Also that black guy that walks into the crowd and starts giving people eat shit looks was a plant. He did that on purpose. There were several people there that were on a talk show and saw the whole thing go down. All you have to do is watch it and you can tell he's nothing more than a rabble rouser.
interesting, he called himself a patriot...as if patriotism is some sort of justification for attempting to murder an innocent muslim cab driver....read some of the gems that the suspect told the police...
words to live by from dean wormer:
"fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son...."
Court records: Taxi attack suspect called himself 'patriot'
College student is accused of slashing a NYC cabbie because he is Muslim
NEW YORK — A college student declared himself "a patriot" after slashing a New York cabbie's neck because the driver is Muslim, prosecutors said in a court document released Wednesday.
Michael Enright also fumed to the police officers who arrested him that "you allow them to blow up buildings in this country," made an apparent joke about an Arabic greeting, taunted officers and said he had downed a pint of scotch, according to the document.
Enright, 21, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to attempted murder as a hate crime and assault as a hate crime. He is being held without bail in a psychiatric ward.
The taxi driver Ahmed Sharif, who is from Bangladesh, survived. Prosecutors said he narrowly escaped a deadly wound by reacting quickly.
Enright's lawyer, Lawrence Fisher, declined to comment, but he has said the arts student is struggling with alcoholism and post-traumatic stress disorder after a trip to Afghanistan. While trying to make a documentary film, Enright spent time there with American troops and was haunted by what he saw, Fisher said last week.
Enright got into Sharif's cab, asked the driver whether he was Muslim, uttered an Arabic greeting and made small talk, prosecutors say. The student then offended Sharif with a reference to sexual restrictions Muslims observe during the holy month of Ramadan, according to prosecutors.
Enright told the driver to "consider this a checkpoint" and then said, "I'm going to kill you now," before attacking Sharif with a folding knife, authorities said.
Enright made a series of provocative remarks to police officers who took him to a station house and then to a hospital, according to the document released Wednesday.
He said he was Jewish and officers would "ruin the entire Jewish race by locking me up," and then went on to make a play on words with a common Arabic greeting, the document said.
"Assalamu alaikum — do you like salami and bacon?" the document quoted him as saying. The Arabic phrase means "peace be upon you."
Enright also asked officers "What ya going to do? Beat me up?," called one "a stupid broad" and branded an officer a coward because "you weren't over there," the document said.
Finally, Enright said, "I am a patriot, and I want representation," according to the document.
When arrested, Enright was carrying an empty bottle of scotch, as well as notebooks that described his experiences in Afghanistan, police said.
If convicted, Enright could face up to 25 years in prison.
The case added to the tense atmosphere surrounding debate over a planned Islamic center and mosque two blocks from the World Trade Center, a discussion that has raised questions about Muslims' acceptance in American society nine years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Critics say a mosque has no place occupying a building so near the site where Muslim extremists killed thousands. Supporters say the project is meant to promote interfaith understanding and would stand as a symbol of tolerance.
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
NEW YORK — A college student charged with a hate-fueled attack on a Bangladeshi Muslim taxi driver was freed on bail Tuesday, staying silent about a stabbing that helped heighten concerns about tolerance in the weeks before the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
An impassive Michael Enright said nothing as he left court, arm-in-arm with his mother and surrounded by about a half-dozen supporters. His mother, Cathy, declined to comment.
Enright, 21, had been jailed since his Aug. 24 arrest. Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Richard Carruthers set his bail last week at $500,000; Enright's family put up a suburban home and other assets to free him. He's due back in court Dec. 8.
Enright asked cab driver Ahmed Sharif whether he was Muslim, uttered an Arabic greeting and told him to "consider this a checkpoint" before slashing him in the neck, authorities said. The driver survived.
Enright initially told police that Sharif tried to rob him and he'd defended himself, prosecutors said. The film student later declared to police that he was "a patriot," according to prosecutors.
Enright has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault, both charged as hate crimes. His lawyer, Lawrence Fisher, has said he was beset by alcoholism and by post-traumatic stress disorder from a trip to Afghanistan.
Enright went there last spring to shoot a documentary and was briefly embedded with troops. He was profoundly disturbed by his experiences, according to his lawyer. Enright was held for a time in a psychiatric ward, though prosecutors have questioned whether he has serious psychiatric problems.
When arrested, Enright was carrying notebooks describing his Afghanistan experiences — as well as an empty bottle of scotch, authorities said. He told police he had downed a pint of it.
While free on bail, he'll have to get alcohol-abuse treatment and mental-health care, avoid bars or clubs that serve alcohol, wear an electronic monitor that tracks his whereabouts and comply with an 8 p.m. curfew at his home in Brewster, New York.
Enright's arrest came at a fraught moment in relations between Muslims and others in the U.S. As the Sept. 11 anniversary neared, an emotional debate over a planned Islamic center and mosque two blocks from ground zero grew into a political flashpoint, figuring in campaigns and commentary around the country and spurring protests and counterprotests.
Opponents say a mosque doesn't belong so near the site of a terror attack carried out by Islamic extremists. Supporters say the plan speaks to religious freedom.
In a nod to the contentious context surrounding the Sharif's stabbing, Mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared with the driver and called for people to "understand that we can have a discourse."
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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and the link you provided has nothing to do with the black guy at ground Zero.
it's talking about Michael Enright.
This Michael Enright. you really should read the whole article and comments before providing the link.
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who just happens to have Greg Ball from the Tea Party listed under his likes.
so again, please provide proof the black guy was a plant.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
words to live by from dean wormer:
"fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son...."
Court records: Taxi attack suspect called himself 'patriot'
College student is accused of slashing a NYC cabbie because he is Muslim
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39309840/ns ... nd_courts/
NEW YORK — A college student declared himself "a patriot" after slashing a New York cabbie's neck because the driver is Muslim, prosecutors said in a court document released Wednesday.
Michael Enright also fumed to the police officers who arrested him that "you allow them to blow up buildings in this country," made an apparent joke about an Arabic greeting, taunted officers and said he had downed a pint of scotch, according to the document.
Enright, 21, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to attempted murder as a hate crime and assault as a hate crime. He is being held without bail in a psychiatric ward.
The taxi driver Ahmed Sharif, who is from Bangladesh, survived. Prosecutors said he narrowly escaped a deadly wound by reacting quickly.
Enright's lawyer, Lawrence Fisher, declined to comment, but he has said the arts student is struggling with alcoholism and post-traumatic stress disorder after a trip to Afghanistan. While trying to make a documentary film, Enright spent time there with American troops and was haunted by what he saw, Fisher said last week.
Enright got into Sharif's cab, asked the driver whether he was Muslim, uttered an Arabic greeting and made small talk, prosecutors say. The student then offended Sharif with a reference to sexual restrictions Muslims observe during the holy month of Ramadan, according to prosecutors.
Enright told the driver to "consider this a checkpoint" and then said, "I'm going to kill you now," before attacking Sharif with a folding knife, authorities said.
Enright made a series of provocative remarks to police officers who took him to a station house and then to a hospital, according to the document released Wednesday.
He said he was Jewish and officers would "ruin the entire Jewish race by locking me up," and then went on to make a play on words with a common Arabic greeting, the document said.
"Assalamu alaikum — do you like salami and bacon?" the document quoted him as saying. The Arabic phrase means "peace be upon you."
Enright also asked officers "What ya going to do? Beat me up?," called one "a stupid broad" and branded an officer a coward because "you weren't over there," the document said.
Finally, Enright said, "I am a patriot, and I want representation," according to the document.
When arrested, Enright was carrying an empty bottle of scotch, as well as notebooks that described his experiences in Afghanistan, police said.
If convicted, Enright could face up to 25 years in prison.
The case added to the tense atmosphere surrounding debate over a planned Islamic center and mosque two blocks from the World Trade Center, a discussion that has raised questions about Muslims' acceptance in American society nine years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Critics say a mosque has no place occupying a building so near the site where Muslim extremists killed thousands. Supporters say the project is meant to promote interfaith understanding and would stand as a symbol of tolerance.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39746619/ns/us_news/
NEW YORK — A college student charged with a hate-fueled attack on a Bangladeshi Muslim taxi driver was freed on bail Tuesday, staying silent about a stabbing that helped heighten concerns about tolerance in the weeks before the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
An impassive Michael Enright said nothing as he left court, arm-in-arm with his mother and surrounded by about a half-dozen supporters. His mother, Cathy, declined to comment.
Enright, 21, had been jailed since his Aug. 24 arrest. Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Richard Carruthers set his bail last week at $500,000; Enright's family put up a suburban home and other assets to free him. He's due back in court Dec. 8.
Enright asked cab driver Ahmed Sharif whether he was Muslim, uttered an Arabic greeting and told him to "consider this a checkpoint" before slashing him in the neck, authorities said. The driver survived.
Enright initially told police that Sharif tried to rob him and he'd defended himself, prosecutors said. The film student later declared to police that he was "a patriot," according to prosecutors.
Enright has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault, both charged as hate crimes. His lawyer, Lawrence Fisher, has said he was beset by alcoholism and by post-traumatic stress disorder from a trip to Afghanistan.
Enright went there last spring to shoot a documentary and was briefly embedded with troops. He was profoundly disturbed by his experiences, according to his lawyer. Enright was held for a time in a psychiatric ward, though prosecutors have questioned whether he has serious psychiatric problems.
When arrested, Enright was carrying notebooks describing his Afghanistan experiences — as well as an empty bottle of scotch, authorities said. He told police he had downed a pint of it.
While free on bail, he'll have to get alcohol-abuse treatment and mental-health care, avoid bars or clubs that serve alcohol, wear an electronic monitor that tracks his whereabouts and comply with an 8 p.m. curfew at his home in Brewster, New York.
Enright's arrest came at a fraught moment in relations between Muslims and others in the U.S. As the Sept. 11 anniversary neared, an emotional debate over a planned Islamic center and mosque two blocks from ground zero grew into a political flashpoint, figuring in campaigns and commentary around the country and spurring protests and counterprotests.
Opponents say a mosque doesn't belong so near the site of a terror attack carried out by Islamic extremists. Supporters say the plan speaks to religious freedom.
In a nod to the contentious context surrounding the Sharif's stabbing, Mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared with the driver and called for people to "understand that we can have a discourse."
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."