There is a bizarre case out of Edinburgh where Chelsea Lambie, 18, and Douglas Cruikshank, were arrested for defacing a mosque by wrapping bacon around door handles and, last year, throwing strips of bacon inside. It was a stupid and hateful act. What is interesting is the length of the sentences, which were a year and nine months. We have previously discussed how sentences tend to be lower in England but these are pretty stiff.
As criminals, these two flunk out of felony school. CCTV footage first caught two men and a woman at a store at 4.45am where the woman asked an assistant if she knew where to get the bus to the mosque. Then they were caught on another camera buying bacon. Then a third camera outside of the mosque shows the three putting bacon on the door handles and the woman took a picture of the men outside the mosque. They are then shown running off laughing.
The case also shows how extensive and integrated the camera surveillance in England has become.
When Lambie was arrested, police found messages on her cellphone, including “Going to invade a mosque, because we can go where we want.” Another, that was a prosecutor’s dream, said “Went to the mosque in Edinburgh and wrapped bacon round the door handles, opened the door and threw it in ha ha ha.” Lambe still insisted on a jury trial while Cruikshank pleaded guilty to the attack. Lambe got the longer sentence of a year.
The third person involved in the attack, Wayne Stilwel, was sentenced to ten months after pleading guilty last August.
Source: BBC
I must say, I enjoy reading the comments of the comic-wanna-bees. But the fact is this young couple insulted and harassed a people of a certain faith. They should be fined the price for desecrating the mosque or spend a few hours in jail without dessert. I must admit, It was a clever prank though.
I wonder what would have happened if a Muslim desecrated a Christian church–NOTHING.
Muslim… 21st Century’s Jew
Isolate, castigate, marginalize…
… What’s next? Eliminate?
Sad that people prefer to defend their inability to learn from history, choosing ignorantly to damn us to their need to repeat it.
Broad brushstrokes splash, splash.
Live and let live?
Not if you’re an Islamaphobe…
John, Cultists, on both sides, never see wrongdoings of their own party. Reagan and Nixon had some pretty serious cultists, as did Bubba. But, the Obama cultists have taken it to a new and despicable level. Jonathan has shown that as have you and some others here.
https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/3865382912/h35C5F5E9/
Saucy, You continue to impress.
Oy, the Communists again.
http://youtu.be/eCxi5VOYKOY
issac wrote “religious types must follow the laws of the more evolved countries in which they find themselves … the christian wizard who wanted to burn a koran in Florida”
Islam considers it a crime worthy of a death sentence if one desecrates a Koran, but if we prohibit that behavior, we have adopted Islamic law. Burning Korans and Bibles, and drawing cartoons which make fun of religion, is still legal here.
issac wrote “Just look at racism now as compared to racism fifty years ago”
Yes, it is pretty much equal among all people in the U.S., yet liberals like you believe that white males should be pilloried forever. Read the article at the below URL to see an example of black racism in action.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/wilding-episode-strikes-fear-downtown-chicago-article-1.1304652
Annie wrote “People don’t seem to be able to live in a plural, multicultural society without encroaching upon other’s rights”
Oh, I agree. Just look at what happened to Brendan Eich. He happened to have an opinion that differed from liberal thinking. It had no effect on his work behavior, but he had to be punished for having improper thoughts.
Nick, check out the Preamble too.
It, at a minimum, demonstrates the intent of the Founders to limit government to security and infrastructure while leaving the “blessings of liberty,” our endeavors and businesses, to be conducted in the open markets of the private sector without governmental interference. And how about those private property rights that preclude redistribution of wealth.
Oops! There’s somethin’ goin’ on around here.
Oh yeah, the Constitution and the Communist Manifesto really are different.
Anybody ever have their house toilet papered or egged by teenagers? That’s huge mess – a real problem for the victim.
Anybody ever have the government abuse power? Can you say Nixon and the 18-minute gap?
Deja vu?
Isaac, some use hyperbole all the time, but when others use it, it just goes over their heads, lol.
Isaac, There’s that pesky little thing we have here in the US, it’s called the Constitution. Give it a read. I love it, but you may not.
I have an idea.
How about we impose the Ten Commandments and leave it at that?
Maybe we tweak it a little; a little variation on the theme. But we reduce the complexity. Maybe we could leave SOME issues in the realm of interpersonal relationships. Can we tell people whom to love?
I mean look, we totally ignore a government that is abusing power and destroying evidence, flaunting its arrogance, and that’s not a problem. In some media outlets, that doesn’t even get reported.
We have to prioritize, right?
So true Isaac. If only the religious would respect the rights of the secular and quit trying to impose their particular belief system onto everyone. People don’t seem to be able to live in a plural, multicultural society without encroaching upon other’s rights. It a turf war, or and endless spiritual tug of war. Just leave people alone.
People who go out of their way to antagonize others, especially regarding religion, should do at least a year in the slammer. The world is evolving from religious based order to a more common sense non religious based order stemming from democratic decisions on what is justice and what is not. However, most of the world is religious. A large segment of the world’s population is still backward and involved to a point where they look to fairy tales and wizards for guidance.
On the one hand these religious types must follow the laws of the more evolved countries in which they find themselves, regarding human rights. However, they must be left alone to have their religion and not be harassed by idiots such as these. That includes the christian wizard who wanted to burn a koran in Florida and anyone else who takes direct action against those who wish to practice their religion in peace.
Freedom of religion should include freedom from religion. However an individual’s rights must not be infringed upon. Send them to the slammer or community service for at least a year. We need that here in the US as well. Just look at racism now as compared to racism fifty years ago. The law is there to protect as well as to evolve society.
It would be interesting to know how many people have been arrested and convicted of “threatening and abusive behavior” against Christians and their churches.
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but names (i.e. bacon) will never hurt me.”
I’m glad to see that we can still consider frivolous cases such as this while the highest offices in the land flagrantly abuse power and wilfully destroy salient e-mail evidence at the IRS putting this nation at a “constitutional tipping point” as the democrats support the abuse
Ignorance is bliss.
The Muslims have taken over several public schools and the government is in the process of cleaning up the mess. The UK caved to Muslims early on and have an influx, especially from Turkey. Google ‘Trojan Horse schools’ and you will get the background on what they have done.
I can imagine, however, if one hasn’t ever woken up with a cross on fire in their yard, that the intimidation and fear factors mean nothing when tossing around bacon to intimidate other faiths…
Cross burning… meant to intimidate, threaten.
Seems, some prefer bacon tossing, instead?