Monday, February 01, 2010

Imam was shot 20 times after shooting at Police, Local Muslims continue to be Upset


Michigan Imam Shot 20 Times in FBI Raid, Autopsy Shows
It should be noted that this peaceful Imam opened fire on the FBI as they came in with a warrant, killing a police dog. Typically when you start shooting at FBI agents you're inviting return fire and you're not going to win.

Indeed with 4 agents, 5 shots each, all hits, I'd call that good shooting indeed.

The chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, U.S. Rep. John Conyers and the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations want a separate investigation. Outside the Dearborn Police Department, a small group of protesters stood near a sign that said, "Stop FBI Terror!"
Hey, try to shoot FBI agents and you're playing by big boy's rules - expect to get hurt.

Then the family of the deceased lawyer gets into the act:
A lawyer for Abdullah's family, Nabih Ayad, questioned the FBI's tactics.

"A lot of raids are conducted when a suspect has a gun. That doesn't mean you shoot them 20 times," Ayad said in an interview.
Wrong, yes it does mean exactly that. The FBI like most law enforcement, and indeed private civilians are trained to shoot to stop the threat - as long as the attacker is still pointing a gun, had indeed fired the gun, and was clearly a threat, you keep shooting until the threat ends, whether by the attacker ceasing the attack, dropping the weapon or dropping himself. Given the entire episode took 4 seconds, I'd say they acted quite appropriately.

On the upside for Luqman Ameen Abdullah, I hear the Detroit Red Wings are looking to talk to him. After all, they figure that anyone who can stop 20 shots with their body in 4 seconds has got to be a good contender to be a goalie for the Red Wings.

3 comments:

Scott said...

"After all, they figure that anyone who can stop 20 shots with their body in 4 seconds has got to be a good contender to be a goalie for the Red Wings. "

Oh man, cheap shot. I think living in Toronto all that time turned you into a Leafs fan! *shudder*

Just so you know, Jimmy Howard is 3rd in the league in save percentage (.928) and 7th in goals against (2.25). Those are both very respectable numbers.

Aaron said...

Yeah I know, Detroit Goalies are both pretty good this year, but they must recruit locally at some point right?

Still a Leafs fan (and Red Wings too) even though the Leafs haven't won a Stanley Cup since before I was born....

Anonymous said...

I'd say the Imam intentionally committed suicide by FBI. He got his wish. Time for the rest to stfu.