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Two Gunmen Shot Dead at "Draw the Prophet Muhammad" Contest in Garland, Texas

posted by takyon on Monday May 04 2015, @06:40AM   Printer-friendly
from the ineffectual-terrorism dept.

fleg writes:

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.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by Dunbal on Monday May 04 2015, @12:03PM

    by Dunbal (3515) on Monday May 04 2015, @12:03PM (#178437)

    Insulting the prophet of Islam (or the King, or any other popular figure real or fantasy) is a valid test of free speech. In a society where this is not allowed you do not have free speech.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 04 2015, @04:32PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 04 2015, @04:32PM (#178585)

    You don't really think they did this to test whether the police would arrest them for it, do you?

    • (Score: 2) by Dunbal on Monday May 04 2015, @06:51PM

      by Dunbal (3515) on Monday May 04 2015, @06:51PM (#178688)

      A man who abides by the law needs not give anyone any explanation of anything.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 04 2015, @06:53PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 04 2015, @06:53PM (#178691)

        > A man who abides by the law is not legally required to give anyone any explanation of anything.

        FTFY.
        Now stop ducking the question.

  • (Score: 2) by jimshatt on Monday May 04 2015, @06:54PM

    by jimshatt (978) on Monday May 04 2015, @06:54PM (#178693) Journal

    I'm not saying it shouldn't be allowed. I was just arguing that you don't need to go out of your way to offend people. The sole purpose of this contest, if you ask me. Wilders wouldn't be there if it wasn't. You don't need to self-censor either, mind you.

    Free speech is really important to me. I'm a big fan of Jesus and Mo [jesusandmo.net], but I feel that serves a valid purpose. This contest, probably not. Still they're free to hold whatever contest they like, including a Mo-drawing-contest, if they insist on being dicks.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 04 2015, @07:20PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 04 2015, @07:20PM (#178705)
    Maybe in another country. It is, however, not protected by the first amendment [cornell.edu] so I am not sure what it is that you're claiming to validate