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Man Who Rolled Pig's Head Into Mosque Won't Face Federal Charges
Foxnews ^
| 1/27/2007
| AP
Posted on 01/27/2007 3:13:33 PM PST by tobyhill
LEWISTON, Maine U.S. prosecutors are not pursuing charges against a man who rolled a pig's head into a mosque.
Brent Matthews faces a state misdemeanor charge of desecration of a place of worship. State prosecutors also won a court order requiring him to stay away from the mosque.
Matthews, 33, has insisted the July 3 incident was intended as a joke. The pig's head rolled into the mosque as about 40 people were praying. Many Muslims consider pork and pork products unclean and offensive.
FBI agents and federal prosecutors looked into federal hate crime charges but ultimately decided to let the matter rest with state prosecutors.
"We're not going forward with our prosecution," Assistant U.S. Attorney General Halsey Frank said.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2badnoteargas; finallysomejustice; islam; pig; waa
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:13:34 PM PST
by
tobyhill
To: tobyhill
Dipping a Cross in urine is art, rewarded by a federal grant, but rolling a pig's head into a mosque is a possible federal crime?
This is the backwards world we're living in right now.
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:16:55 PM PST
by
Disturbin
(Get back to work -- millions of people on welfare are counting on you!)
To: tobyhill
Does he have a legal defense fund set up? Where are all the organizations supporting him? If he had thrown a urine covered crucifix into a Catholic church, things would be much different.
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:17:53 PM PST
by
Ingtar
(Guliani, McCain, Clinton. Choice is an illusion.)
Comment #4 Removed by Moderator
To: tobyhill
I say lets release the three little pigs into mosques and number them 1,2,and 4.
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:18:10 PM PST
by
Kimmers
(I)
To: tobyhill
Many Muslims consider pork and pork products unclean and offensive.I consider throat-cutters to be unclean and offensive.
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:19:02 PM PST
by
Disturbin
(Get back to work -- millions of people on welfare are counting on you!)
To: tobyhill
Could this have anything to do with the influx of large number of Somali Muslims, who don't seem able to find gainful employment, but do seem able to father large numbers of children and collect welfare?
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:20:40 PM PST
by
ikka
To: Disturbin
I see nothing wrong with this. Bowling for Bombers.
Maybe CBS can run it against Idol.
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:21:31 PM PST
by
mmanager
(Islam - Time to make bleeders or believers on the W.O.T. including RATS.)
To: Ingtar
Comment #10 Removed by Moderator
To: tobyhill
Odd, they noticed another pig was in their mosque? /politically incorrect I don't like islam comment off
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:23:33 PM PST
by
isthisnickcool
(The only reason you are still conscious is because I don't want to carry you- J. Bauer)
To: ikka
In a couple weeks I'll be in Katy, Texas at my aunts place who lives near the new mosque and I plan on attending the pig races and BBQing a bunch of pork ribs.
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:25:39 PM PST
by
tobyhill
(The War on Terrorism is not for the weak.)
To: tobyhill
Christian "Meals on Wheels" for Muslim's.
That's my defense.
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:26:52 PM PST
by
mmanager
(Islam - Time to make bleeders or believers on the W.O.T. including RATS.)
To: isthisnickcool
"Odd, they noticed another pig was in their mosque?"It didn't sport a beard or a burka.
14
posted on
01/27/2007 3:28:44 PM PST
by
blackbart.223
(I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
To: tobyhill
Make sure you collect all the drippin's and dispose properly :)
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:29:16 PM PST
by
mmanager
(Islam - Time to make bleeders or believers on the W.O.T. including RATS.)
To: tobyhill
"In a couple weeks I'll be in Katy, Texas at my aunts place who lives near the new mosque and I plan on attending the pig races and BBQing a bunch of pork ribs."Is there a link to that function?
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:31:08 PM PST
by
blackbart.223
(I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
To: isthisnickcool
LOL!
Now thats down right funny, thanks. I needed the laugh!
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:31:58 PM PST
by
doc1019
To: mmanager
Bowling for Bombers. We have a winner!
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:32:19 PM PST
by
SouthTexas
(It's snowing in Texas, where is OUR global warming?)
To: tobyhill
Many Muslims consider pork and pork products unclean and offensive. How about telling us what they do not find offensive?
What a weak, immature religion Islam is. Cartoons offend them, pork offends them, women offend them, merely questioning their so-called religion offends them, freedom to choose your own religion offends them, asking them to obey laws everyone else are supposed to obey offends them, movies that depict terrorists as muslim offends them. Sheesh, I am surprised that air does not offend them!!
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:34:45 PM PST
by
technomage
(You get what you want one step at a time)
To: tobyhill
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posted on
01/27/2007 3:35:12 PM PST
by
Issaquahking
(Pardon Compean and Ramos Now!)
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