More than 5,000 attend funeral for 3 Muslim students shot by neighbor.

Namee Barakat, father of shooting victim Deah Shaddy Barakat, cries as a video is played during a vigil on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina February 11, 2015. Gunman Stephen Hicks, who had posted anti-religious messages on Facebook and quarreled with neighbors, was charged with killing three young Muslims in what police said on Wednesday was a dispute over parking and possibly a hate crime. The victims were newlyweds Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, a University of North Carolina dental student, and his wife Yusor Mohammad, 21, and Yusor's sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19. (REUTERS/Chris Keane)

The fathers of three young Muslims allegedly slain by a neighbor who was angry over parking spots stood before their caskets Thursday and urged a crowd of thousands to protect others by demanding justice.

More than 5,000 people came to the funeral of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23; his wife, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21; and her sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, who were killed Tuesday in the couple's Chapel Hill apartment.

A self-described "gun toting" atheist with a reputation for bullying his neighbors, Craig Stephen Hicks, turned himself in and was jailed on first-degree murder charges.

Chapel Hill police said they are investigating whether religious or ethnic hatred motivated Hicks in any way, and federal investigators said hate crimes haven't been ruled out. The FBI also announced Thursday that it has "opened a parallel preliminary inquiry to determine whether any federal laws were violated." (AP)




Being a hate crime, I'm sure that Holder, Jackson and Sharpton are on the way.

And msharmony

That was a joke msharmony.

Taking human life is sad no matter how you look at it, I hope this guy knows he is playing right into the hands of so called IS and all the other lunatics out there.

Nope, wrong race for them to get involved.

It's funny how it's a hate crime when Muslims are involved as the victims

was it hate when the black muslim tried to chop off the 2 ladies heads in Oklahoma? i didn't see anything that it was hate...

Congress has defined a hate crime as a “criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnic origin or sexual orientation.



http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/civilrights/hate_crimes/overview

not funny , just media perception

muslim victim is hate crime
American victim is terror

,,,semantics and perception dictate the lens we use to view whats happening,,,

correction: its being investigated and has not been charged as a hate crime

there is only discussion right now about whether it MIGHT be a hate crime

and yeah, Sharpton is giving their loved ones a voice too

http://www.msnbc.com/politicsnation

Was Fort Hood Attack a Hate Crime

Contact: Misty Allmond, 936-560-3900, visionamerica1@yahoo.com

MEDIA ADVISORY, Nov. 6 /Christian Newswire/ -- Referring to the man being held in connection with the deaths of 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas yesterday, Scarborough observed: "We know that Dr. Hasan is a devout Muslim who once told a fellow officer that 'Muslims have a right to stand up against the U.S. military.' Clearly, yesterday's rampage was not motivated by love. Given Hasan's worldview, it's probable that he was motivated in part by an animus toward Christians and Jews. Assuming that murder charges are brought against him, will Hasan also be charged with a hate crime?"

Scarborough said this highlights the absurdity of hate crimes laws. "If convicted, Hasan could face life in prison or the death penalty. Fanatics are not deterred by the prospect of an additional penalty for hating."

Scarborough predicted that the expansion of the federal Hate-Crimes statute, signed into law by President Obama recently, will not prevent crimes like the Fort Hood shootings, but will instead be used to silence dissent.

"Gay activists will use it against preachers who present the Biblical view of homosexuality. Muslim groups will use it against those who speak the verifiable truth about Islam. The federal Hate Crimes Law doesn't target crime, but free speech," Scarborough charged.

Scarborough said Hasan's case also illustrates an entrenched double standard, noting that the Army psychiatrist had received poor fitness reports for proselytizing his patients for Islam. "If a Christian doctor witnessed for Jesus to his patients, I can guarantee he would have been discharged from the United States Army in a New York minute," Scarborough stated."

The double standard.