Monday, December 18, 2006

Dangerous ...

Dangerous? What's next - someone who can kill, simply by talking about dental floss? I would argue that being "an accomplished martial arts practitioner" is not the same as being dangerous (dangerously stupid, maybe...).

You may however become a dangerous individual, by turning into a religious fanatic - and yes, any religion will do just fine.

Story:
New York: A judge on Thursday refused to order a terrorism suspect moved out of solitary confinement after prosecutors claimed he was so dangerous he suggested using prayer beads as a strangulation tool.

U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska denied the request by lawyers for Tarik Shah and his co-defendants that they be moved from special housing that leaves them isolated while they await trial.

The men are awaiting trial on charges that they conspired to help a terrorist organization.

Preska said the government had offered tape recordings to support that Shah was an accomplished martial arts practitioner who had tried to recruit others to join al-Qaida and offered to train them.

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