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California: Muslim arrested in mosque vandalism

Dec 28, 2014 1:27 pm By Robert Spencer

Fresno MosqueYet another fake “Islamophobic” hate crime. Asif Mohammad Khan was simultaneously mentally ill and a “devout Muslim.” Hamas-linked CAIR and other Muslims have not hesitated to stoop even to fabricating “hate crimes,” including attacks on mosques. CAIR and other groups like it want and need hate crimes against Muslims, because they can use them for political points and as weapons to intimidate people into remaining silent about the jihad threat.

“Man arrested in Islamic center vandalism was targeting a bully, Fresno police say,” by Marc Benjamin, The Fresno Bee, December 27, 2014 (thanks to James):

The man who vandalized the Islamic Cultural Center on Christmas Day also vandalized and burglarized a business about two miles away because he thought he was getting back at the family of a girl who he believed had disrespected and bullied him, police said Saturday.

Asif Mohammad Khan, 28, who is Muslim, was arrested the day of the burglaries and vandalism at the Fresno Digestive Center, 7405 N. Fresno St., and the Islamic Cultural Center near Nees and Maple avenues.

His older sister describes Khan as having schizophrenia. She said he is a big National Basketball Association fan and was surprised not to see him in the family home Thursday while NBA games were being broadcast.

He was arrested at the Fresno Digestive Center on Thursday afternoon as he tried to run from Fresno police officers. Detectives interviewed him Friday evening. They then went to his home in Clovis, where they recovered a Philadelphia Eagles jacket and baseball cap that matched the clothing worn by the man who was seen on the Islamic Cultural Center’s video surveillance.

Khan told detectives that the crime was not meant as hateful to the Islamic Cultural Center, where he had at one time attended mosque programs. His crimes were targeted at a young woman who had bullied him and her family, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said.

“He did say this is not a hate crime, although he was angry and perhaps had some hatred toward individuals,” the chief said. “It was not geared towards the Islamic community, it was not geared to the Islamic faith or any of those things and was simply to get back at a few people at the center who had belittled him and in his eyes bullied him.”…

Dyer said that in the days before the vandalism, Khan had posted on social media that Osama bin Laden was the “most inspirational person in his life.” He said Khan also made references to Adolf Hitler.

“I do not know what that reference was about,” Dyer said. “Perhaps that addresses his mental state.”

Khan’s sister, Samia Khan, said her brother is a devout Muslim. He prays five times a day, but attends Friday prayers in a different mosque. She said her parents were “deeply sorry” for the damage….

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  1. Jay Boo says

    Dec 28, 2014 at 1:35 pm

    A Muslim did it.
    MSM translation “not a hate crime”

  2. Jay Boo says

    Dec 28, 2014 at 1:44 pm

    I feel bad for him.
    Because non-Muslims are not victimizing Muslims in reality it causes some Muslims to snap at not being able to feed their unending addictive cravings for grievance mongering.
    It is not easy for a (Five-a-Day Pray) Muslim to stare into the stark emptiness of Islam.

  3. somehistory says

    Dec 28, 2014 at 1:47 pm

    Another slam against the mentally ill. It’s never due to the islam they ingest on an hourly basis, even though they are *devout* muslims. There are a whole host of mental problems suffered by humans, but most sufferers do not do such things that those infested with islam do, and yet, when those infested by having been bitten by the beast of islam commit crimes, it is labeled as *mental illness.*

    If these crimes had been committed by a non-muslim because some muslim girl had *bullied* a man and he wanted to get back at her, it would be said to be his hatred for muslims and no mental problems ever suffered would have been reason enough to give for the culprit.

    However, the truth will be revealed. It cannot be hidden forever (Luke 8:17). People infected with the bite of the beast feel free to do whatever they wish, whenever they wish, and then their family claims it is all mental illness and should be excused.

    • mortimer says

      Dec 28, 2014 at 3:16 pm

      Why are all devout Muslims called MENTALLY ILL when they take the ETERNAL COMMANDMENTS of their religion seriously?

      • Champ says

        Dec 28, 2014 at 3:55 pm

        I suppose demon possession could be considered a mental illness …

        • particolor says

          Dec 28, 2014 at 6:58 pm

          “Mummy Mummy !!” ” Its MENTAL ILLNESS MAN AGAIN ! “

    • Angemon says

      Dec 29, 2014 at 1:36 pm

      somehistory posted:

      “If these crimes had been committed by a non-muslim because some muslim girl had *bullied* a man and he wanted to get back at her, it would be said to be his hatred for muslims and no mental problems ever suffered would have been reason enough to give for the culprit.”

      Exactly.

  4. Auckland says

    Dec 28, 2014 at 2:08 pm

    C’mon! Someone isn’t trying hard enough. Surely someone can turn this into a hate crime showing how the west is islamophobic?

    • mortimer says

      Dec 28, 2014 at 3:18 pm

      When a Muslim applies the violent commands of the Koran, he is called ‘insane’. When we object to the violence we are called ‘phobic’, yet it isn’t a phobia when they actually are trying to kill us.

  5. Isabella says

    Dec 28, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    Schizophrenia is now the panacea that the Muslims invoke when one of theirs is caught doing a serious crime for Allah!

    Same excuse for the guy who killed Scirillo in Ottawa, Canada.

    Taqyiya is well and alive.

  6. Champ says

    Dec 28, 2014 at 3:52 pm

    Asif Mohammad Khan was simultaneously mentally ill and a “devout Muslim.”

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    LOL!!! 😀

  7. No Fear says

    Dec 28, 2014 at 4:59 pm

    I have a mental illness. I take medication. I have never firebombed a building, beheaded anyone, honour killed anyone, self detonated, hated Jews, imposed Sharia on others, etc etc

    • marc says

      Dec 28, 2014 at 5:13 pm

      It’s well known that people with mental illness are less likely to be violent toward others, but actually more likely to be the victim of violent crime.

      http://www.cmha.ca/mental-health/understanding-mental-illness/violence/

  8. Oliver says

    Dec 28, 2014 at 6:47 pm

    Something–to me– makes NO SENSE.

    he is 28– AND A YOUNG WOMAN WAS BULLYING HIM?

    Makes no sense–at 28–
    couldn’t he have (either/or or perhaps both):

    walked away and ignored her.
    smacked her.
    just ignored her?

    I mean, it is NOT like an 8 year old who is bullied at school and nobody listens.

    He is 28– an adult (or perhaps, a dolt) not a little baby.

    Can someone explain how a 28 year old man (?) (seemingly in good health (unfortunately-still breathing) is bullied and has to damage buildings/

    • pumbar says

      Dec 28, 2014 at 11:57 pm

      Perhaps she wasn’t veiled? You know what does to muzzie “men”.

      • particolor says

        Dec 29, 2014 at 12:07 am

        It Activated His “ALLAHU AKBAR ” Gene ?

  9. Salah says

    Dec 29, 2014 at 12:50 am

    Muslim Brotherhood thugs playing the victim card CAUGHT ON TAPE:

    http://crossmuslims.blogspot.ca/2014/04/al-jazeera-busted-strong-bias-of-al.html

    • particolor says

      Dec 29, 2014 at 1:11 am

      I’ve known it for a long time ! The Government and Judges and Press have known it forever too ! But they are Innocent by Order (Mental Illness) ! We don’t want another Scene do we ? But that works in REVERSE !! These Jihadists are Programed to “Carry On” till we Rule The World !!…. Enjoy Paradise for Puppets ……:-)

  10. duh_swami says

    Dec 29, 2014 at 6:57 am

    So his sister say’s he has schizophrenia, and that makes it so…No mention of trips to the therapist, medications or any previous incarceration in a mental facility…

    • particolor says

      Dec 29, 2014 at 9:30 pm

      Yes ! He attended the Mosque on a regular basis !!

  11. Angemon says

    Dec 29, 2014 at 1:38 pm

    he thought he was getting back at the family of a girl who he believed had disrespected and bullied him, police said Saturday.

    What did she do, laughed when he asked her out? I, for one, would like to know what the girl did that was “disrespectful” and “bullying”.

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