Tuscola Co. Redneck Pigs
Tuesday, 15. August 2006, 23:44:38
Terror Alert!
Vigilant employees of a Wal-Mart in Tuscola County, Michigan helped nab three Texans of Middle Easten descent who were in possession of a suspicous crapload of cell phones and some photographs of the scenic Mackinac Bridge.
That’s right: Middle Eastern ancestry; cell phones; photographs of a tourist attraction. Any Tuscolan worth his weight in sugar beets will recognize three strikes here. Lock ‘em up!
Yet, in spite of all this damning evidence, it appears that no crime has been committed, and no such intent existed.
Let’s all hope that the Tuscola prosecutor gives up on this bullshit very soon.
Today the Sagniaw News had a story that was reasonably fair and responsible...quite uncharacteristic of the coverage I have seen so far:
Read more here.
August 17 Update: It appears that Prosecutor Mark E. Reene asked a judge yesterday to dismiss terrorism-related charges.
Instead, the three men are accused of defrauding consumers with counterfeit cellphones, and will face charges. It appears the men are no longer wrongly accused of being terrorists, but authorities have found alternative accusations.
Vigilant employees of a Wal-Mart in Tuscola County, Michigan helped nab three Texans of Middle Easten descent who were in possession of a suspicous crapload of cell phones and some photographs of the scenic Mackinac Bridge.
That’s right: Middle Eastern ancestry; cell phones; photographs of a tourist attraction. Any Tuscolan worth his weight in sugar beets will recognize three strikes here. Lock ‘em up!
Yet, in spite of all this damning evidence, it appears that no crime has been committed, and no such intent existed.
Let’s all hope that the Tuscola prosecutor gives up on this bullshit very soon.
Today the Sagniaw News had a story that was reasonably fair and responsible...quite uncharacteristic of the coverage I have seen so far:
Three Texas men of Middle Eastern descent remained jailed this morning on terrorism-related charges in Tuscola County after federal officials said Monday the trio broke no laws and had no links to known terrorist organizations.
Tuscola County Prosecutor Mark E. Reene did not respond to repeated messages from The Saginaw News.
A jail guard said the trio -- brothers Adham A. Othman, 21, of Dallas and Louai A. Othman, 23, of Mesquite, Texas, and their cousin, Maruan A. Muhareb, 18, also of Mesquite -- remained behind bars waiting for a Friday pretrial hearing on state charges of collecting material to support terrorist acts and surveillance of a vulnerable target, the Mackinac Bridge, with intent to commit terrorism.
Read more here.
August 17 Update: It appears that Prosecutor Mark E. Reene asked a judge yesterday to dismiss terrorism-related charges.
Instead, the three men are accused of defrauding consumers with counterfeit cellphones, and will face charges. It appears the men are no longer wrongly accused of being terrorists, but authorities have found alternative accusations.
