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The Guardian is reporting that...
Two gunmen have been killed and a security guard injured during what appeared to be an attack on a contest for cartoon depictions of the prophet Muhammad in a Dallas suburb.
The gunmen drove up to the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland shortly before 7pm on Sunday where the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) were hosting the exhibition and contest.
According to city authorities an unarmed guard at the event was shot at before the men were engaged and killed by police.
Further...
A bomb squad was called in after reports of a possible incendiary device at the scene of the incident. Police said a "bomb container trailer" had also been deployed in which to place any suspect device.
A police spokesman said two males had been killed and their bodies were still lying outside their car hours later.
"Because of the situation of what was going on today and the history of what we've been told has happened at other events like this, we are considering their car (is) possibly containing a bomb," Officer Joe Harn, a spokesman for the Garland Police Department, said.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 04 2015, @10:29AM
Wouldn't a "draw Jesus" contest be a more applicable comparison?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 04 2015, @12:01PM
No, it would not. A more comparable option would be 'Defaecate on the Bible" or "Step on/Burn the Flag". Both of those would offend the more extreme people and provoke a violent result. The people organizing were deliberately inciting violence.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 04 2015, @12:19PM
It's their insanity that equates drawing a cartoon to defecating on or burning things.
Islam needs to get with the program if they intend to live in civilized societies. Americans wont bend over backwards for their lunacy like the Europeans do.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 04 2015, @01:00PM
> It's their insanity that equates drawing a cartoon to defecating on or burning things.
You appear to be arguing that shitting on the bible and burning the flag are offenses deserving of execution.
I'm going to have a hard time taking anything you say seriously after that.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 04 2015, @01:10PM
The only ones attempting to execute people here are the two ISIS-wannabe chuclefucks who showed up to a cartoon drawing contest with intent to kill.
And sent straight to their 70 virgins for their trouble. Thank you Texas. Europe, Middle East, take note on how to deal with these nutters.
(Score: 2) by tibman on Monday May 04 2015, @01:57PM
I've stepped on the US Flag, in front of a mosque, in Iraq, while taking a selfie. Shitting on bibles does not sound like something that would a good group event. Does everyone get their own bible or take turns with just one?
The KKK still exists and their convention/rally brings more protesters against KKK than it does actual KKK members. Freedom is great!
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