Humanist_Activist Feb 2012 #24

It's like they believe a warped version of Evelyn Beatrice Hall's quote Rob H. Feb 2012 #27

No. Sal316 Feb 2012 #30

And just what were the responsibilities of the victim in this case? cleanhippie Feb 2012 #33

Seriously....if you have to ask... Sal316 Feb 2012 #35

Not that I disagree with you, but "being a douche" is not cleanhippie Feb 2012 #37

So I guess that means... Sal316 Feb 2012 #28

No, but I understand nuance... Humanist_Activist Feb 2012 #34

#facepalm Sal316 Feb 2012 #36

Think about it... SnakeEyes Feb 2012 #38

I think what Sal is getting at, is that religion deserves special consideration. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #39

If that were the case, then Blasphemy laws should be implemented. DUIC Feb 2012 #41

Link to TV news coverage of the story Boojatta Feb 2012 #20

other links/weird story wingzeroday Feb 2012 #25

You know what this reminds me of? 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #26

This sheds an entirely new light on the case. And if true, needs to be investigated humblebum Feb 2012 #31

Has the Onion now moved into court rooms?? Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #32

There now seems to be strong doubt that the judge is indeed a Muslim. humblebum Feb 2012 #40