Man arrested for 'anti-Christian' mall disturbance

Danvilleweekly.com ^ | 11/11/09 | Emily West

[Nachum]

Police arrested 22-year-old Abdul Walid Hamid of Hayward on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 4, after he reportedly tore a crucifix from a person's neck and scared others at Stoneridge Shopping Center.

Hamid, an employee at a mall kiosk near Starbucks, has been charged with battery, terrorist threats and grand theft.

According to reports, Hamid was yelling "Allah is power" and "Islam is great" while holding a pen in a fist over his head. Witnesses said he shouted anti-Christian comments, said police.

Lt. Mike Elerick of the Pleasanton Police Department said the man was not provoked and didn't threaten violence, but he committed robbery when he grabbed and broke a crucifix off someone's neck.

[KSCITYBOY]

Stoneridge - Has to be CA.

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Stoneridge - Has to be CA.

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Stoneridge - Has to be CA.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Let’s not jump to any conclusions about motivation here...

[jessduntno]

“...but he committed robbery when he grabbed and broke a crucifix off someone’s neck.”

He did a lot worse than that, the little puke...pretty soon this will become so commonplace it won’t be mentioned...

[DonaldC]

“said the man was not provoked and didn’t threaten violence, but he committed robbery when he grabbed and broke a crucifix off someone’s neck.”

Good grief...didn’t threaten violence. This country better crack down on this madness while we still can.

[equalitybeforethelaw]

Hey Hamid, if allah is so great why are you working in a kiosk in a Christian country? Asshat. I have an Italian soccer jersey that displays a big ass crusader cross. I love walking around diverse neighborhoods to share my diversity.

[Califreak]

I’m sure he just cracked under the pressure of running the kiosk all alone...

[amom]

Heads up here folks

[HiTech RedNeck]

California.

[Califreak]

Yes.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

Let me be clear, we’re not sure of this mans motivations and will not jump to any conclusions. Maybe he was under stress from not meeting sales goals, maybe his insensitive manager said he had to work during the Christmas holidays, maybe he has family or personal issues..etc. etc. yada yada

[cripplecreek]

Wonder what he has planned for Act II.

[skeeter]

Backlash!

No, wait...

[pissant]

I wish some f**** punk jihadi would pull that stunt near me. I’d beat his goat loving butt to a pulp.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Elerick said much of the man's speech was similar to the loud scene of the Christian activists who frequent downtown Pleasanton. The big difference, however, was that Hamid was on private property and had physical contact with someone.

Good grief! He felt he had to make some kind of Christian comparison here, to show "balance"?

The story doesn't say if Starbucks fired or promoted this guy.

[savedbygrace]

Wow, I bet nobody saw this coming.

[crazyhorse691]

Hamid was yelling “Allah is power” and “Islam is great” while holding a pen in a fist over his head

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People have been tasered for less violent outbursts.

[Eagles6]

"Elerick said much of the man's speech was similar to the loud scene of the Christian activists who frequent downtown Pleasanton."

Don't want to jump to conclusions, could just as easily been a Christian nutjob./sarc

[1000 silverlings]

lol, makes you sort of want to go troll malls

[The Sons of Liberty]

Man arrested for 'anti-Christian' mall disturbance

I've always thought that there are a lot of "al queda wanna-bes" out there and they've been emboldened by their muzzie "brother" in the White House.

[2banana]

Abdul Walid Hamid

Sudden jihad. Maybe someone called him a name so anything up to and including mass murder is OK!

[bgill]

Coworkers told police that Hamid's actions were out of the ordinary

Be prepared for such actions to become less and less out of the ordinary.

[Mark17]

Stoneridge - Has to be CA.

It mentioned Pleasanton, but I think there might be a Stoneridge Mall in San Jose as well. Anyway, I am surprised they arrested a PC "victim" at all. I am sure some scum sucking dirt bag will say the cops were interfering with his freedom of religion. I have no doubt the POS will get off.

[Ann Archy]

I would say....

Hey Hamid, if allah is so great why are all your countries TOILETS???

[Westbrook]

> but he committed robbery when he grabbed and broke a
> crucifix off someone’s neck.

Wasn’t that also an assault? What am I missing there?

[NYer]

Only Catholics wear a crucifix.

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[HappyCapitalist]

No doubt. At least this time he was only armed with a pen. At least in California, he could never get a gun right....oh yeah, only criminals have guns in California. Now he qualifies. I hope I am not in the mall when he returns to his kiosk.

And yes Stoneridge is California, and right in my backyard.

[pissant]

It sure does.

[BertWheeler]

This anti-Catholic event happened in California. I use anti-Catholic instead of the generic anti-Christian because protestants like to wear a cross.

I wonder what the consequences would be if, while visiting lovely Saudi Arabia, I decided to yank a Koran out of someone’s hand and throw it to the ground while saying “You say Allah Akbar? I say Allah toilet paper.”

I don’t think it would end well.

[Niuhuru]

I would have punched him in the face and gone to town on him if he had done that to me. The jail time would have been worth it. Plus explaining to any potential employer why I was in jail will be a joy since I would love reminiscing about how I popped a thug for what is technically assault.

[elpadre]

hate crime - a federal offense

[elpadre]

hate crime - a federal offense

[ansel12]

I don’t guess he would like the T-shirt I had made that says “The Mohammedan Death Cult Sucks”, the print is smaller than I wanted so I am going to have another one made with larger print.

[detective]

“Through an interpreter, Hamid requested a public defender”

So taxpayers are paying for an interpreter and a public defender for this guy.

[ColdWater]

The story doesn't say if Starbucks fired or promoted this guy.

He didn't work for Starbucks.

[Rutles4Ever]

I believe this automatically qualifies the assailant for both the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Nobel Peace Prize.

[hockeyfan]

According to the article: “Hamid was reportedly not cooperating and was arrested by force and taken to John George Psychiatric Pavilion in San Leandro for an evaluation. Police said the case would be forwarded to the District Attorney’s Office for review and possible charges.”

Well, I guess Islam is now being categorized as a “mental illness”. PC gone crazy authorities can’t figure out what else to do with it. That’s what Obama is saying, too, isn’t it. That Hasan “cracked” under pressure of having to hear war stories from returning soldiers. LOLOL. I don’t think the Powers that be realize what they are doing.

[auboy]

Hamid was yelling “Allah is power” and “Islam is great” while holding a pen in a fist over his head

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

Assault with a deadly weapon.

[Califreak]

I think they know exactly what they’re doing.

That thought scares the hell out of me.

[JimRed]

Anyone who shouts “Allah” anything should immediately be beaten to death by bystanders, before he can trigger the bomb or start shooting...

[dools007]

Ping and double ping.

[mlizzy]

Starbucks?!? Maybe it's just the caffeine jitters.

[1776 Reborn]

Just another day at the mall.

[HappyCapitalist]

I don’t even think it would go over too well here. We could try it at some protest.

Or we could even stage our own protest. Our media would not cover it but we could send it to the UN and abroad. You know, kind of like the ones people have done desecrating the bible, the cross, the ten commandments, and anything christian.

Unfortunately, it just does not feel like a moral thing to do. So I won’t even though it would feel sooo good to get the feelings off my chest.

[Dallas59]

Why do these people come here? Why don’t they stay in Muslim places like Europe?

[rightwingintelligentsia]

You’re right; I didn’t read carefully enough.

[Alex Murphy]

Let me be clear, we’re not sure of this mans motivations and will not jump to any conclusions. Maybe he was under stress from not meeting sales goals, maybe his insensitive manager said he had to work during the Christmas holidays, maybe he has family or personal issues..etc. etc. yada yada

Family calls 'anti-Christian disturbance' at the mall a misunderstanding

[~Kim4VRWC's~]

Did he get his behind kicked? Time to perhaps BOYCOTT all businesses owned by Christian Persecutors? Or is that just too politically incorrect?