If I buy 100 copies of It Takes a Village and put them through a wood chipper have I committed a crime? Aside from about putting $2,500 in Hillary's pocket I just wrecked a bunch of my own books.

If I go to every bookstore in town and buy every copy of the Koran and put them through the wood chipper have I committed a crime? No, I just wrecked a bunch of my own books.

Pace University student Stanislav Shmulevich took two Koran's that belonged to the University and put them into toilets. Did he commit a crime. Yes. He destroyed University Property. he committed an act of vandalism. For which he has been arrested and charged with felony hate crimes.

He is being charged with two felonies based on what authorities believe he was thinking when he committed two misdemeanors. He is being charged with thinking incorrect thoughts. Thought Crime.

And how do we know what was in his head. Maybe he loves Muslims and Islam but is upset that they are not taking enough action against America and wants to stir them up and get something started. Maybe he's just a really big fan of Newsweek.

And maybe he hates Muslims and the Islamic faith. Maybe he feels the same way about Muslims as they do about Christians, or Jews. So what.

One thing Stanislav is, is a warning for the rest of us. Buy your own Koran. Put it in your own toilet. Keep your thoughts to yourself.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 03:49 PM | No Comments | Add Comment