November 11, 2009, - 3:36 pm
Honor Not Just Among Thieves: Even Criminals Treat Our Soldiers Better Than Muslims Do
Here’s an inspiring Veterans Day story . . . sort of. On the other hand, it’s interesting to contrast the way even common criminals treat our soldiers versus the way American Muslims, like Nidal Malik Hasan, do.
Honor Not Just Among Thieves
A Milwaukee Army reservist’s military identification earned him some street cred Tuesday, when he says four men who mugged him at gunpoint returned his belongings and thanked him for his service after finding the ID.
The 21-year-old University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student said he was walking home from work about 1:15 a.m. Tuesday when he was pulled into an alley and told to lay face down and with a gun to his neck. Four men took his wallet, $16, keys, his cell phone and even a PowerBar wrapper from his pants pockets, he said.
But the hostile tone quickly changed when one of the robbers, whom the reservist presumed was the leader, saw an Army ID in the wallet. The robber told the others to return the items and they put most of his belongings on the ground next to him, including the wrapper, the reservist said.
“The guy continued to say throughout the situation that he respects what I do and at one point he actually thanked me and he actually apologized,” said the reservist, who asked not to be identified Tuesday because the robbers still had his keys.
The reservist said he asked the men, who all had hoods or hats covering their faces, if he could get up and they said he could before starting to walk away.
“The leader of the group actually walked back, gave me a quick fist bump, which was very strange,” he said.
Yes, there still is honor among thieves and not just among them, when it comes to our soldiers. Sadly, the same cannot be said about Muslims. They reserve their honor for allah, alone. Until we realize that as a nation, more attacks on our soil will happen.
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Criminals can be patriots. They would be out of a job without a country to protect them. They same can’t be said for those Muslims who will attack it if given the chance.
NormanF on November 11, 2009 at 5:03 pm