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| 2011-01-01 | ||
A Tulsa man has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly sending an intimidating letter to the Islamic Peace Academy and posting a video showing him desecrating a Koran, according to court records.
Harrison was accused of sending a nine page letter to the Islamic Peace Academy in Tulsa "with the intent to intimidate."
The charge states that the video was created to "produce violence directed to others because of their religious beliefs." A man with the same name and address as those on the charges posted on Facebook a YouTube video that matches the one from the charges. The video is attributed there to a "Rockwell Porter" - a name listed as an alias for Harrison. The video juxtaposes images from 9/11 with the grilling of a Koran, a picture of an Islamic figure and two pork chops. After the items are grilled, they are placed on a bun and fed to a dog. Merle Haggard songs "The Fightin' Side of Me" and "Okie from Muskogee" are the background music. At the end of the video, a tribute to Michele Heidenberger, a flight attendant who died when terrorists crashed her plane into the Pentagon, is shown. The charges say that Harrison also uses Heidenberger's name as an alias. The video and a brief message were posted by Harrison's account on several other Facebook pages, including those of the White House and the FBI. In a Dec. 15 Facebook entry, Harrison threatens to "march on the Tulsa Islamic Mosque" on New Year's Eve. Muneer Awad, the executive director of the Oklahoma Chapter of CAIR, said he was unaware of the details of the case, but he said more hostility toward Islam has recently worked its way into the mainstream. "The rhetoric has not helped," Awad said. "It has forced people to take an extreme stance." | ||
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #5 Some drunk Okey burned a Koran and fed a hot dog to his dog is a hate Crime??? If the Fu()ing FBI were to spent half the time they spend of Drunks and dip wad preachers on real terrorist we just might be safe in this country! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2011-01-01 18:43 |
| #4 He's a blasphemer in my book, smearing the holy pork fat over the unclean koran. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2011-01-01 14:05 |
| #3 Grilled Koran? What's he use for marinade? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-01-01 13:41 |
| #2 Muneer Awad, the executive director of the Oklahoma Chapter of CAIR, said he was unaware of the details of the case, but he said Islamic hostility has recently worked its way into the mainstream." FTFY |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-01-01 13:31 |
| #1 "Muneer Awad, the executive director of the Oklahoma Chapter of CAIR, said he was unaware of the details of the case, but he said more hostility toward Islam has recently worked its way into the mainstream." I do wonder why. |
| Posted by: Dave UK 2011-01-01 05:55 |