Henderson, NV Police Officers Detains 7 Muslims for Praying

This is a portion of a 35 minute video recorded on a cell phone of a young Muslim American man, who along with six of his friends was detained for about forty minutes. The officers were allegedly responding to a call of suspicious activity referring to the young mens prayers.

http://tinyurl.com/hendersonPD

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[Marty883]

They got down on all fours in a public parking lot to pray and they are trying to say they aren't doing anything out of the ordinary???

[btiet]

Totally not police brutality nor unlawful detention! A citizen called and yes, based on an officer's training and experience, this can be articulated as suspicious along with a citizen's complaint! The officer did a good job an acted professionally and was not rude!

[razilla1]

im a muslim, the cop was 100% right, he came out to a suspicious person/people report. he is doing his job, protecting the welfare of the community. The guy recording the video was acting like a little baby.

[bulletproofcourier]

Indeed it's suspicious. I wouldn't hesitate to call police if I saw something like that.

[LiranSwiftpaw]

He didn't marry a 6 year old. He betrothed her at age 6 and ended up marrying her at 9 or 10, depending on who you listen to. Still creepy though by today's standards but this was 1300 years ago and this happened in Europe a lot too during this time.

[norcali707]

I'M NOT MUSLIM! I'm NOT CHRISITIAN OR CATHOLIC! Free speech is free speech, either you believe in it or you don't. Since you don't believe in FREE SPEECH you should consider joining the TALIBAN OR KKK it's all the same OR the republican party, all the same greedy types of orginazations that push religious extremism.

[keaesha19]

Can you also practice your FREE SPEECH and say killing those who leave Islam is a criminal offense? Can you also practice your FREE SPEECH and say culture that puts women behind the veil is totally backward? There are thousands of other important issues on which muslims like you need to practice FREE SPEECH. But that need courage. Do you have courage to challenge the nonsense in Islam? All you need to do is practice your FREE SPEECH. Try it.

[keaesha19]

Haha, since when abusing public property became 'FREE SPEECH'? And by the way, try advocating the 'FREE SPEECH' to Saudi or Sharia following country. What you have to say about Mohamed's marriage with 6 year old child Ayesha? What will you comment on that in your FREE SPEECH?

[norcali707]

Hello! I'm an american, OUR WAYS meaning, "FREE SPEECH" don't like it then get out of our country, meaning the people who actually believe in freedom, free speech and equality for all. That is what america is about. I think you might be a KKK member or some radical white nazi militant. Your kind is not welcome here in "OUR COUNTRY"!

[norcali707]

One can be anglo american (JFK) and still fight for equality for all people no matter the race. JFK was a great man, you are trying to make this a racial issue. You do not know your american history do you, it is well documented that CHRISTIAN PRIEST abused native american children in order to convert them to christianity. CHRISTIAN PRIESTS have murdered and raped native american children.

[keaesha19]

OUR ways? Or you mean Islamic ways? Hohoho...Since when Islamic ways became American ways? Just try to teach freedom of religion to Islamic preachers and see what happens to you. Just ask Islamic scholar what will happen if you change your religion? Try it man, try it? By the way how many churches, temples are there in Saudi, so called holy land? If you are in US enjoy the freedom, don't abuse it.

[norcali707]

@keaesha19

If I'm enjoying any freedoms in this country it

is because African American and

Native American people and a very few

anglo americans people stood up to the

u.s. government to demand their rights, Many o

f them where killed for it, MLK, JFK, Malcom X

so the fight goes on for freedom from the u.s.

governments racist laws.