I was preparing to observe civil rights protests over the conclusion that some Right-wing militia group had expressed its intolerance and burned down this house that was converted into a mosque in Marietta Georgia. Turns out that it was an inside job.
This provides evidence of the fundamental change and basic unpredictability that we have in today's United States.
While the story does not detail the evidence that the arson investigators used to finger the guy I have little doubt that they would try to pin this high profile case on someone who is innocent. (Clarification: I am not saying that his indictment proves his guilt. I am only saying that the fire investigators have too much to lose to railroad the guy.)
From The AJC Story:
Tamsir Mendy, 26, a native of Gambia, has been charged with first-degree arson and is being held without bail at the Cobb County detention center, said Scott Tucker, Marietta assistant fire chief.
Federal authorities have placed an "ICE detainer" on Mendy -- meaning he will be handed over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for possible deportation after his case is adjudicated, said Cobb sheriff's department spokeswoman Nancy Bodiford.
While Mendy sat in jail Thursday, his wife’s cousin, Momodou Njie, was proclaiming his innocence.
“[Mendy] is not a criminal. It makes no sense for a Muslim to set fire to a mosque where he goes to pray everyday,” Njie told the AJC. “I think the authorities are looking for a quick answer and there he was. I still think this was a hate crime.”
Njie also insisted that Mendy was in the country legally.
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