The San Francisco Chronicle here makes the story all about how Assistant District Attorney Matthew Golde was so “racist” and “Islamophobic” as to mention that Dajon Ford had a Qur’an, a book on the psychology of terrorism, and a sawed-off rifle. But Golde rightly explained: “I brought out everything that was there and the judge made the decision, and the judge made the decision based on public safety.”
There is a controversy here because we are supposed to pretend at all times that the Qur’an and Islam have nothing whatsoever to do with violence and terrorism, and every Allahu-akbaring Muslim who goes on a stabbing spree or drives his car into a crowd of Infidels is mentally ill. Golde, by contrast, is being realistic, and is catching heat for it.
“The Scanner: Alameda prosecutor cites Quran as evidence to keep man jailed,” by Megan Cassidy, Gwendolyn Wu and Ashley McBride, San Francisco Chronicle, November 12, 2018:
An Alameda County prosecutor recently held up an unusual piece of evidence while arguing that a man charged with a weapons violation should remain jailed without bail: a Quran.
The religious text, paired with a book on the psychology of terrorism, as well as a sawed-off rifle — all allegedly found in Dajon Ford’s car at the time of his arrest — was cause for concern, Assistant District Attorney Matthew Golde told Superior Court Judge Yolanda Northridge at an Oct. 19 bail hearing.
“What are his plans?” the prosecutor asked rhetorically.
The Quran was cited among several arguments Golde made suggesting Ford was a threat to the community, in addition to noting his previous criminal history. But the move has drawn heat from at least one local civil rights attorney, and stunned defense attorney Claire White, who called Golde’s line of questioning “racist” and “Islamaphobic” in an interview.
White had argued her client should be released under more stringent terms of probation, while condemning Golde’s remarks.
“It allows the discussion on public safety to turn not on what actual facts are, and more on fears and prejudices,” she told Judge Northridge.
White said Ford’s books came from the library of her and her late husband, Dr. Prince White, who was the program and police campaign coordinator for the Urban Peace Movement, a civil rights organization that had worked with Ford in the past.
The judge ultimately held Ford without bail but said her decision wasn’t based on the literature.
“This is an issue of public safety, period,” Northridge said.
Ford’s name may be familiar to readers. The ex-football star at McClymonds High School in West Oakland was arrested when he was 17 in connection with a September 2013 armed robbery at a casual carpool in Rockridge.
Golde told The Chronicle he wasn’t jumping to any conclusions by bringing up the Quran, and he invited the defense to respond to it.
“I brought out everything that was there and the judge made the decision, and the judge made the decision based on public safety,” he said.
Teresa Drenick, a spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office, said in a statement that Golde simply “recounted the facts to the court” when he mentioned the Quran and the psychology book on terrorism.
“Mr. Golde provided all of the information regarding the items gathered by the police on the night of the arrest, including a sawed-off rifle, two extended clips and ammunition,” Drenick said. “This, taken in conjunction with his prior violent criminal conduct, was what the court considered in determining the bail motion, and whether or not he would pose a safety risk to the public.”…
Robert Carrillo says
Yea Yea Yea Mr. DA.. Bla Bla Bla…”mentally ill”, and “Islamophobia”… Bla Bla Bla.. You sound like the idiot CAIR director in Minnesota…Mr. “smooth”..
Just add a little…”It’s the resurgence of the KKK” to the mix, and we have a match.. Bla Bla Bla..
..It’s pig slop.. It’s what’s for dinner these days..
Need more Bla Bla Bla.. Call Jaylani Hussein.. the MN CAIR director.. I was not kidding about the KKK thing either.. We have the audio recording..
Undaunted says
“Extended clips”? They’re called high-capacity magazines or simply hi-caps.
Sam says
When will liberals not be able to whitewash Islam I wonder. Is our general public that lazy to figure out what is so obvious to some of us? That Islam is evil.
CA Dave says
Hello Sam. You are so concise of what I feel every day. Good job on your post.
Ibrahim itace muhammed says
Apartheidism in action in the evil United States. The man could be shot instantly because he is a blackman as police have been doing shooting blacks at sight. How could one imagine arresting this man simply being in possession of the Quran while many are in possession of pagan Bible sanctioning genocide and ethnic cleansing? wicked scums of evils!!
Moses says
Where does it say “Comments from Muslim Terrorists”. You are obviously NOT American and certainly a Muslim Terrorist. In the US Black Men are NOT being shot on sight by police officers. In fact Blacks murder on the average for the past 40+ years around 600 white people for the crime of being white every single year. This does not include the epidemic of Black on police officer mass murder.
ISLAM (YES, ordinary ISLAM) is evil, if you disagree you need to go back and study the Quran and the Ahadith, comparing it to ANY other religion is an exercise in stupidity. Islam DEMANDS the mass murder, dismemberment, subjugation, rape, and or extortion of NON-MUSLIMS with a particular zeal towards Jews. That being said Muslims world wide are acting upon the grotesque evil that is ISLAM in every country on earth stupid enough to allow the practice of the evil disease that is ISLAM. Look at the Ahadith (you don’t have to go farther than Buchari) to know the evil disease that was the fictitious cross dressing bisexual pedophile, mass murdering thief that is the fictitious monster known as Mohammad. STOP with your nonsense you read from the FAR FAR LEFT media. Having a Quran while carrying a sawed off shotgun and a book on Muslim Terrorism should in and of itself be a crime even without the shotgun.
Donald Brothers says
Please. You’ve been listening to propaganda. Blacks ARE NOT shot more often by police in the US. According to studies 1.Whites are shot more often and with less hesitation than blacks. 2. The minority demographic shot most often by police is native americans (indians). 3. Black males make up 7% of US population and are committing 52% of violent crimes in th US.
Stop with the apartheid nonsense, it’s just another word slowly being made meaningless by overuse from sjw / leftist ideologues.
balafama says
ibrahim, your goat is calling you . she’s 5 months pregnant and needs your dna to identify papa
gravenimage says
Ibrahim itace muhammed wrote:
Apartheidism in action in the evil United States.
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What a load of tripe–Oakland is one of the most diverse cities in the nation. Just on my street, we have Whites, African-Americans, Asians, and Jewish people. How is any of this apartheid?
More:
The man could be shot instantly because he is a blackman as police have been doing shooting blacks at sight.
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Talk about projection–Ford is a convicted violent criminal–no one was harming him.
More:
How could one imagine arresting this man simply being in possession of the Quran while many are in possession of pagan Bible sanctioning genocide and ethnic cleansing? wicked scums of evils!!
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Of course, he was not just in possession of the Qur’an–Ibrahim itace muhammed hopes we forget about that weapons charge.
But note that he *himself* has affirmed that Muslims have the right to wage violent Jihad against all Infidels who do not submit to Islam.
Of course, his constant claims that Jews and Christians are committing genocide–and doing so on the commands of the Bible–are ludicrous calumny.
Pablito says
Who cares? Not I, just skip the jizya.
Elisha says
“possession of pagan Bible”
LOL!! Pagan islam – the Black Stone:
And when the city clerk had quieted the crowd, he said: “Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple guardian of the great goddess Diana, and of THE IMAGE WHICH FELL DOWN from Zeus? – Acts 19:35
allah the moon god:
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise up yourself, and fall on us; for as the man, so is his strength.” So Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the CRESCENT ORNAMENTS which were on their camels’ necks. – Judges 8:21
In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, headbands, CRESCENT ORNAMENTS – Isaiah 3:18
Filthy idol worship:
Then He brought me into the inner court of the LORD’S house. And behold, at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men WITH THEIR BACK TO THE TEMPLE of the LORD and THEIR FACES TOWARDS THE EAST; and they were PROSTRATING THEMSELVES EASTWARD TOWARD THE SUN. – Ezekiel 8:16
Islam will be destroyed:
Deal with them as with Midian,
As with Sisera,
As with Jabin at the Brook Kishon,
Who perished at En Dor,
Who became as refuse on the earth.
Make their nobles like Oreb and like Zeeb,
Yes, all their princes like ZEBAH AND ZALMUNNA,
Who said, “Let us take for ourselves
The pastures of God for a possession.” – Psalm 83:9-12
“The Lord will SAVE the tents of JUDAH first, so that THE GLORY OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall not become greater than that of Judah. In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the Lord before them. It shall be in that day that I WILL SEEK TO DESTROY ALL THE NATIONS THAT COME AGAINST JERUSALEM. And I WILL POUR ON THE HOUSE OF DAVID AND on the inhabitants of JERUSALEM THE SPIRIT OF GRACE and supplication; THEN THEY WILL LOOK ON ME WHOM THEY PIERCED. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.” – Zechariah 12:7-10
“I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh, And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine; And all flesh will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.” – Isaiah 49:26
The Lord LOVES Zion!
Then the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying, “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘I AM EXCEEDINGLY JEALOUS FOR ZION, yes, WITH GREAT WRATH I AM JEALOUS FOR HER.’ “Thus says the LORD, ‘I WILL RETURN TO ZION and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.’ – Zechariah 8:1-3
For THE LORD HAS CHOSEN ZION;
He has desired it for His habitation.
“THIS IS MY RESTING PLACE FOREVER;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.” – Psalm 132:13-14
The LORD ROARS FROM ZION
And utters His voice from Jerusalem,
And the heavens and the earth tremble.
But the Lord is a refuge for His people
And a stronghold to the sons of Israel.
Then you will know that I am the Lord your God,
DWELLING IN ZION, MY HOLY MOUNTAIN.
So Jerusalem will be holy,
And strangers will pass through it no more. – Joel 3:16-17
I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, My splendor to Israel. – Isaiah 46:13
And one of the elders says to me, “DO NOT WEEP. Behold, THE LION of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, HAS OVERCOME to open the scroll and its seven seals.” – Revelation 5:5
PRAISE THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR REDEEMER!
JayT says
Ibrahim, you’re ignorance and overwhelming arrogance are on display with your comments. Do you see me spouting off about how the laws do or don’t apply correctly in Saudi Arabia? No, considering I don’t live there, nor do I know what those laws entail exactly.
But hey, that doesn’t stop you, does it? Do you know the state laws of California? Maybe you should shut up then. In CA, you cannot own a long gun that has been sawed off – that makes it illegal and a felony. Oh, you thought if he was black there was an exception made? News to you I’m sure, gender and ethnicity don’t mean a damn thing for that law in its application.
You learning to type in English, use Western tech (computer, internet, keyboard, CPU, etc.) to post here about how much you don’t know regarding other countries is a huge joke that you aren’t smart enough to see.
Ibrahim itace muhammed says
The man could be shot instantly because he is a blackman as police have been doing in the apartheid evil United States. How can you imagine someone to be arrested for being in possession of the Quran while many mithraist christians are in possession of pagan Bible sanctioning genocide and ethnic cleansing as carried out by churchmen during crusade wars and in Spain and extermination of the original inhabitants of Americas ? wicked scums of evils!!
Jedothek says
Everything that you (Ibrahim) say is false, but I will pick just one thing to respond to. You refer to “Bible sanctioning genocide and ethnic cleansing.” The bible describes brutal actions of the Israelites in conquering Canaan. For a Christian, there is no implication that he should do similar things now. We do not know God’s complete reason for ordering such actions thousands of years ago, but Christians are now under the New Covenant, with different rules ( I do not know how a rabbi would respond to this issue: another reader may care to contribute this)
Contrast this with
“Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture as believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, and forbid not that which Allah hath forbidden by His messenger, and follow not the Religion of Truth, until they pay the tribute readily, being brought low” (Quran 9:29)
Here we have a command transmitted ostensibly from God to Gabriel to Muhammad to the reader, giving the reader a command to fight. This verse is available for any Muslim to use as a justification for fighting Jews and Christians ( of course I understand that most Muslims ignore such verses and just get on with their lives)
FYI says
That “pagan” Bible that the muslim troll keeps attacking?
According to the koran,it was written by
..allah
And allah confirms it as being TRUE
koran 3:3.”That which allah hath revealed ..the Torah and the Gospel”
koran 2:87 “WE bestowed on Moses the scripture”
koran 5:46-47 “WE bestowed on Jesus the Gospel”
“Let the people of the Gospel judge by that which allah hath revealed therein” k5:47
“Whoso judgeth not by that which alalh hath revealed:such are EVIL..”k5:47
And what is in that Gospel that allah says he wrote?The crucifixion of christ,the Doctrine of the Trinity,the prophetic teachings which promise survival of christianity…and in the OT we have the Exodus 20 Commandments which are not found in the koran ..plus the 2 chief commandments{missing in islam of course..}
So muslims who attack the Bible are attacking “that which allah hath revealed” and are condemned by allah as evil.
In koran 10:94,allah tells muhammed that if he is in doubt,he is to consult “The scripture that was before thee”{YES,that;s right…the BIBLE,which allah confirms as true}
BTW, the islamic version of gabriel aka jibreel is called “the enemy of the Jews”
{bukhari 4:60:3329}.allah ,the moslem god and “best of deceivers” k3:54 has an anti-semitic “angel” which is OBVIOUSLY not one of the Actual God{of Moses,of Jesus}
allah may be antisemitic but it is impossible for the Actual God to be so and have such a ludicrous bias
gravenimage says
Ibrahim itace muhammed’s claim that he is concerned about Blacks in America–a place where they have full equal rights–is particularly perverse, given that he has affirmed that Muslims have the right to enslave Infidels, and has championed slavery in Africa, where all the victims are Black.
revereridesagain says
Meanwhile, in Marxachusetts, this leads the headlines. Another fake “hate” incident, or someone failing to have instructed their kids not to take it out on the 10-year-olds? They can’t help what their slave of Allah parents make them do. Or wear. (Notice the hijabed females.)
https://www.boston25news.com/news/10-year-old-muslim-girl-threatened-at-framingham-school/872328231
somehistory says
Looking at this logically: A child is “threatened” at school with a note from an unknown person…could be a child or an adult doing the letter writing…and the “uncle” says they aren’t going to keep their child home. She has been told “I’ll kill you” and the uncle is not concerned enough to keep her home until the police find out who is planning to kill her?
It sounds like a hoax and the moslim family is using the child as a weapon to cause others to be extra nice, to “write kind letters” and to have the police on standby…all for the protection and special treatment of moslims.
The police should bring in a handwriting expert and have all of the girl’s family write those words in order to rule out her family members as the writer of the notes. A quick look at the “kind letters” written to her by other students could rule those out.
If it walks like…talks like…acts like…it probably is.
somehistory says
Good for Mr. Golde, and good for the judge. The moslim and his “helpful” attorney are endangering the public.
gravenimage says
+1
Michael Copeland says
The “prosecutor ….. held up an unusual piece of evidence” in court, a Koran.
Gladstone, famous 19th century Prime Minister, held up a Koran in the House of Commons, saying:
“So long as there is this book there will be no peace in the world.”
https://libertygb.org.uk/news/book-reviews-koran
Logic&Reason says
So, if a hitman has a letter from his boss which orders him to ice somebody, that letter isn’t relative to the case? In fact, that letter won’t even be considered…and to even suggest so is worthy of public shaming and worse?
Any ideology that doesn’t allow critical investigation is worth investigating critically.
somehistory says
Tim McVey read hitler’s book and one named, “The Turner Diaries,” and these were presented as evidence of his guilt, as they showed his mindset, his intentions being to carry out the ideas he had consumed.
gravenimage says
California: Muslim found with rifle, Qur’an, and book on terrorism, DA cries “racism” and “Islamophobia”
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Good for the DA and the judge. I live in the middle of this, and am glad to see some sanity from law enforcement–I hope they don’t bend to this pressure.
Ibrahim itace muhammed says
Jedothek, but you cannot deny the fact that mithraist churchmen carried out the worst atrocities in the name of mithraist christ during crusade wars and extermination of the original inhabitants of Americas pursuant to command in Samuel 15:3 and book of Numbers 31:17 of the OT, which according to Mathew must be fulfilled. so, you are just deceiving yourself to say that such Biblical verses of genocide and ethnic cleansing are mere description of what Israelites did pursuant to the command, you cannot deceive us, mithraist christians have been invoking such command to carry out genocide killings and ethnic cleansing from time to time. Eg, George W Bush called Gulf wars “Crusade “,and some unexploded cluster bombs were found bearing such biblical verses of genocide and ethnic cleansing.
gravenimage says
What a load of crap from Ibrahim itace muhammed. For one thing, his claims that Native Americans have been wiped out is utterly false. He even said I was lying when I noted that one of my adult literacy students was Native American, claiming they don’t exist–despite Oakland being a well-known urban center of Native Americans.
Also false is the claim–which he has made several times–that unexploded bombs in Iraq contain Bible verses.
Of course, he can’t back up any of this claptrap.
Vicky says
It’s an abomination that in America the most bloodthirsty butchers of the world, sworn enemies of the United States, find aid, comfort, an endless supply of victims and a taxpayer funded legal defense. American has gone down a dark twisted road. Away from God, reason and humanity.
Obbop says
Traitors in our midst will label you “racist” and “Islamaphobic” if you try to protect the USA and the people within from the deadly barbaric acts of the Moslem barbarians intent upon spreading Islam across the world… with no concern about how many infidels must die to ensure that goal is met.
People of the West, we are in a war for cultural, social and national survival. Our enemies are ruthless and they have evil vile helpers inside the West. Traitors who apparently want Western civilization destroyed. We must defy the evil coming at us AND living among us. If the West is defeated a New Dark Age will descend upon all of us.