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| jannah |
| 07/28/02 at 15:56:22 |
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-366546,00.html July 27, 2002 First conviction on religious hatred By Simon de Bruxelles A FORMER teacher who verbally attacked three Muslims has become the first person to be convicted under new laws that outlaw religious hatred. Alistair Scott, 33, accosted the strangers in the street and began arguing about the involvement of Islam in the September 11 attacks in the US. Scott admitted religiously aggravated threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour against Hend Abdulrah Jolo, Saad Abdul Aziz Alaoudah and Mohammed Hudaid in Exeter last month. The case was adjourned for a special hearing because Scott disputes the details of the prosecution case. Magistrates decided yesterday to hear both sides of the story from witnesses at a future hearing. Jeremy Shute, for the prosecution, told the court: “According to witnesses the defendant showed an apparent deep hatred of Muslims. “There was a conversation which became heated and he said ‘I hate you and I want you out of my country. I hate you especially after September 11’.” Jeremy Wickham, for the defence, said the court would need to hear from witnesses if it felt it could not reconcile the two versions of events. Scott, an engineering graduate who is in the process of setting up his own guitar business, said that he went “over the top” and fears he may go to prison. However, he insists he is not a racist and that his argument is with the sort of fundamentalism that leads to terror attacks. “I was trying to explain what I thought was wrong about Islam and they thought I was telling them that all Muslims are terrorists. I did not want to insult or abuse them, it is just that I think their religion is flawed. I accept now that I was making a judgment on the basis of what people look like.” The Home Office and the Crown Prosecution Service believe that he is the first person to be convicted under the Government’s Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act which came into force last December. Section 5 of the Act makes it an offence to incite religious hatred. |
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| Aabidah |
| 07/31/02 at 14:49:11 |
| [slm] [quote] I was trying to explain what I thought was wrong about Islam and they thought I was telling them that all Muslims are terrorists. I did not want to insult or abuse them, it is just that I think their religion is flawed. I accept now that I was making a judgment on the basis of what people look like. [/quote] Who does he think he is?? Like he knows so much about religion that he thinks he can go about saying what wrongs Islam has. subhanAllah, i can't stand ppl like him. [quote] he went “over the top” and fears he may go to prison. [/quote] Let him go to prison... [wlm] Betul ps - if i came off a bit too strong, plz forgive me. It's that cases like these get on my nerves b/c it's 2002 and ppl still can't get over their prejudice. |
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| Nafisa |
| 08/05/02 at 07:09:15 |
| [slm] Aabidah, i completely agree with your sentiments. this man just wanted to sound off and vent his anger & the unfortunate muslims got caught in his blast. he has no right to abuse ppl becuase of their beliefs and this intolerance isnt acceptable. telling ppl to get out the country ISNT a debate on terrorism, it's plain simple prejudice. [wlm] |
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| SisterHania |
| 08/05/02 at 14:30:01 |
| [quote author=jannah link=board=british;num=1027886182;start=0#0 date=07/28/02 at 15:56:22] Scott, an engineering graduate [/quote] Hmmmmmmm Educated [quote] I think their religion is flawed. I accept now that I was making a judgment on the basis of what people look like.” [/quote] Yet so ignorant [quote] A FORMER teacher [/quote] I wonder why he is a 'former' teacher. What sort of things was he pumping into young impressionable minds? |
| 08/05/02 at 14:32:23 |
| SisterHania |
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| muqaddar |
| 08/05/02 at 14:47:20 |
| [slm] probably some freakazoid who's angry but dosn't know why so he directs his anger at the nearest target he thinks is too weak to respond heck give him a few drinks and he'd be taking it out on his wife if he had one ! |
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