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Atlanta courthouse shooting suspect Nichols converts to Islam
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| 5.9.05
| Michael King
Posted on 05/09/2005 4:46:42 PM PDT by mhking
According to broadcast reports this evening, Brian Nichols, the suspect in the Fulton County Courthouse shootings in Atlanta on March 11, has had a jailhouse conversion to Islam.
Nichols, who was indicted last Thursday on 54 charges, including four counts each of murder and felony murder, has requested -- and received -- permission to talk to a local Imam. Nichols will be allowed to pray in accordance to the tenants of Islam as well.
The indictment includes 18 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, 7 counts of kidnapping, and five counts of hijacking a motor vehicle.
As you'll remember, Nichols was being readied for a rape trial when he overpowered and severely injured his guard, entered the courtroom and shot to death Judge Rowland Barnes and the court stenographer. Nichols subsequently escaped the courthouse, killing a Fulton County Sherrif's deputy, and later killing a US Customs agent before his capture in Gwinnett County.
Fulton County DA Paul Howard has stated that he plans on requesting the death penalty in Nichols' case.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: briannichols; convert; religionofpeace; thejihaddrivenlife
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1
posted on
05/09/2005 4:46:43 PM PDT
by
mhking
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2
posted on
05/09/2005 4:47:26 PM PDT
by
mhking
("Today, we're gonna do things the RIGHT way...")
To: mhking
I guess the Christian witnessing in the apartment didn't stick...
3
posted on
05/09/2005 4:48:38 PM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
To: mhking
So I guess he never got through reading "Purpose Driven Life"
4
posted on
05/09/2005 4:48:52 PM PDT
by
mathprof
To: mhking
Just having a purpose is only so transformative. Evil has it's purpose too and is very cunning.
5
posted on
05/09/2005 4:49:26 PM PDT
by
bvw
To: mhking
Oh, no. Hopefully it's just for survival in prison, and not because he's lost what little Christianity he seemed to display.
6
posted on
05/09/2005 4:50:00 PM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever killed or captured.)
To: mhking
Thank God...he finally found a religion that suits his character...
7
posted on
05/09/2005 4:50:40 PM PDT
by
Cornpone
(Aging Warrior -- Aim High -- Who Dares Wins)
To: mhking
Why am I not surprised?
If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck...
This just makes it official.
8
posted on
05/09/2005 4:50:49 PM PDT
by
vezke
To: Peach
I hope they have a rocket docket and put this man to death, sooner rather than later.
9
posted on
05/09/2005 4:51:22 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MAJOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH.....INSPIRATIONAL)
To: mhking
That's a reversal of the norm. Usually the conversion to the Religion of Peace comes first, and then the terrorist murder sprees commence.
10
posted on
05/09/2005 4:51:39 PM PDT
by
A Jovial Cad
("A man's character is his fate." -Heraclitus)
To: mhking
"...has had a jailhouse conversion to Islam. Of course he is...I would have been surprised if he hadn't
11
posted on
05/09/2005 4:52:12 PM PDT
by
ThreePuttinDude
(The US needs to pull the feeding tube from the UN)
To: mhking
"...in accordance to the tenants of Islam..."
I did not know that Islam was an apartment complex or a landlord, but now I do. Thanks.
12
posted on
05/09/2005 4:53:58 PM PDT
by
GSlob
To: mhking
So does islam make people criminals, or are criminals drawn to islam?
This is the most useless "religion" ever. Its just an excuse for hatred and violance.... much like liberalism, strangely....
To: vezke
Ding! Ding! Ding! You're a winner!!
14
posted on
05/09/2005 4:55:03 PM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
(God Bless Our Troops!!)
To: mhking
I am very curious as to what was behind this decision.
15
posted on
05/09/2005 4:55:05 PM PDT
by
cyborg
(Serving fresh, hot Anti-opus since 18 April 2005)
To: mhking
When the going gets tough, the tough go Muhammadan. At least the black guys in prison do. Prisons are a huge recruitment center for the cult of Muhammad worship.
16
posted on
05/09/2005 4:55:21 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(2¢ plain)
I would be just as shocked if someone had told me he's a RAT...
17
posted on
05/09/2005 4:55:22 PM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(So....Is means testing now a conservative value? Apparently 40% of FReepers think it is.)
To: OldFriend
A rocket docket! I hadn't heard that term before...but it's perfect.
Oh, before he's put to death some nutty legislator will pass a law that we can't give anyone who is converted to Islam the death penalty. Just watch...
18
posted on
05/09/2005 4:55:40 PM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever killed or captured.)
To: Alouette; SJackson; Salem; M. Espinola; familyop
Religion of Peace (New Convert Department) *ping
19
posted on
05/09/2005 4:55:56 PM PDT
by
A Jovial Cad
("A man's character is his fate." -Heraclitus)
To: mhking
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20
posted on
05/09/2005 4:56:22 PM PDT
by
Fintan
(Someday we'll look back on this moment and plow into a parked car.)
To: vezke
If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck... Shoots like a duck...
21
posted on
05/09/2005 4:56:34 PM PDT
by
mhking
("Today, we're gonna do things the RIGHT way...")
To: mhking
22
posted on
05/09/2005 4:56:41 PM PDT
by
expatguy
(http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
To: mhking
Why is this not surprising?
I expect one of these days Michael Jackson will also convert to Islam.
23
posted on
05/09/2005 4:57:06 PM PDT
by
CarolinaGOP
(I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds. - Theodore Roosevelt)
To: mhking
This should be of no surprise. Islam is the religion of evil.
24
posted on
05/09/2005 4:58:57 PM PDT
by
Lucky2
(Yankees all the way in 2005!)
To: Peach
Hopefully it's just for survival in prison, Bingo! Lots of followers of the moon god his accursed pedophile "prophet" (May He Burn Forever In Hell Between 2 Pigs) in prison, due to prison-conversion.
Heck I might do that if I had to go to prison. Beats the heck out of worrying about dropping thr soap.
25
posted on
05/09/2005 4:59:05 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women (HJ Simpson))
To: mhking
Well, isn't that special!
26
posted on
05/09/2005 5:00:24 PM PDT
by
white trash redneck
(Everything I needed to know about Islam I learned on 9-11-01.)
To: mhking
Well, he couldn't very well say he was going to Disney. I guess this was the next best thing. Wouldn't it be a kicker if the judge said at sentencing, "OK, since you've converted, the punishment under Islamic law is ..."
27
posted on
05/09/2005 5:00:27 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(The murder of Terri Schindler Schiavo - NOT IN OUR NAME)
To: mhking
It's remarkable how easily violent felons make a transition to Islam, isn't it?
To: mhking
Patriotism was the last refuge of a scoundrel. Islam is the last refuge of a villain!
29
posted on
05/09/2005 5:01:17 PM PDT
by
JAWs
To: mhking
It was to be expected. Not surprising at all. He and Calypso Louis farrakhan were made for each opther and the religion of hate.
To: TADSLOS
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posted on
05/09/2005 5:03:23 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: Fintan
That's the best photo of Malcolm X I've seen. Yep, I read his autobiography years ago.
32
posted on
05/09/2005 5:03:35 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(2¢ plain)
To: mhking
33
posted on
05/09/2005 5:03:40 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: Peach
Hopefully it's just for survival in prison, and not because he's lost what little Christianity he seemed to display.That, or he's hoping the ACLU, NAACP, Nation of Islam, etc will come running to his side. He might well be a wannabe martyr.
34
posted on
05/09/2005 5:03:50 PM PDT
by
KJC1
To: Peach
Virginia has what is called a rocket docket. That is where they tried the DC sniper.
That trial came and went in no time flat. Convictions too!
35
posted on
05/09/2005 5:04:02 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MAJOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH.....INSPIRATIONAL)
To: mhking
Hmmm...Peace of religion ?
36
posted on
05/09/2005 5:04:12 PM PDT
by
iso
To: Peach
Oh, before he's put to death some nutty legislator will pass a law that we can't give anyone who is converted to Islam the death penalty. Just watch... Shhh!
To: montag813
Wow, a murdering rapist converts to TROP. There's a shocker for ya, yessirreee.......
38
posted on
05/09/2005 5:05:05 PM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(My dad, a WWII veteran always said that America's best ally was...Britain. He was right.)
To: EveningStar
LOL. We don't want to give them any idea...
39
posted on
05/09/2005 5:05:51 PM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever killed or captured.)
To: mhking
Hmmm... you'd think he converted BEFORE the shootings.
40
posted on
05/09/2005 5:05:55 PM PDT
by
ambrose
("They killed the Giggler, man. THEY KILLED THE GIGGLER!")
To: OldFriend
I never knew that about Virginia.
We traveled through Virginia a month ago and saw a LOT of gun racks. Justice is served swiftly and surely in that state, it seems.
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posted on
05/09/2005 5:06:45 PM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever killed or captured.)
To: KJC1
"he's hoping the ACLU, NAACP, Nation of Islam, etc will come running to his side"
That would be my guess.... not to say a savage murderer may not suddenly "get religion" when faced with what he's done, but I suspect this has a lot to do with his upcoming trial.... he'll now be the persecuted martyr of Muslim manhood.
42
posted on
05/09/2005 5:07:47 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Kerry's mere nuisances: Marine Barracks '83, WTC '93, Khobar Towers, Embassy Bombs '98, USS Cole!!!)
To: cyborg
I am very curious as to what was behind this decision. (insert tacky Ashley Smith comment here, grin foolishly, duck, and run like hell!)
To: mhking
There are no other reports of this yet...other than this story.
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posted on
05/09/2005 5:08:19 PM PDT
by
jess35
To: mhking
Boy am I relieved. I thought we were going to have to execute him, but as I recall all those people he killed were not Muslim, so he committed no crime.
To: mhking
As you'll remember, Nichols was being readied for a rape trial when he overpowered and severely injured his guard,Grandmother Guard wasn't it ?
To: mhking
Who cares? I mean, are we supposed to care? The guy is still a rat.
To: mhking
I don't think that Islam is going to save his sorry @ss.
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posted on
05/09/2005 5:14:09 PM PDT
by
solo gringo
(Liberal democrats And Flori-duh judges are parasites)
To: mhking
49
posted on
05/09/2005 5:14:14 PM PDT
by
Unicorn
To: mhking
... Brian Nichols, the suspect in the Fulton County Courthouse shootings ... has had a jailhouse conversion to Islam. How is this a conversion?
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