Kevin Gowen wrote:

> > The issue is their affiliation or so called religious beliefs which are not clear
> > from a photo or video clip.
>
> I don't see what that has to do with being judged, as you asked, "Why do
> men with hoods who appear in anonymous photos and videos not need to be
> properly investigated or questioned before being judged?"

As to what ethnicity they were ("rags") or what their beliefs (probably assumed to be
Muslim) were. There is no crime issue.

> > Or they could be mere criminals who have a disregard for Islam.
>
> Yes, it is possible. It is not probable.

For example:

http://tinyurl.com/57rob

VII. Practices of Islam.

God instructed the Muslims to practice what they believe in. In Islam there are five
pillars:

A. Creed (Shahadah):

The verbal commitment and pledge that there is only One God and Muhammad is the
Messenger of God, is considered to be the creed of Islam.

B. Prayers (Salat):

The performance of the five daily prayers is required of Muslims.

C. Fasting (Saum):

Fasting is total abstinance from food, liquids and intimate relations from dawn to
sunset during the entire month of Ramadan.

D. Purifying Tax (Zakat):

This is an annual payment of a certain percentage of a Muslim's property, which is
distributed among the poor or other rightful beneficiaries.

E. Pilgrimage (Hajj):

The performance of pilgrimage to Makkah is required once in a lifetime if the means are
available. Hajj is, in part, a memorial to the trials and tribulations of Prophet
Abraham, his wife Hagar and his eldest son, Prophet Ishmael.

[snip]

Did the people who appear in the video do or promote these? At best, the people in
videos I have heard of claim the first.

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 "I'm on top of the world right now, because everyone's going to know that I can shove
more than three burgers in my mouth!"