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Man convicted for anti Muslim banner
Tivy-Side Advertiser ^ | 10/17/06

Posted on 10/18/2006 3:01:42 PM PDT by LibWhacker

A protest in London against the publication of a cartoon depicting the prophet Mohammed as a terrorist incensed an Aberporth man, who painted an anti-Muslim slogan on a white sheet and draped it over his garden fence.

The words in bold red paint stated: "Kill all Muslims who threaten us and our way of life. Enoch Powell was right."

Father of two Gary John Mathewson, who was arrested for displaying the banner, told a court: "This won't stop until there is a Muslim president in the White House." continued...

And referring to MP Jack Straw questioning whether Muslim women should wear face veils he asked: "Are you going to arrest him?"

When prosecutor Maggie Hughes pointed out that the banner did not mention extremists Mathewson said: "That's what I meant by those who threaten us and our way of life.'"

Adding that during the protest in London a Muslim was dressed as a suicide bomber he asked: "Why was he not arrested?"

One of his neighbours, a retired Army officer with 23 years service, told the court he reported the matter to the police because he feared a visit from Muslim extremists.

Mathewson, aged 35, of 79 Brynglas, Aberporth, who was represented by Colin Taylor, pleaded not guilty to a charge of religiously aggravated disorderly conduct in February this year.

Complainant Ian Pennington said the banner was pointed out to him by his coalman, and he later went for a closer look and wrote down the words.

Replying to Miss Hughes he said: "I thought it was stupid and a rather silly and ridiculous thing to do.

"This could have come to the attention of Islamic extremists, and we could have had a visitation," he said.

Pointing to the Twin Towers incident in New York Mr Taylor told the witness: "When three and a half thousand people are killed in Manhattan and elsewhere is it not acceptable for a reasonable man to protest.

"I put it to you that you were not particularly perturbed. If you were you would have ripped the banner off the fence," he said.

Finding Mathewson guilty presiding magistrate Anne Rees said she and her colleagues felt the words on the banner were likely to cause someone distress, and they did not find it as reasonable.

The defendant was given a conditional discharge for two years and ordered to pay £150 costs.

Before leaving the court the defendant and Mr Pennington shook hands.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: antimuslim; banner; convicted; dhimmi; dhimmitude; eurabia; freespeech; islam; londonistan; mathewson; rop; speechgestapo; terroristsrights; thoughtpolice; uk
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1 posted on 10/18/2006 3:01:44 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker
One of his neighbours, a retired Army officer with 23 years service, told the court he reported the matter to the police because he feared a visit from Muslim extremists.

Judas.
2 posted on 10/18/2006 3:03:46 PM PDT by Jaysun (Idiot Muslims. They're just dying to have sex orgies.)
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To: LibWhacker

Convicted of having a banner displayed? That's a crime in England? oy.


3 posted on 10/18/2006 3:04:45 PM PDT by redhead (Valley Trash: The beer of champions!)
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To: LibWhacker

1984


4 posted on 10/18/2006 3:04:52 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (Sliding butt stock, carry handle, gas operated. Named after a horse. What am I?)
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To: LibWhacker
Here's my banner......
5 posted on 10/18/2006 3:05:57 PM PDT by Vaquero ("An armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: LibWhacker

And yet this piece of 9th Century filth walks free on the streets of Britain.

6 posted on 10/18/2006 3:07:00 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative ("An empty limousine pulled up and Hillary Clinton got out")
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To: Jaysun

I better get rid of my tag line.


7 posted on 10/18/2006 3:07:27 PM PDT by JOHANNES801 (ALL MUSLIMS ARE MY ENEMY,ONE DAY WE WILL ALL SAY THIS.)
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To: LibWhacker
Thank God I'm an American.

Now, just to keep that from happening here...

8 posted on 10/18/2006 3:07:33 PM PDT by SquirrelKing (Kayaking, environmental-minded, organic food eating, beer loving, gun owning conservative.)
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"This could have come to the attention of Islamic extremists, and we could have had a visitation," he said.

...and that sickening attitude almost makes more "visitations" by these animals a sure thing. We need to stand up and fight these islamic terrorists and extremists tooth and nail, and they need to know we are not afraid to do so.

Cowering before them emboldens them and leads to more slaughter.

9 posted on 10/18/2006 3:07:39 PM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: redhead
Mathewson, aged 35, of 79 Brynglas,

So they print the guy's address.

10 posted on 10/18/2006 3:08:07 PM PDT by MaxMax (God Bless America)
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To: SquirrelKing

Stay armed...fight legislation that would disarm us tooth and nail.


11 posted on 10/18/2006 3:08:22 PM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: LibWhacker

The UK is commiting suicide.


12 posted on 10/18/2006 3:08:57 PM PDT by Barney Gumble (A liberal is someone too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel - Robert Frost)
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To: LibWhacker

I'm sick of this garbage! The people who preach hate, murder and death are not arrested, but this person is!


13 posted on 10/18/2006 3:09:12 PM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (Islamic Fascists: The new nazis, aided and abetted by the left and their enablers in the media.)
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To: redhead
Convicted of having a banner displayed? That's a crime in England? oy.

"Hate crime",you see.We simply *cannot* have camel fornicators getting all hot and bothered,can we?

14 posted on 10/18/2006 3:10:45 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative ("An empty limousine pulled up and Hillary Clinton got out")
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To: Vaquero

very good.... mind if I steal it??


15 posted on 10/18/2006 3:11:24 PM PDT by sit-rep ( http://trulineint.com/latestposts.asp)
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To: LibWhacker

Islam is far closer to conquering England than the Third Reich ever got.


16 posted on 10/18/2006 3:11:40 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: JOHANNES801
I better get rid of my tag line.

Yes. Calling perverted murderers that have vowed to kill as many of your countrymen as possible your enemy is clearly insensitive and could upset them.
17 posted on 10/18/2006 3:13:04 PM PDT by Jaysun (Idiot Muslims. They're just dying to have sex orgies.)
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To: Jeff Head
...and that sickening attitude almost makes more "visitations" by these animals a sure thing. We need to stand up and fight these islamic terrorists and extremists tooth and nail, and they need to know we are not afraid to do so.

Cowering before them emboldens them and leads to more slaughter.


Agreed. If anything we need to put up banners to draw them out so that we know better where to drop bombs.
18 posted on 10/18/2006 3:14:26 PM PDT by Jaysun (Idiot Muslims. They're just dying to have sex orgies.)
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To: LibWhacker
When prosecutor Maggie Hughes pointed out that the banner did not mention extremists Mathewson said: "That's what I meant by those who threaten us and our way of life.'"

Evidently English grammar was not taught in Ms Hughes' school. If Mr. Mathewson had intended his condemnation to apply to all Muslims (as opposed to just the ones who threaten), the message would have required a comma between the clauses of the first sentence.

19 posted on 10/18/2006 3:15:45 PM PDT by steve-b (It's hard to be religious when certain people don't get struck by lightning.)
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To: LibWhacker

The banner would probably be illegal in the US too since it is a direct incitement of violence ("Kill all muslims..."). If you live in a civilized country, try acting like it instead of sinking to the enemy's level.


20 posted on 10/18/2006 3:16:38 PM PDT by KingKenrod
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