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Saudi Men Who Got on School Bus Excused TAMPA, Fla. -- Two Saudi men accused of boarding a school bus full of students won't be prosecuted if they complete a pretrial intervention program for first-time offenders, the state attorney's office said Monday.INSTEAD - "They have to write an essay in English documenting their experience," said state attorney's spokeswoman Pam Bondi, adding that it would "aid other students from other cultures" by showing them "what is allowable and acceptable in our country." Hat Tip to NEIN.
Mana Saleh Almanajam, 23, and Shaker Mohsen Alsidran, 20, were charged with misdemeanor trespassing after boarding the bus bound for Wharton High School on May 19. They told investigators they got on the bus because they wanted to visit the school and didn't know it was just for students.
At the time, the men gave conflicting reasons why they boarded the bus and were kept in jail for the weekend, police said. They were released after detectives determined they meant no harm, and immigration agents found that they were here legally.
The two men arrived in the country seven months ago on student visas and are enrolled at the English Language Institute at the University of South Florida, officials said.
Terms of the pretrial intervention program were not immediately available.
posted by Pat Campbell @ 9:12 AM
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As far as I know they didn't do anything wrong except get on the wrong bus.
I find it amazing that authorities can give a pass to individuals who fit all the profile characteristics of terrorists performing a dry run on a possible school takeover paralleling Beslan. All I know is if anything like that ever happened in this country all who fit that profile would surely be targeted by the mob. CAIR is excusing these guys, but when something serious does go down they will really be doing a disservice to Muslims in this country by pretending that all Muslims are equally misunderstood, and unfairly singled out. I personally will have a hard time containing my rage against CAIR and Muslims in general if an incident like Beslan happens and our protective impulses were dulled by such insidious political correctness.
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