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He had no permit to build a bonfire in a public park.
Is a permit required? Please provide a link with your answer.
He had no permit to build a bonfire in a public park.
He faces two charges: unlawful conveyance of fuel, and unlawful open carry of a firearm, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Read more: Terry Jones arrested en route to Koran-burning - FOX 35 News Orlando
They will bring charges. You can't build a bonfire in a public park.. In most towns and cities you can't even burn leaves. Terry Jones is crazy.. that's why he was deported from Germany. He abused his congregation.
Come on, transporting 3000 books soaked in a flammable liquid on the highway is stupid. Otherwise I would be all for him practicing his free speech, no matter how stupid.
I am not a proponent of book burning... that includes all sorts of books...
The Nazis burned books.
I'm glad that an idiot wasn't allowed to burn thousands of religious texts and by doing so endanger nato soldiers in Afghan. Yes I'm very glad
Since Pastor Jones put Arabic subtitles on his youtube video of the koran burning suggests that Americans weren't his intended audience.Is it really a slippery slope fallacy when they are rioting over a man who wants to burn or flush their holy book, and no one in America has even heard of the guy, let alone joined his congregation? (I'm especially speaking of the first time he became a target of rage)
I think it was the CIA who intitially said in a memo that the video was to blame for the attack on Benghazi.....Is it really a slippery slope fallacy when the administration blamed a pretty unknown Facebook video from an unknown director for the initial mass wave of violent protests at our embassies?
Pastor Jone's book burning party did in fact cause violent protests in the Arab world that got at least twenty or more people killed. Historically, book burning is an act of censurship, intimidation and control...so perhaps Muslims just don't understand American humor, eh?Let's face it. This is utterly ridiculous.
He wasn't breaking the law, we have the first amendment, he shouldn't have been arrested.
So, you're ok with someone's 1st Amendment rights being crapped on?
Bush apologized for the desecration of the Koran. I assume he did that to protect our troops and Americans abroad.So, by not burning the Korans, the islamofacists hate us less? They won't try to kill our troops, now? Combat in Afghanistan will just be dangerous vice real dangerous?
He wasn't breaking the law, we have the first amendment, he shouldn't have been arrested.
It's always interesting to watch First Amendment rights come into conflict with current government memoranda.
Yeah he was towing a BBQ down the highway, but don't kid yourselves if you think that's what all the hubbub is about. I personally think this pastor is scum and doesn't deserve to have any title that would associate him with spirituality and faith, but that doesn't mean I approve of the government taking away his First Amendment right.
"Inciting violence" is BS. That's what the government says about ANY protest they want to shut down now. They claim some hypothetical person will be offended and start attacking someone else (i.e. terrorism) if the activists aren't stopped. Since when are rights granted or taken away based on hypotheticals?
The Constitution doesn't mean anything anymore.
You truly do not understand the great difference between the state conducting a systematic clensing of materials and a lone nut job performing a symbolic protest?
This particular asshole has a history in Florida. If you know Gainesville Florida you know this guy. He threatened to burn Qurans during a Florida football game (90K fans in the stadium), which of course could server as a lovely place to target for some other radical nut. The guy is a problem. I have no issue with him going to jail really...accept I do.
He has his first amendment right. He is allowed to protest. The question is was the smoker lit when he drove it down the road? I mean did he actively violate the law? I don't know if I can agree with this or not.
I do know that I could care less with the Muslims in the Middle East thing though. They can be offended and beat their burka clad wives in protest. This isn't about them. This is about free speech. We shouldn't pander to groups of people who protests a protest because they are offended. That just isn't a good precedent.
1) It is unlawful for any person to maintain, or possess any conveyance or vehicle that is equipped with, fuel tanks, bladders, drums, or other containers that do not conform to 49 C.F.R. or have not been approved by the United States Department of Transportation for the purpose of hauling, transporting, or conveying motor or diesel fuel over any public highway. Any person who violates any provision of this subsection commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, and, in addition, is subject to the revocation of driver license privileges as provided in s. 322.26.
It helps to know the kind of person you're defending.
No, he's abusing the right to free speech to incite violence.
I thought your question about "pork" was a rhetorical slippery slope fallacy....
Is a permit required? Please provide a link with your answer.
Rights are not absolute and no amount of hysterical exaggerated fallacious ranting on your part will change that either.I don't care who I'm defending. If he's an American he has rights, and no amount of whining on your part will change that.
Burning books is censurship. But desecrating the holy book of Islam incites violence. You seem to be defending both.Burning books is not inciting violence.
"First they burn the books, then they burn the people." You must be a BIG fan of fascism.I find it beyond disgusting that you blame him over the islamists. Keep giving up freedom out of your morbid fear. You must be a BIG fan of the patriot act.
If someone put a burning cross on your lawn you'd defend their right to do it, right?And no, my question wasn't a rhetorical slippery slope fallacy, it was an example showing that you're inconsistent. If they started killing people over anything we were doing, you would throw your liberties at them in an attempt to save your neck.
Rights are not absolute and no amount of hysterical exaggerated fallacious ranting on your part will change that either.
Burning books is censurship. But desecrating the holy book of Islam incites violence. You seem to be defending both.
"First they burn the books, then they burn the people." You must be a BIG fan of fascism.
If someone put a burning cross on your lawn you'd defend their right to do it, right?
You're really comparing some loon burning books to the nazi's systematical campaign to destroy all jewish literature?
You're just a big ball of hyperbole aren't you?
Sorry, burning books isn't censorship, and I for one don't make my decisions out of fear like you do. Burning books isn't illegal. Americans have rights, even assholes.
It wasn't just "Jewish literature" the Nazis burned.
They were targeting all foreign literature, which happened to be largely Jewish, but clearly they burned other things. I think you're honing in on stupid details instead of actually addressing the point.
I'm not moot, I don't think we should give up rights because the muslims will throw temper tantrums.
I'm not the first or the only one who has made the obvious comparison. And Nazi's didn't just burn Jewish literature.You're really comparing some loon burning books to the nazi's systematical campaign to destroy all jewish literature?
You're not very informed, are you? You don't even understand what your defending.Sorry, burning books isn't censorship, and I for one don't make my decisions out of fear like you do. Burning books isn't illegal. Americans have rights, even assholes.
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Censurship and religious intolerance....is that your idea of freedom?
I think most Muslims would likely ignore this idiot Terry Jones.
I also think that people would be ticked off if he was going to burn 3,000 Bibles or Torahs.
I'm not the first or the only one who has made the obvious comparison. And Nazi's didn't just burn Jewish literature.
You're not very informed, are you? You don't even understand what your defending.
"Book burning" refers to the ritual destruction by fire of books or other written materials. Usually carried out in a public context, the burning of books represents an element of censorship and usually proceeds from a cultural, religious, or political opposition to the materials in question....
Book Burning
Since ancient times, people from virtually all religions and societies have burned books as a form of censorship, protest, or hate mongering.
As long as there have been materials deemed lewd or blasphemous, there have been attempts to ban them. Those burning books as an act of censorship on ideological grounds often display religious intolerance, such as that exhibited during the Spanish Inquisition or the reign of the Taliban....
Book Burning, 213 BC to 2011 AD
History : Book Burning and Censorship
History of Book Censorship
Censurship and religious intolerance....is that your idea of freedom?
But you're okay with censorship and inciting violence?
Bush apologized for the desecration of the Koran. I assume he did that to protect our troops and Americans abroad.
"....On Saturday, the top American commander in Baghdad, Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, and other officers held a formal ceremony apologizing to tribal chiefs in Radwaniyah.
Bush's apology followed similar moves by the No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq to placate the Iraqis, apologizing in separate meetings Monday with al-Maliki, Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi and parliament speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani.
The U.S. military said Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III paid individual visits to al-Maliki, a Shiite Muslim, al-Hashemi and al-Mashhadani, both Sunni Arabs - moves underlining the American eagerness to make amends for the incident, particularly among Sunni Arabs who have become key allies in the fight against insurgents.
In their meeting in his office, al-Hashemi, the top Sunni Arab in the government, told Austin that "the feelings of bitterness and anger cannot be eased unless there is a deterrent punishment and real guarantees" such an incident won't be repeated, according to al-Hashemi's office.
Al-Hashemi expressed his appreciation for the visit but asked for a written apology from the U.S. military.
Austin underlined in all three meetings that "the soldier had in fact been removed from Iraq. He assured them that the matter was serious and that we hold our soldiers accountable for their actions," a U.S. military statement said.
Al-Hashemi's Iraqi Islamic Party also issued a tough statement Monday saying that an apology alone was not enough and the U.S. military should impose the "severest punishment" on the soldier to ensure others do not repeat his act....
Bush Apologizes For Quran Desecration - CBS News