Are Offended Muslims Above the Law in the US?

This ought to be a question so absurd as to never need to be asked, but this story sadly demands that we do:

The Pennsylvania State Director of American Atheists, Inc., Mr. Ernest Perce V., was assaulted by a Muslim while participating in a Halloween parade. Along with a Zombie Pope, Ernest was costumed as Zombie Muhammad. The assault was caught on video, the Muslim man admitted to his crimeand charges were filed in what should have been an open-and-shut case. That’s not what happened, though.

…The case went to trial, and as circumstances would dictate, Judge Mark Martin is also a Muslim. What transpired next was surreal. The Judge not only ruled in favor of the defendant, but called Mr. Perce a name and told him that if he were in a Muslim country, he’d be put to death.

Click over to the story and read more of the so-called judge’s comments – or check out a transcript here – which are utterly outrageous. Contrast this story with the media and leftwing mocking of anyone concerned with the threat of sharia law in the US.

This is a triumph of multiculturalism over the American system of law. I would go so far as to say this decision represents a treasonous judicial fealty on the part of Judge Mark Martin, who clearly places an unAmerican set of rules above the Constitution he is sworn to uphold.