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Originally Posted by Greenhat
Casey,
Do you include the neighbors across the street? How about the ones on the next block?
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Good question - and my response can be kept within this anology, or used within the GWOT framework. All the neighbors are part of the same community (umma) that is affected by this thugs (muj) actions are they not? Everyone in that community knows that it is wrong for Mr. Thug to perpetrate hostile actions such as a holdup/robbery against the community, or even to bust caps at the police, whom they may even feel act overzealous within their own community.
It is however, the neighbors reactions during the search for Mr Thug and his subsequent arrest (or other) wherein the neighbors identify their true beliefs. Some may come out of their houses just because of actions taking place on their block, others may want to intervene because they knew the yuf, or perceive this arrest as a race issue. I have yet to see a crowd gather and attempt to plot or do harm to any LEO's (kafir) because " their taking that Greek Othodox / Buddahist / Christian guy - let's gettem'", I believe only this "great neighborhood of peace" (islam) instructs same.
More to the point, all the neighbors are treated with a wary respect and dignity until they prove otherwise, or info is developed that it is unwarranted (situation and terrain). This is especially true if that neighborhood (religion) has proclaimned to hate LEO's and all who do not live within their specific community, time and time again (fatwas). Add to that fact that this specific neighborhood has acted on such hate claims (fatwas) with beheadings, homicide bombing, assassinations, not just in their own neighborhood, but worldwide against non-neighbors (kuffar), all because of their specific neighborhood beliefs (religion).
All I'm saying here my friend is that after meeting some of the neighbors, and reading their "neighborhood edicts" I choose to believe them. And as such, when said neighborhood individuals attempt to stop me from culling Mr Thug from the herd so as to protect my family or others, then yes, I readily admit those neighbors will be beaten like a greasy haired, buck toothed, cross eyed, chest puffin' crack head on the corner, or if force continuum allows, they will have the honor of dying (shaheed) for their neighborhood beliefs as my human bullet trap.