Thu Sep 20, 2012, 09:26 PM

Amish sect found guilty of hate crimes in beard cutting

Source: AFP

By James McCarty

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The leader of a breakaway Amish group and 15 followers were convicted of hate crimes in the US state of Ohio for a series of beard-cutting attacks against rivals in the community.

Federal prosecutors on Thursday argued that Samuel Mullet -- who considered himself a god above the law -- unleashed a band of renegades who waged a "campaign of terror" against nine religious enemies and estranged family members last year.

"The evidence was that they invaded their homes, physically attacked these people and sheared them almost like animals," said US Attorney Steven Dettelbach.

"Our community and our nation must have zero tolerance for this type of religious intolerance."

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Amish sect found guilty of hate crimes in beard cutting (Original post)	Omaha Steve	Sep 2012	OP
Wait, didn't Mitt hold down a guy and cut his hair?	kimbutgar	Sep 2012	#1
Oh come on--it was just a "youthful indiscretion"--ask Mitt about that!	MADem	Sep 2012	#2
Exactly	Grateful for Hope	Sep 2012	#3
This guy was a violent controlling cult leader.	drm604	Sep 2012	#4
The guy's name is Mullet. Haha	Lucky Luciano	Sep 2012	#5
Beats an Amish drive-by shooting:	Hassin Bin Sober	Sep 2012	#6

Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 09:29 PM

kimbutgar (818 posts)

1. Wait, didn't Mitt hold down a guy and cut his hair?

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Thu Sep 20, 2012, 09:32 PM

MADem (86,098 posts)

2. Oh come on--it was just a "youthful indiscretion"--ask Mitt about that!

It was a prank, a joke, youthful hijinks....and who really remembers that stuff, anyway? What's the big deal...???

I did have to laugh at the guy's last name, though--Mullet--you can't make this shit up...

Anyway, the perv deserves a harsh sentence:

Mullet read and censored all incoming and outgoing mail, punished wrongdoers with spanking and confinement in chicken coops, and had sex with several of the young married women under the guise of marital counseling and absolution.

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Thu Sep 20, 2012, 09:43 PM

Grateful for Hope (37,716 posts)

3. Exactly

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Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 09:53 PM

drm604 (13,962 posts)

4. This guy was a violent controlling cult leader.

I remember when this story broke. Yes, the fact that they were Amish, and that they gave forced haircuts and his name was Mullet made the whole story somewhat funny, and I admit being amused by this, but they kidnapped and terrorized people, and he forced those women to sleep with him. The man is getting what he deserves.

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Thu Sep 20, 2012, 10:56 PM

Lucky Luciano (5,168 posts)

5. The guy's name is Mullet. Haha

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Thu Sep 20, 2012, 11:46 PM

Hassin Bin Sober (8,617 posts)

6. Beats an Amish drive-by shooting:

Clop clop, bang! Clop clop, bang! Clop clop, bang!

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