Pamela Geller, Yahoo: All-American Judge Hands Down Sharia Justice

It took some editing and a bit of wrangling, but Yahoo published an article of mine. In a word, yahooo! Read it, send it around. Encourage this kind of reportage and opinion. The media’s coverage on sharia justice in American courts has been abysmal and biased. Judge Martin is given chunks of time to advance his belief on restriction of free speech, while Ernest Perce is never heard from. Outrageous. Educate your friends. The enemedia must be destroyed.

“The All-American Judge Hands Down Sharia Justice in Pennsylvania,” Pamela Geller, Yahoo, March 6, 2013

A Pennsylvania judge dismissed charges against a Muslim man who physically attacked an atheist dressed as “Zombie Muhammad” during the Mechanicsburg, Pa. Halloween parade. The audio of the Judge’s ruling and his flagrant use of sharia has gone viral. Much is being made of whether the judge said he was a Muslim (it sounds like he says just that in the audio from the trial). But it is irrelevant if he is or he isn’t. What is germane is his sharia ruling. It’s worse if he’s not a Muslim. In Islam, sharia supersedes all man-made laws. It is the law of allah, so one might understand (though not condone) a Muslim judge defaulting to sharia. But an American judge admonishing an infidel victim while holding up the quran is shocking. You can hear the quran slam down in the audio of the hearing.

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Further, Judge Martin warns the victim that his conduct warrants a death sentence in Muslim countries, as if that is a standard of some sort. Who cares about the barbarity of the legal code of a foreign country? Apparently this Judge does. Does he feel equally at home with honor killings, clitorectomies, stonings and death for apostasy, just because they are the law of these same countries?

I respect the Judge’s military service, but that is not a get-out-of-jail-free card, and it is obvious that some of this Islamic supremacist law has rubbed off on the good Judge.

As is always the case of sharia in America, people always get off the main point and get sidetracked by ancillary or tangential issues.

Here’s what we know about the sharia judgement in Pennsylvania. Back in October , a non-Muslim, Ernest Perce, was accosted at a Halloween Parade by a Muslim, Talaag Elbayomy, because he was wearing a Zombie Muhammad costume with a sign. Police were called to the scene. The Muslim admitted to the police officer on the scene that he had gotten physical with Ernest Perce. Elbayomy attempted to rip Perce’s beard off, pull off his “Muhammed of Islam” sign and choke him.

“He grabbed me, choked me from the back, and spun me around to try to get my sign off that was wrapped around my neck,” Perce told ABC 27 .

At the trial, Talaag Elbayomy said that he never got physical with Perce. So either he perjured himself or he lied to the policeman the night of the attack.The Judge called it a he said/she said. Not so. The policeman Curtis testified, and the Judge completely ignored that testimony. Further, the Judge refused to allow the video taken that night of the attack .

Eugene Volokh over at the legal blog, The Volokh Conspiracy, has posted a long explanation from the Judge here , wherein the Judge explains himself and says he is not a Muslim. It doesn’t matter. What matters is American law in American courts.

Late last week, the Judge was on CNN warning us if we abuse our freedoms then we’ll lose our freedoms. Really? If you can’t use use your freedoms, Judge Martin, then you’ve already lost them.

JUDGE: Well, having had the benefit of having spent over two and a half years in predominantly Muslim countries, I think I know a little bit about the faith of Islam. In fact, I have a copy of the Koran here, and I would challenge you, sir, to show me where it says in the Koran that, that Mohammed is, Mohammed arose and walked among the dead. Uh, I think you misinterpreted a couple of things. So before you start mocking somebody else’s religion, you might want to find out a little bit more about it. Kind of makes you look like a doofus.

And Mr. Thomas is correct. In many other Muslim speaking country – excuse me, many Arabic-speaking countries, predominantly Muslim, um, something like this is definitely against the law there, in their society. In fact, it could be punished by death; frequently is, in their society. Here in our society, we have a Constitution that gives us many rights – specifically First Amendment rights. It’s unfortunate that some people use the first Amendment to deliberately provoke others. I don’t think that’s what our forefathers really intended. I think our forefathers intended that we use the First Amendment so that we can speak what’s on our mind; not to piss off other people and cultures, which is what you did. I don’t think you’re aware, sir… There’s a big difference between how Americans practice Christianity – and I understand you’re an atheist – but, see, Islam is not just a religion, it’s their culture, their culture. It’s their very essence, their very being. They pray five times a day towards Mecca. To be a good Muslim, before you die you have to make a pilgrimage to Mecca unless you’re otherwise told you cannot because you’re too ill, too elderly, whatever. But you must make the attempt. (Their greetings) – salaam aleichem (sp), (alekema) salaam – uh, may God be with you… Whenever – it is very common in their language, when they’re speaking to each other, it’s very common for them to say, uh, Allah willing, this will happen. It is – they are so immersed in it. And what you’ve done is, you completely trashed their essence, their being. They find it very, very, very offensive. I’m a Muslim; I find it offensive. I find what’s on the other side of this very offensive. But you have that right. But you’re way outside your bounds, First Amendment rights. This is what – and I’ve spent about seven and a half of my years all together living in other countries – um, when we go to other countries, it’s not uncommon for people to refer to us as “Ugly Americans.” This is why we are referred to as Ugly Americans. Because we’re so concerned about our own rights, we don’t care about other people’s rights, as long as we get our say. But we don’t care what the other people say. All that aside, I’ve got here basically – I don’t want to say he said, she said – but I’ve got two sides of the story that are in conflict with each other. I understand. I’ve been at the Halloween Parade and I understand how noise can be, how difficult it is to get a pulpit. And I can’t believe that if there was this kind of conflict going on in the middle of the street that somebody didn’t step forward sooner to try and intervene, that the police officer on the bicycle didn’t stop and say, hey, let’s break this up. You put your hand down, sir. You’re not a witness.

JUDGE: The preponderance – excuse me – the burden of proof is that the defendant, it must be proven that the defendant did with the intent to harass, annoy or alarm the other person. The Commonwealth – whether there’s conflict or not – and yes, he shouldn’t be putting his hands on you. I don’t know. I have your story that he did, and his story that he did not. But another part of the element as Mr. Thomas said was, was the defendant’s attempt to harass, annoy or alarm, or was it his intent to try and have the offensive situation negated? If his intent was to harass, annoy or alarm, I think there would have been a little bit more of an altercation, something more substantial as far as testimony going on that there was a conflict. Because there is not, it is not proven to me beyond a reasonable doubt that this defendant is guilty of harassment. Therefore, I’m going to dismiss the charge. (Inaudible phrase), (please).

Here is how the Judge explains himself:

This story certainly has legs. As you might imagine, the public is only getting the version of the story put out by the “victim” (the atheist). Many, many gross misrepresentations. Among them: I’m a Muslim, and that’s why I dismissed the harassment charge (Fact: if anyone cares, I’m actually Lutheran, and have been for at least 41 years).

I also supposedly called him and threatened to throw him in jail if he released the tapes he had made in the courtroom without my knowledge/permission (Fact: HE called ME and told me that he was ready to “go public” with the tapes and was wondering what the consequences would be; I advised him again to not disseminate the recording, and that I would consider contempt charges; he then replied that he was “willing to go to jail for (his) 1st amendment rights”- I never even uttered the word “jail” in that conversation).

He said that I kept a copy of the Quran on the bench (fact: I keep a Bible on the bench, but out of respect to people with faiths other than Christianity, I DO have a Quran on the bookcase BESIDE my bench, and am trying to acquire a Torah, Book of Mormon, Book of Confucius and any other artifacts which those with a faith might respect).

He claims that I’m biased towards Islam, apparently because he thinks I’m Muslim. In fact, those of you who know me, know that I’m an Army reservist with 27 years of service towards our country (and still serving). I’ve done one tour in Afghanistan, and two tours in Iraq, and am scheduled to return to Afghanistan for a year this summer. During my first tour in Iraq, I was ambushed once, attacked by a mob once, sniped at once, and rocketed, bombed, and mortared so many times that I honestly don’t know how many time I’ve been attacked. Presumably by Muslim insurgents. My point: if anyone SHOULD be biased towards Muslims, one would think it would be me. I’m not, however, because I personally know or have met many good, decent people who follow Islam, and I shouldn’t characterize the actions of those who tried to kill me as characterizations of all Muslims.

When I asked him why he dressed up as “Muhammad zombie,” he told me that it was because he was reflecting the Muslim belief that Muhammad rose from the dead, walked as a zombie, and then went to heaven. That was one of the reasons I tried to spend 6 whole minutes trying to explain and de-mystify Islam through my own knowledge, and in an attempt to prevent an incident like this recurring in my community. Unfortunately, the message was obviously not received in the vein that I had intended. And, in the interest of full disclosure, I did use the word “doofus,” but didn’t call him that directly; I said something akin to ” if you’re going to mock another religion or culture, you should check your facts, first- otherwise, you’ll look like a doofus.”;

In short, I based my decision on the fact that the Commonwealth failed to prove to me beyond a reasonable doubt that the charge was just; I didn’t doubt that an incident occurred, but I was basically presented only with the victim’s version, the defendant’s version, and a very intact Styrofoam sign that the victim was wearing and claimed that the defendant had used to choke him. There so many inconsistencies, that there was no way that I was going to find the defendant guilty.

A lesson learned here: there’s a very good reason for Rule 112 of Rules of Criminal Procedure- if someone makes an unauthorized recording in a Court not of Record, there’s no way to control how it might be manipulated later, and then passed off as the truth. We’ve received dozens upon dozens of phone calls, faxes, and e-mails. There are literally hundreds of not-so-nice posts all over the internet on at least 4 sites that have carried this story, mainly because I’ve been painted as a Muslim judge who didn’t recuse himself, and who’s trying to introduce Sharia law into Mechanicsburg.

Ernest Perce responds in an email interview with me:

LMAO, he can’t find a Torah? He ordered me to destroy the recording. He’s in fact right about section 112 rules of court. He verbally said he would hold me in contempt for this. I forwarded you the emails from his assistant Bonnie Snyder saying, the judge ordered you to destroy the audio. He grossly misinterpreting section 112 section D. Doing this with the section 42 contempt he told me about, I asked him what is the penalty? That’s jail or fines.
Fact is, I called originally to ask him about releasing audio, he was gone in training. That is why I communicated with Bonnie Snyder. Then, on Friday when we talked, he was aggressive with section 42 contempt. That’s when I said, Judge your threatening me and misinterpreting 112. I’m releasing this and you can’t do a damned thing about. You gave us permission to record.

He wrote to Bonnie Snyder, administrative secretary of the Cumberland County District Court: “I was in a recent proceeding and Judge Martin gave both parties the right/permission to record the proceeding on our cellular devices. I would like to know if it is allowed to put the recording online for listening purposes. If the answer is no, I’d like to know the case law which is being cited and the punishment for violating the case law.”
Snyder responded: “Judge Martin only gave permission for the attorney or officer to record the proceedings. He did not give anyone else permission to record anything in the courtroom at the hearing held on December 6, 2011 at 2:45 pm.”

Perce then asked her: “Are you instructing me via Judge Martin to destroy or delete and not use my audio recording?”

Answered Snyder: “Yes, since you were not authorized to make any recordings.”

The judge is furious with Perce. If that weren’t bad enough, infidel victim Ernest Perce advised me in an email interview that he has received over 500 death threats including death threats from the Muslim Brotherhood intercepted by law enforcement.

Now Judge Martin is whining to the media that he is being threatened. By whom, Judge Martin? Little old ladies that love the Constitution? This is laughable.

Impeach Judge Martin.

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Brandy

12 years ago

Wonderful news Pamela!! Finally!

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Mike Dane

12 years ago

As a Yahoo! share holder, all I can say is “Way to go Pam!” It’s
good to see some honest reporting. We need to get more on Yahoo!
Let me know if I can be of any help.

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Vera

12 years ago

Subject: Joys of Muslim Women …True!
I know this has been around before but some of you may not have read this.
There is no doubt that we all should be aware of what is transpiring right in front of our faces. It is very scary.
Joys of Muslim Women-
This was written by a woman born in Egypt as a Muslim.
This is not hearsay, and it will scare the life out of you.
Joys of Muslim Women
By Nonie Darwish
In the Muslim faith, a Muslim man can marry a child as young as 1 year old and have sexual intimacy with this child. Consummating the marriage by 9.
The dowry is given to the family in exchange for the woman (who becomes his slave) and for the purchase of the private parts of the woman, to use her as a toy.
Even though a woman is abused, she cannot obtain a divorce.
To prove rape, the woman must have (4) male witnesses.
Often after a woman has been raped, she is returned to her family and the family must return the dowry. The family has the right to
execute her (an honor killing) to restore the honor of the family. Husbands can
beat their wives ‘at will’ and he does not have to say why he has beaten
her.
The husband is permitted to have (4 wives) and a temporary wife for an hour (prostitute) at his discretion.
The Shariah Muslim law controls the private as well as the public life of the woman.
In the West World ( America ), Muslim men are starting to demand
Sharia Law so the wife cannot obtain a divorce and he can have full and complete
control of her. It is amazing and alarming how many of our sisters and daughters attending American Universities are now marrying
Muslim men and submitting themselves and their children unsuspectingly to the Sharia law.
By passing this on, enlightened American women may avoid
becoming a slave under Sharia Law.
Author and lecturer Nonie says the goal of radical Islamists is to impose Sharia law on the world, ripping Western law and liberty in two.
She recently authored the book, Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law.
Darwish was born in Cairo , spent her childhood in Egypt and Gaza before immigrating to America in 1978, when she was eight years old.
Her father died while leading covert attacks on Israel . He was a high-ranking Egyptian military officer stationed with his family in Gaza .
When he died, he was considered a “Shahid,” a martyr for jihad. His posthumous status earned Nonie and her family an elevated
position in Muslim society.
But Darwish developed a skeptical eye at an early age. She
questioned her own Muslim culture and upbringing. She converted to Christianity after hearing a Christian preacher on television.
In her latest book, Darwish warns about creeping Sharia law – what it is, what it means, and how it is manifested in Islamic countries.
For the West, she says radical Islamists are working to impose
Sharia on the world. If that happens, Western civilization will be destroyed. Westerners generally assume all religions encourage a respect for
the dignity of each individual. Islamic law (Sharia) teaches that non-Muslims should be subjugated or killed in this world.
Peace and prosperity for one’s children is not as important as assuring that Islamic law rules everywhere in the Middle East and eventually
in the world.
While Westerners tend to think that all religions encourage some form of the golden rule, Sharia teaches two systems of ethics – one for
Muslims and another for non-Muslims. Building on tribal practices of the seventh century, Sharia encourages the side of humanity that wants to
take from and subjugate others.
While Westerners tend to think in terms of religious people developing a personal understanding of and relationship with God, Sharia advocates
executing people who ask difficult questions that could be interpreted as criticism.
It’s hard to imagine, that in this day and age, Islamic scholars agree that those who criticize Islam or choose to stop being Muslim should
be executed.
Sadly, while talk of an Islamic reformation is common and even assumed by many in the West, such murmurings in the Middle East are
silenced through intimidation.
While Westerners are accustomed to an increase in religious tolerance over time, Darwish explains how petro dollars are being used to grow
an extremely intolerant form of political Islam in her native Egypt and elsewhere.
In twenty years, there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. To elect the President by themselves! Rest assured they will do so… You can
look at how they have taken over several towns in the USA . Dearborn Mich. Is one… And there are others.
I think everyone in the U.S. Should be required to read this, but with the ACLU, there is no way this will be widely publicized, unless
each of us sends it on!
It is too bad that so many are disillusioned with life and Christianity to accept Muslims as peaceful….. some may be but they have an
army that is willing to shed blood in the name of Islam, the peaceful support the warriors with their finances and own kind of patriotism to their
religion. While America is getting rid of Christianity from all public sites and erasing God from the lives of children, the Muslims are planning
a great jihad on America ..
This is your chance to make a difference…! Pass it on to your email list or at least those you think will listen.
Some of those I’m sending it to WILL NOT!
Put your head back under the covers so you can’t see the boogieman!

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