This seems to be more an act of random vandalism by a drug addict than an attack on Islam, especially since he damaged other things, but Hamas-linked CAIR needs “anti-Muslim hate crimes” to buttress its false claim that Muslims are subjected to widespread discrimination and harassment in the United States, and so the sinister organization will make the most of it.
“Arrest made after Quran destroyed at ASU’s Hayden Library,” by Peter Valencia, AZFamily.com, December 10, 2021:
ASU police said Friday morning that they arrested Wesley Waggoner at 8 p.m. Thursday night after he was allegedly doing more damage to the library’s property. Officers were able to connect Waggoner to the earlier crimes after looking at previous surveillance video. “We really felt what this meant to the community, how many people were impacted. We really wanted to have a quick resolution to this,” said Adam Wolfe with ASU Police.
“Laborious police work, thorough investigating and cognizance from the library staff is what brought this incident to a quick resolution,” said ASU Police Chief Michael Thompson.
The crime was first reported by the Arizona office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations on Thursday morning. The ASU Muslim Students Association said that the vandalism had occurred on Wednesday. It was reported that Islamic literature and copies of the Quran had been burned and torn.
“University officials, along with state and federal law enforcement authorities must take this matter seriously to ensure that students of all faiths at Arizona State University have a safe learning environment,” said CAIR-Arizona Executive Director Azza Abuseif. “Public officials and community leaders must speak out against the rising bigotry nationwide that inevitably leads to acts of hatred.”
In a statement released Friday, Abuseif acknowledged the arrest.
“We welcome the arrest of the suspected perpetrator of this heinous attack. We urge law enforcement to pursue hate crime charges against him,” he said. “Violent Islamophobia poses a threat to Muslim communities nationwide, and law enforcement has a responsibility to take action.”…
“Man arrested after Quran damaged at Arizona State University,” by Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press, December 10, 2021 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State University police have arrested a man they say is responsible for damaging Islamic literature and a copy of the Quran at the campus library.
Police are investigating a motive for damage at the Hayden Library’s interfaith room on Wednesday. Before the arrest, the Council on American-Islamic Relations called it a hate crime and the ASU Muslim Students Association posted photos of burned and torn pages with Arabic writing and damage to a wall.
The association said in a statement the room “is largely used by Muslim students gathering for prayer and is a well-known place for students to find a few moments (of) peace and reflection on campus.”
Officers on Thursday arrested a 38-year-old homeless man after a witness saw him tear up several magazines and books and reported it to library staff, according to court records and a statement from ASU police. Officers connected him to the earlier damage of Islamic materials through surveillance footage.
Authorities determined the suspect had outstanding felony and misdemeanor warrants and had a trespass warning to stay away from the ASU campus through 2022. He was arrested on the warrants and drug possession charges for a glass pipe and methamphetamine they say he was carrying, according to court records….
Sasha Uddin, director of education for the ASU Muslim Students Association, said members of the group were heartened by the response from administrators and campus police. She said police took the incident seriously and made a quick arrest, pledged to handle the damaged Quran — which was taken as evidence — respectfully and said they would continue discussions about the safety of Muslims on campus….
With the suspect identified, Uddin said it’s not clear yet whether it should be labeled a hate crime. But she said the association wants to “move forward with solidarity and with forgiveness” and she hopes it demonstrates Islam’s commitment to forgiveness and not escalating tensions.
Azza Abuseif, executive director of the Arizona office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the university and law enforcement must ensure a safe learning environment for students of all faiths. She urged law-enforcement to treat it as a hate crime.
“I have a hard time believing it wasn’t targeted toward the Muslim community because it is the holy book,” Abuseif said. “It’s not just some random book that you found and burned. I do think it was intentional.”
Arizona law does not have a hate crime category for investigations, but authorities can consider prejudicial motivations as an aggravating factor, said Adam Wolfe, a spokesman for ASU police.
“At this stage, we still don’t know the motives behind this incident,” Wolfe said in an email.
He said educational aids were “heavily damaged” including books, magazines and a Quran, along with library infrastructure….
PRCS says
“Waggoner has been booked on recommended charges of criminal damage and drug possession.”
Muslims who attack others and property, particularly in the west, are so often said to have mental health issues.
So, flip this.
Johnny B says
Clearly a privileged white supremacist and not a troubled individual with drug and mental issues. Hopefully he will not be allowed to seize control of Capitol Hill and become an Islamophobic dictator. Please alert FBI, CIA etc..
mortimer says
Not ‘clearly’ anything of the kind. You don’t have to be white to dislike and deplore the vicious, misogynistic Koran.
80% of humanity are non-Muslims who believe the Koran is a man-made cruel piece of rubbish.
Johnny, you should study Islamic history before you make calumniatory overgeneralizations.
gravenimage says
Mortimer, Johnny is *being sarcastic*.
Johnny B says
mortimer, I was trying to be sarcastic 🙂 But I can understand if you didn’t perceive it as such, since it easily could have been written by people who were not joking. It’s a crazy world these days..
tim gallagher says
Well said about the “privileged” aspect of this particular white man, Johnny B. That’s what has always struck me about this bullshit generalisation about how white people must be “privileged”. Yeah, schizophrenics or homeless people, if they happen to be white, are “privileged’. It is such crap. This man really looks like he’s had a very tough life, not one of privilege and ease. And that’s the way life is for many white people who have mental health problems or live lives of poverty. This talk about the supposed privilege of white people is, in many cases, absolute nonsense.
somehistory says
Tim, you and Johnny B are correct. This guy is esp to blame, in the eyes of those clamoring to see him behind bars, maybe deprived more than he has been as a homeless guy, perhaps suffering a mental breakdown, or just feeling desperate…because he is White and non-mozlum to boot.
Some “privilege.” I saw a report yesterday, photo of a mountain family…poverty evident in the clothing, the faces, etc. but because they are White of skin, others want them persecuted for their “racism, ” as “oppressors.” Poor little kids, and homeless adults….don’t stand a chance of any “privileges” today.
tim gallagher says
As you say, somehistory, some “privilege”. As if there aren’t large numbers of white people who are doing it tough and there have always been plenty of white people barely surviving. This very racist idea getting around these days about how, if a person is white, then that person is privileged is bullshit. There is so much nonsense, aimed at dividing society into warring camps, these days.
Johnny B says
mortimer and gallagher. Yes, it’s a pretty silly narrative when you think about it pushed by the left in particular. I’m no expert in Marxism, but t’s not long ago Russian president Vladimir Putin was warning us about the new “Bolcheviks” here in the West, who’re clearly trying to destroy our civilization by tearing down and replacing all our values with… garbage basically – using some kind of Hegelian dialectic to cause conflicts. They used the exact same tactics some 100 years ago during the Russian Revolution. Only difference, the way I see it, is that this time the elite, whether it be intellectual, political or financial, are coordinating it all behind the scenes exploiting with all these “social justice warriors”, BLM, Antifa, etc. as their front, screaming and rioting trying to bully everybody.
tim gallagher says
I agree with what you say, Johnny B. These are strange times. You certainly have a lot of people whose aim seems to be to divide our societies into warring camps. They are definitely out to tear everything down. These days one of the main angles they use to try to divide us up into warring camps is this racist attitude of white people being privileged simply because they are white. Utter bullshit I say. Large numbers of white people have very tough lives for many different reasons. I was recently reading a book about a white guy with schizophrenia, here in Australia, which was written by his mother. The young man was diagnosed at 17 years of age and dead by age 24, of a drug overdose after living on the streets in Sydney for the last couple of years of his life. He had a shocking life. And, of course, there are many white men and women who have such hard lives. No “privilege” in the short life of that guy. I take no notice of the nonsense these groups that seek to divide us all into warring camps say.
somehistory says
Meanwhile, back at the ranch….rioters are looting, and what they don’t carry away, gets broken and destroyed, and no one is allowed to do anything because the stores, such as CVS, can just put up with it because they have money.
What would happen if more stores carried the book of filth and some were damaged or destroyed during these riots being allowed?
And, there once was a saying, “It takes one to know one.” so these c.a,i.rats fully *know* what ”hate and bigotry” are….because those are the things which keep them going daily. Hate and bigotry…breakfast, lunch and dinner for mozlums.
But, although they promote this every week in their barracks, they get a pass by the authorities who are ready to arrest and skewer anyone who might tear the book of filth.
gravenimage says
Arizona State University: Homeless man damages Qur’an and other material, Hamas-linked CAIR claims hate crime
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Can you imagine so much ado is a homeless man has damaged other books, including a Bible? Me neither.
The Muslim Students asssociation is pretending that this has been determined to be a “hate crtime”. And the Muslimah wh9 said the Qur’an was just like the Bible is of course being utterly disingenuous.
Infidel says
Had a quran not being amongst the damaged items, would any punitive action have been taken?
notnolib says
Korans and other “islamic” literature is best used for things like target practice (Israeli made IMI ammunition is best suited) as well as lining the cat box. You have to be careful with the cat box tho’. If the cats see it, they won’t poop in there, as cats are clean animals and muslim literature is not.
Also, CAIR is a terrorist organization. It’s members, officers, and supporters are terrorists, and should be treated as such.
OLD GUY says
Sounds like a poor man with mental health issues, who should probably be handled as a medical issue. My guess he will be handled the same way the mentally ill muslims and islamic followers are when they attack christians and church property. ASU should set the example of LOVE and PEACE that is the trademark of ISLAM.
Peace says
My advice is they should go back to the middle east where it’s safe …