Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Judge: NY's MTA Must Show "Killing Jews" Ad; Rules Ad Is Protected Speech Under 1st Amend.

A federal judge yesterday ordered New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to display on its buses a controversial ad that refers to Muslims killing Jews, rejecting the argument that the ad could incite terrorism or imminent violence, the Religion News website reports today (April 22, 2015).

U.S. District Judge John Koeltl in Manhattan said the ad from the American Freedom Defense Initiative -- which had previously run in Chicago and San Francisco -- was protected speech under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

The ad portrays a menacing man wearing a scarf around his head and face, includes a quotation "Killing Jews is Worship that draws us close to Allah" attributed to "Hamas MTV," and then states, "That's His Jihad. What's yours?"

Koeltl said, "It strains credulity to believe that New Yorkers would be incited to violence by ads that did not incite residents of Chicago and San Francisco."

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