Muslim Terrorists Attack Free Speech Event in Garland TX

[jordan179]

Muslim terrorists attacked a Muhammed Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest at Garland, Texas.  Two terrorists attempted a drive-by shooting which wounded one security guard.  They promptly died in a hail of gunfire from the Garland police SWAT team that was also guarding the event

Comments

[aadler]

I think you meant, No humans were killed.

[robby]

That's going a bit off-base, isn't it?

[aadler]

I’m willing to stick with it. If there’s any regret there, it’s that there weren’t more terrorists onsite, all promptly and properly rendered stone dead.

[jordan179]

The lives of the Terrorists are of negative worth. Every death among their ranks is a gain for humanity.

[skarman]

I'm surprised (not really) at the number of commenters on that article, who put the blame for the attack on the organisers and attendees of the event. Even more so, that the majority who are in agreement, have no problem doing and attending the same kind of events when it is about other religions. I saw only one or two commenters who actually said the same thing, when one of the others mentioned that they should all go to Texas to perform similar acts against christianity. I was tempted to list a whole list of similar acts, all done by 'performance artists', just to show this commenter that she is neither 'edgy' nor 'groundbreaking' in her thinking, but then decided it was wasted.

[mosinging1986]

I'm surprised (not really) at the number of commenters on that article, who put the blame for the attack on the organisers and attendees of the event.

I'm not. The second I heard about it, I posted and said this is exactly what would happen.

Even more so, that the majority who are in agreement, have no problem doing and attending the same kind of events when it is about other religions.

Of course not. Especially Christianity.

I saw only one or two commenters who actually said the same thing, when one of the others mentioned that they should all go to Texas to perform similar acts against christianity.

See what I mean? No one who made these comments even knows or cares what the cartoons were even saying. What if what they were saying was true?

I was tempted to list a whole list of similar acts, all done by 'performance artists', just to show this commenter that she is neither 'edgy' nor 'groundbreaking' in her thinking...Christianity is slandered 24/7 in American culture. I'm still waiting for Christians to riot and murder

[sianmink]

Freedom of speech is under attack at least as much, probably more, than our other constitutional rights. Progressive statists have decreed that there is no place for open exchange of ideas at our higher universities, for fear of offending or 'triggering' members of the student body. Offensive speech, of any kind, is under constant and direct threat. You can speak freely, but only if the state approves.

[jordan179]

And freedom of speech only if the State approves is, of course, not freedom of speech at all.

[eta_ta]

the event was canceled in an evacuation ordered by the police

terrorists won.

[jordan179]

One question is "Would the authorities have canceled another kind of event attacked in such a fashion?" It's certainly possible, since according to the reports I just read now, the Terrorists' pickup truck was left behind, and the police are afraid that there might be a bomb in the vehicle. They've also evacuated nearby homes and businesses for that reason.

It's obvious that the Terrorists may have been planning an attack similar to that which hit the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris.

The real problem is the lack of follow-up. We need to choke off the flow of Muslim immigrants, and we need to stop regarding mosques, etc. as sites too sacred to search. And if this makes American Muslims feel threatened, so be it: we need to put pressure on the Muslim community to report suspicious behavior before it reaches the point of armed and organized attacks.

[eta_ta]

Agree. But it seems stopping muslim attacks is not the goal of law enforcement.

[jordan179]

Certainly not at the Federal level, under our current nithing of a President. Indeed, Obama has tried to define Muslim terrorism out of existence, by claiming that the Terrorists aren't "real" Muslims, and furthermore that the main terrorist threat in America comes from Constitutionalists.

[mosinging1986]

Oh, I didn't know the even was then cancelled! Do we know how far they had gotten into it? I haven't seen any info in the stories I've read so far.

I am so glad only the shooters were killed and the guard's injuries were not life threatening!

[luagha]

The event had actually run long and was essentially over. It is hypothesized that the attack was planned for when the crowd would be exiting in a mass and would be impossible to miss.

But because it went long, the losers got impatient/got spotted lingering about.

[mosinging1986]

Wow. This could have been so much worse than it was. We are so fortunate it turned out the way it did.

[skarman]

You know what is funny? That the press seems to keep going on that it was just an event dealing with cartoons. The fact is, there was at least one foreign dignitary at the event, who is also on Al-Queda's hit list.

Dutch MP Geert Wilders.

He had just finished a speech and was leaving or had just left the building when the attack took place. Personally, I think that is the reason that SWAT was present and not the fact that it was an event that dealt with these cartoons. Now, why would they be withholding that part of the news, I wonder? Granted, I've not searched too hard, apart from reading the Buzzfeed article, but it seems par for the course for the MSM. Just point to the fact that SWAT was present at a cartoon event, to show how dastardly these people attending this event were, knowing full well what their actions would spark, so they had to have SWAT present.

It's all about the narrative.

**edit**

Here's a link to the UK Telegraph regarding this:Reply

[jordan179]

Geert Wilders was almost certainly the primary target.

[prester_scott]

No, actually, it was Pamela Geller.