Venice mayor: anyone who screams Allahu Akbar will be shot

[Benton]

(08-28-2017, 01:57 PM)Matt_Crimson Wrote: To be fair here, the mayor was accused of trying to take away free speech and open worship, however the article does not say that. It seems to me that Vlad is pointing out that what the mayor said is being turned into some anti free speech/anti worship stance, when that's not what the mayor said or was alluding to.

I prefer not to guess what people allude to. It's bad practice. I prefer what they actually say. In this instance, the mayor said he would shoot anyone  saying God is Greatest in Arabic. 

That would fly here in some parts of the country, as in some parts of the world. But what if some LEO or public official in California said he would shoot anyone saying 'praise the Lord' in his presence? Would there be an attempt by some to downplay the significance? Or would you have people speaking out against their First Amendment right infringements?