Talk:Naveed Afzal Haq

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[edit] Terrorist?

Prosecutor Norm Maleng: "Make no mistake, this is a hate crime." Greg Gilbert / Seattle Times: "...[Malang] said there is no evidence the shooting itself was an act of terrorism..." --August 3, 2006. "Haq allegedly shot woman, then chased her up stairs, killed her." The Seattle Times: A1. —Viriditas | Talk 12:52, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Fine, and we can quote that and say who said so, but referring to the "July 2006 Seattle Jewish Federation shooting" (haven't sorted through to see who did this) is another matter. Wikipedia:Words to avoid is quite clear on this being a word to generally use only in the context of an attribution. Also, keep in mind: Maleng is the county prosecutor. Of course he will make the biggest deal of this he can. But have other citable sources (e.g. reporters Josh Feit and Brendan Kiley of The Stranger) who simply view this as the act of a disturbed young man who chose to give his act a thin political veneer. And I don't intend to push that view into the lead paragraph, either. - Jmabel | Talk 23:01, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Fine, rather than calling him a terrorist in Wikipedia's narrative voice, I have presented the evidence so readers can decide for themselves. 24.55.107.138 06:42, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

A couple of years ago an African Mosque in Springfield, MA was burned down. The Media rushed to say it was a hate crime. It was big news that "arson was suspected" and police were looking for suspects. Turned out it was an accident. But now, some Muslim shoots up a bunch Jews and It is not nation wide news? I did not even know about this. Stop defending Jihadist, it's what they want. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.31.88.77 (talk • contribs) 4 March 2007.

[edit] Family

We mention that his fatehr Mian Haq helped found the local Islamic Center, but we don't mention how unequivocally his parents expressed sorrow and regret over what occurred. - Jmabel | Talk 06:21, 15 August 2006 (UTC)