Florida Pastor Arrested Before He Could Burn 2,998 Qurans On Anniversary Of 9-11

[C_Clayton_Jones]

“As good almost kill a man as kill a good book: who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God’s image; but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself.”~John Milton

Killing reason is a crime?

If Pastor Jones is tossed in prison there should be protests.

If Jones is imprisoned it will be in accordance with due process, including his right to appeal his conviction.

Any ‘protest’ would be a demonstration of the ignorance of the protesters.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

In Britain, when 'Erection Jesus' was on display at a gallery...Christians did nothing...so the display continued.
At least they should've picketed the gallery bigtime, thereby closing it.

Yes, the typical response of the authoritarian right: seek to silence free expression you disagree with.

 

[MeBelle]

Republicans hoping for more Americans killed overseas
Don't worry. They'll think of something. If it's dirty, Republicans will think of it.

This pastor is a Republican?
Political party independent

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Jones_(pastor)

Iranian authorities began to systematically seize and destroy Bibles after a Shiite cleric issued an urgent warning about the spread of Christianity.
Iran Launches Bible-burning Campaign

Did anyone apologize when Iran burned Bibles? Did Christians slaughter Muslims over it? No, I didn’t think so.
It was reported that NATO forces accidentally burned Qurans, so President Obama did what comes naturally and apologized. No matter, two US troops were murdered anyway.
Who Apologized When Iran Burned Bibles? | The Lonely Conservative

And don't forget when our Miltary overseas had their Bibles confiscated and burned by our own government.

So it's OK to burn certain types of Holy Books...ammirite?

 

[bianco]

“As good almost kill a man as kill a good book: who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God’s image; but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself.”~John Milton

Killing reason is a crime?

If Pastor Jones is tossed in prison there should be protests.

If Jones is imprisoned it will be in accordance with due process, including his right to appeal his conviction.

Any ‘protest’ would be a demonstration of the ignorance of the protesters.

Not necessarily, we the few got Emma West out of prison by protesting, where she should never have been...for getting into a verbal fight with a group of 'immigrants' on a tram in Britain and delivering an expletive laden tirade and complaining about the number of non-White people on the tram.
Also dissing Britain at the same time.

The cops arrested her on the strength of a YouTube video, and tossed her in prison, took her kids away in the process.
...a few weeks before Christmas.

Prison protest calls for release of 'tram rant woman' Emma West | Demotix.com

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"Taking our country back" indeed.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Killing reason is a crime?

If Pastor Jones is tossed in prison there should be protests.

If Jones is imprisoned it will be in accordance with due process, including his right to appeal his conviction.

Any ‘protest’ would be a demonstration of the ignorance of the protesters.

Not necessarily, we the few got Emma West out of prison by protesting, where she should never have been...for getting into a verbal fight with a group of 'immigrants' on a tram in Britain and delivering an expletive laden tirade and complaining about the number of non-White people on the tram.
Also dissing Britain at the same time.

The cops arrested her on the strength of a YouTube video, and tossed her in prison, took her kids away in the process.
...a few weeks before Christmas.

Prison protest calls for release of 'tram rant woman' Emma West | Demotix.com

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"Taking our country back" indeed.

You’re likely unaware of this but Mulberry, FL is not in the UK.

 

[Lumpy 1]

Did little o obama order Bin Laden killed or was he too dithered to give the order and just took credit for it later?

I'm sure he setup a scenario to blame someone else if things didn't go well.

 

[bianco]

If Jones is imprisoned it will be in accordance with due process, including his right to appeal his conviction.

Any ‘protest’ would be a demonstration of the ignorance of the protesters.

Not necessarily, we the few got Emma West out of prison by protesting, where she should never have been...for getting into a verbal fight with a group of 'immigrants' on a tram in Britain and delivering an expletive laden tirade and complaining about the number of non-White people on the tram.
Also dissing Britain at the same time.

The cops arrested her on the strength of a YouTube video, and tossed her in prison, took her kids away in the process.
...a few weeks before Christmas.

Prison protest calls for release of 'tram rant woman' Emma West | Demotix.com

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"Taking our country back" indeed.

You’re likely unaware of this but Mulberry, FL is not in the UK.

It's not...but we live in a global village, Mulberry FL is just down the road.
And I believe the same sort of protests as in England would have the same result in FL if Pastor Jones were in prison for this non-crime.

 

[bianco]

Wanna burn 3000 Holy Bibles, the PC brigade of multiculturalism and appeasement would likely allow it no problem.

Burning 3000 Korans on 9/11 is not the best way to advance Christianity, free speech or not.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Not necessarily, we the few got Emma West out of prison by protesting, where she should never have been...for getting into a verbal fight with a group of 'immigrants' on a tram in Britain and delivering an expletive laden tirade and complaining about the number of non-White people on the tram.
Also dissing Britain at the same time.

The cops arrested her on the strength of a YouTube video, and tossed her in prison, took her kids away in the process.
...a few weeks before Christmas.

Prison protest calls for release of 'tram rant woman' Emma West | Demotix.com

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"Taking our country back" indeed.

You’re likely unaware of this but Mulberry, FL is not in the UK.

It's not...but we live in a global village, Mulberry FL is just down the road.
And I believe the same sort of protests as in England would have the same result in FL if Pastor Jones were in prison for this non-crime.

Anyone justly convicted where the conviction us upheld upon appeal will remain in prison, regardless any ‘protests.’

But you’re entitled to your pathetic fantasy.

 

[Asclepias]

Not necessarily, we the few got Emma West out of prison by protesting, where she should never have been...for getting into a verbal fight with a group of 'immigrants' on a tram in Britain and delivering an expletive laden tirade and complaining about the number of non-White people on the tram.
Also dissing Britain at the same time.

The cops arrested her on the strength of a YouTube video, and tossed her in prison, took her kids away in the process.
...a few weeks before Christmas.

Prison protest calls for release of 'tram rant woman' Emma West | Demotix.com

#####

"Taking our country back" indeed.

You’re likely unaware of this but Mulberry, FL is not in the UK.

It's not...but we live in a global village, Mulberry FL is just down the road.
And I believe the same sort of protests as in England would have the same result in FL if Pastor Jones were in prison for this non-crime.

It was definitely a crime. He got arrested and will receive due process. Someone pointed out that he may have even done this intentionally to stir up other ignorant people who dont realize antagonizing people in order to express your opinion is not a very smart move.

 

[bodecea]

Not necessarily, we the few got Emma West out of prison by protesting, where she should never have been...for getting into a verbal fight with a group of 'immigrants' on a tram in Britain and delivering an expletive laden tirade and complaining about the number of non-White people on the tram.
Also dissing Britain at the same time.

The cops arrested her on the strength of a YouTube video, and tossed her in prison, took her kids away in the process.
...a few weeks before Christmas.

Prison protest calls for release of 'tram rant woman' Emma West | Demotix.com

#####

"Taking our country back" indeed.

You’re likely unaware of this but Mulberry, FL is not in the UK.

It's not...but we live in a global village, Mulberry FL is just down the road.
And I believe the same sort of protests as in England would have the same result in FL if Pastor Jones were in prison for this non-crime.

I was not aware that the UK operated under the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

 

[bodecea]

And yet, rw's threw a fit when Obama ordered bin Laden killed.

Hint: Let's kill the bad guys and leave other people alone.

Wasn't that a standing order since 9/11/2001 ordered by president Bush?

No one threw a fit, liar.

Criticized your messiahs claim that it was he personally who killed OBL.

It was seal team 6.

Almost all of them who were on the mission died in very suspicious circumstances..........

You DO know that the members of SEAL Team Six who got OBL are not the same members who were killed in the helo crash in Afghanistan, right?

 

[Ernie S.]

(Are you a JakeStarkey sock?)

Again, being offensive is not illegal in this country. (yet) If it were, you wouldn't be allowed within 100 yards of a computer.

You called me offensive?! What was that about?

Your attempt to claim kerosene soaked Qurans could be construed as a terroristic bomb threat was either incredibly stupid or an outright lie. I find either offensive.

 

[Ernie S.]

Interesting. Apparently it's ok to burn bibles and the American flag but not the Quran.

This, of course, is a lie.

The truth:

The truck towed a large, smoker-style grill that Jones was going to use as an incinerator. In the smoker were the condemned Qurans.

Some of the books were soaked in kerosene, said Fran Ingram, spokeswoman for the church. The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested Jones on felony charges of unlawful conveyance of fuel and open display of a firearm.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies saw Jones at a McDonalds in Mulberry and watched as he doused the books with kerosene on his way to the park.

“He was told that if he was going to come to Polk County and violate the law, he would be going to jail,” the sheriff said at a news conference Wednesday night.

The sheriff said dumping kerosene onto the books presented a hazardous situation. “He was potentially driving a bomb around if he had gotten into a crash.”

Judd said Sapp was charged with several civil traffic violations, including towing a trailer with no lights, safety chain or tag.

Deputies seized the 1998 Chevrolet pickup, the smoker and the Qurans, Judd said. All will be held in evidence until the case is resolved. He said he was unsure what would happen to the holy books then.

To stage such an event, he needed a permit from the county, but he never applied for one.

“We have tried to file for permits,” Jones said in an interview last week, “but we feel that a permit is just an excuse to turn us down.”

County officials vowed that the public spectacle in their park would not take place, not because of the nature of the event, but because Jones lacked the required permit. Mianne Nelson, spokeswoman for the Polk County Commission, said last week that Jones never notified anyone in county government of his plans to use county property.

Rev. Jones arrested on way to burn Qurans in Polk County

Jones was arrested for being involved in driving an unsafe vehicle, and lacking a permit he never bothered to apply for, not because of the nature of his demonstration. Had he applied for a permit, or simply found private property for the burning, there’d be no arrest.

Thats hilarious!! He wanted to exercise his freedom of speech but couldnt be bothered with applying for a permit? I guessed right. He basically got arrested for being dumb.

So in your world you need permission from the State to exercise your rights? I thought freedom of speech kind of gave one tacit approval to speak out.

 

[Esmeralda]

First, the Quran and Islam are not responsible for 9/11. Nutcase religious extremists are. Second, this pastor, in wanting to burn the Quran in response to 9/11 is acting like just as much of a nut case religious extremist as the people who were responsible for 9/11. And third, such an action would incite more hatred, more violence, and more death. What's good about that? He would not be making a statement against Islam because all intelligent people know Islam is not responsible for 9/11: terrorists are. He would be doing nothing but cause more deaths. There would be backlash from Islamic extremists, then violent responses from Christians, and back and forth. The idiot wants a religious war, just like the terrorists do. They should all probably get lobotomies

 

[L.K.Eder]

rabid pastor succeeds in getting arrested!

attention whore.

 

[Stephanie]

Isn't living in ObamaNation police state just grand...?

 

[Asclepias]

(Are you a JakeStarkey sock?)

Again, being offensive is not illegal in this country. (yet) If it were, you wouldn't be allowed within 100 yards of a computer.

You called me offensive?! What was that about?

Your attempt to claim kerosene soaked Qurans could be construed as a terroristic bomb threat was either incredibly stupid or an outright lie. I find either offensive.

The Sheriff said almost the same exact thing. You must be incredibly stupid to not realize it could be construed as a terrorist act.

 

[Asclepias]

This, of course, is a lie.

The truth:



Jones was arrested for being involved in driving an unsafe vehicle, and lacking a permit he never bothered to apply for, not because of the nature of his demonstration. Had he applied for a permit, or simply found private property for the burning, there’d be no arrest.

Thats hilarious!! He wanted to exercise his freedom of speech but couldnt be bothered with applying for a permit? I guessed right. He basically got arrested for being dumb.

So in your world you need permission from the State to exercise your rights? I thought freedom of speech kind of gave one tacit approval to speak out.

Yes. Its called a permit. Everyone needs one in certain defined circumstances. In this case he was doing it where a permit was required. Did you not read the story?

 

[Sunni Man]

I would think that a trailer load of kerosene soaked books going down the highway would be an explosion hazard and a threat to public safety.

Just one small spark from his muffler in the middle of traffic could have lethal consequences to any passenger cars driving next to his trailer. ..