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[Phmcw]

Do you really think he was stupid enough to believe that a violent response, up to and including murder of Christians, wouldn't take place in Afghanistan?
Well he may be, but that's pretty damn stupid. And he was warned, wasn't he? So I'd say yes, he was, or should have been, aware that these murders could take place.

[Criptfeind]

He was warned, but it is very easy for anyone to dismiss the repercussions of ones actions when they do not effect one. I know, at some level, he most likely knew what would happen, I am just saying he most likely suppressed that to a unconscious level.

[Phmcw]

He was warned, but it is very easy for anyone to dismiss the repercussions of ones actions when they do not effect one. I know, at some level, he most likely knew what would happen, I am just saying he most likely suppressed that to a unconscious level.

Dude, the reason of the burning was that Islam was supposed to be a violent, sinfull religion.
And he committed one of the worst sin in  that books, in the name of America and Christianity.
He knew perfectly well what he was doing, and isn't showing an ounce of remorse. He knew that it would be trouble, and probably tried to offend Islam as a whole.
There are people that want the "war of civilisation", and he is probably one of them.

Or he's just very, very, very stupid.

[Criptfeind]

Tell me. Would you burn a Koran if you were not very, very, very stupid?

[Urist Imiknorris]

Tell me. Would you burn a Koran if you were not very, very, very stupid?

If you were very, very stupid and very, very drunk, you might.

[Criptfeind]

I think we can all assume he was drinking. Drinking the broth of idiotic righteousness at least.

Edit: It can be a heady brew.

[DJ]

If I were out of papers I might use a page from Koran for rolling. For some reason religious texts tend to have this nice, thin paper

[Criptfeind]

I think we should avoid this line of thought to avoid finding out why Criptfeind has the bible as bathroom reading material.

[dragonshardz]

Okay. Point blank question here. Did you really think his intention of this was for murder to happen a way away?  Do you really think he thought ‘OH YEAH! THIS IS GOING TO GET SOME PEOPLE KILLED!!’ Because he never freaking said that.

I believe his intent was to get some sort of reaction that he could use as a reason to condemn Muslims as a whole.

As in: Burn the Qur'an --> Muslims go "OMGWTFBBQ?" --> Use reaction to burning as justification for belief that Islam is inferior culture of hate, etc., etc.

[Luke_Prowler]

Why are people saying he would not be prosecuted? He can be accused of Hate Crime at least.

[Criptfeind]

Not really.

I mean, yeah, you can accuse him of that, but I could accuse you of murder.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Anyone can say that criticism of them counts as "hate", so Hate Crime laws are inherently flawed in the extreme. That aside, people are entitled to their opinions, even if they are hateful ones. Hate Crime laws are just another way to try and inforce a State Sponsored "Truth" upon the world of opinions.

[Phmcw]

Anyone can say that criticism of them counts as "hate", so Hate Crime laws are inherently flawed in the extreme. That aside, people are entitled to their opinions, even if they are hateful ones. Hate Crime laws are just another way to try and inforce a State Sponsored "Truth" upon the world of opinions.

Matter of opinion. I'd rather not have nazi trash-talk in the streets, so I'm ok with forbidding hate-speech, just as most of my fellow Belgian citizens obviously. It's forbidden to call for hatred of a religion, race, sexual orientation or gender in most of mainland Europe.

[Urist is dead tome]

Not really.

I mean, yeah, you can accuse him of that, but I could accuse you of murder.

Well you probably don't know him personally so he could be a murderer. I highly suspect him, at least.

[Luke_Prowler]

Not really.

I mean, yeah, you can accuse him of that, but I could accuse you of murder.

Well you probably don't know him personally so he could be a murderer. I highly suspect him, at least.

Let it be know that I am not, in fact, a murderer. Though I usually take the guise of the violent Space Marine, I am actually quite peaceful. Anyway, accuse may not have been the best choice of words. "Convict" may have been better.