Terry Jones arrested with 2,998 kerosene-soaked Korans

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Florida officials have arrested radical anti-Islam preacher Terry Jones as he was on his way to a Sept. 11 event where he planned to burn 2,998 Korans, according to local news reports Wednesday

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[mahsox_mahsox]

Perfect set up for spontaneous combustion, especially if he parked the car awhile and it warmed up in the sun.

[mahsox_mahsox]

And after thinking on this a while it occurs to me... wtf are the local law enforcement going to do with approx 3000 kero soaked Korans that represent a huge fire hazard?

[bgd_thrifty]

Is there even any way now to get rid of them safely without a controlled fire? Surely they'll end up incinerating them regardless... At least it won't be a spectacle.

[mahsox_mahsox]

IDK. That might be politically unwise, even if they did find some sort of muslim holy guy to OK it. Maybe put them in a coffin, say a few solemn words over the coffin, and bury them?

[bgd_thrifty]

I didn't have any idea about how one goes about disposing of holy books but I looked it up and it does seem sensible for them to just follow tradition and bury them. It's so shameful that this happened and to so many.

[mimblexwimble]

Muslims generally burn scraps of paper that have verses of the Qu'ran on them - so I would say burning the Qu'rans, if safe, is okay. Burying is best, though.