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| The Sharia Court of Pennsylvania — the Transcript |
| 2012-02-26 |
| I have made a transcript of the Pennsylvania case in which state judge Mark Martin, a Muslim convert and U.S. Army reservist who served in Iraq, relied on a sharia law defense (as well as some evidentiary contortions) to dismiss an open-and-shut harassment case against a Muslim man who assaulted an atheist activist at a Halloween parade. (See my earlier post.) The victim, Ernest Perce, wore a “Zombie Mohammed” costume and pretended to walk among the dead (in the company of an associate who was the “Zombie Pope” — and who, you’ll be shocked to learn, was not assaulted). The assailant, Talag Elbayomy, a Muslim immigrant, physically attacked Perce, attempted to pull his sign off, and, according to police, admitted what he had done right after the incident. The defense argued that Elbayomy believed it was a crime to insult the prophet Mohammed (it is, under sharia law), and that because he was in the company of his children, he had to act to end this provocation and set an example about defending Islam. As you will see, Judge Martin did not lecture the defendant about free speech or how disputes are resolved in a civilized country. He instead dressed the victim down for failing to appreciate how sensitive Muslims — including the judge himself — are about Islam. The audio of Judge Martin’s remarks can be heard on YouTube (The audio, beginning at around the 2-minute mark on the YouTube clip, lasts about 7 minutes. Martin has reportedly threatened to hold Perce in contempt for recording and publishing the judge’s statements, which were made in open court. Perce says he had permission to make a recording as long as it was only audio, not video.) Here is the transcript: |
| Posted by:Shimble Guelph5793 |
| #7 The Volokh Conspiracy has correspondence from the judge stating otherwise I am less concerned about the honorable judge's religious practices than what appears to be a totally insane legal decision elevating Sharia law over American legal practice. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-02-26 21:05 |
| #6 I have made a transcript of the Pennsylvania case in which state judge Mark Martin, a Muslim convert and U.S. Army reservist who served in Iraq The Volokh Conspiracy Mr. McCarthy also has since made a cursory correction. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-02-26 17:03 |
| #5 I'm referring to "Judge" Mark Martin (no relation to NASCAR's Mark Martin, I presume. He's an American hero) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-02-26 16:47 |
| #4 This Islamist POS needs to be removed, impeached, and disbarred. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-02-26 16:45 |
| #3 The collective heads of our Dept. of Justice |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-02-26 16:10 |
| #2 Muslims versus atheists? Now there's a match made in hell. The collective head of our Dept. of Justice collective must be spinning like the girl in the Exorcist trying to figure out which side they ought to be on. Glenmore, you are right. Martin ought to go. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-02-26 16:08 |
| #1 Since it's legal now for Muslims to assault atheists at Halloween parades, we should recruit some atheists and go beat up some Muslims coming out of their Mosque. Elbayomy's been acquitted so he's home free on the criminal side, though I suppose Perce could try to sue him if he could figure out some monetary damages to make it worth the trouble. At this point the most important thing would seem to be to get Martin off the bench. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2012-02-26 00:34 |