Comments on: Is this where we will be heading?

By: Kurt

Kurt — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:03:42 +0000

The priest-beater is now using the ‘gay panic’ defense.

By: David Nickol

David Nickol — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:09:50 +0000

This is kind of an odd case to use as an example of an anti-Muslim backlash. The fact that the perpetrator called 911 and reported that he was pursuing a terrorist would seem to indicate that this was not someone who was committing random violence against Muslims. It is disturbing that someone can be so out of touch with reality that he thinks a man in unusual garb is a terrorist, but this looks more like an isolated case of an emotionally disturbed individual freaking out than of an anti-Muslim backlash.

dpt makes an excellent point above.

By: Personal Failure

Personal Failure — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:42:23 +0000

This is what happened to Seiks after 911. I’m not at all surprised.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:30:54 +0000

If you’re asking if we are heading toward becoming a nation of bodybuilding, testosterone- and HGH-taking Marine reservists with a history of physical assault who are approached by foreign men in robes and sandals, the answer is no.

By: dpt

dpt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:38:58 +0000

“Is this where we will be heading?”

We need to be careful in using this one incident as a broad brush to paint a backlash story.

Just as Maj. Hasan does not define all Muslims.

By: standmickey

standmickey — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:44:10 +0000

God save us all.