Whether or not the stabbing of a Muslim taxi driver is an isolated incident or the start of new wave of caucasian extremism remains to be seen.
As a lifetime resident of New York City and a former bike messenger, I’ve wanted to kill taxi drivers on more then one occasion, mostly because they would run red lights and try to kill me first. But I don’t assume any of them tried to run me over because I was white, just like my fantasies of bashing their windshields in with my Kryptonite chain had nothing to do with them being Muslim.
“Shock” and “irony” are the words the media is throwing around to describe Michael Enright’s stabbing of NYC cabbie Ahmed Sharif. Who knew a nerdy white kid studying film at SVA had it in him? Shouldn’t he have been listening to Brian Eno in his dorm room, contemplating the genius of Peter Bogdanovich? No. Instead he had to get drunk and perform a heinous hate crime.
Is “American Psycho” in the SVA film curriculum? If so, perhaps they should remove it.
The irony: Enright was a goodie-two shoes harmless fat kid who volunteered with Intersections International, a non-profit group dedicated to helping veterans integrate back into society and share their stories. Enright also spent time in Afghanistan, where he apparently made a short film that I would love, love, love to see.
The mindless attack seems to have taken more of an emotional toll on Sharif than a physical one, and gives body to the tense public debate regarding the NYC Mosque, Park51.
From the ordeal, only one thing is certain: Enright is going to have a very difficult time in prison. But something tells me Sarah Palin‘s prayers are with him.
August 26, 2010 at 6:09 pm, Jennifer Archambault said:
What is wrong with the world. Not every person that is a muslim is bad. Whether or not we agree with their religion they still have their freedom to their religion. I don't feel bad for this boy you don't stab anyone period.
August 26, 2010 at 6:21 pm, Stephen said:
Yes, no one should be feel bad for Enright or his perverted sense of nationalism. Unfortunately, his mentality seems to be taking a bit of a hold on our culture.
August 26, 2010 at 7:25 pm, Erik Simmons said:
I'm sorry I'm not buying it. Look at this kid and his background, if this is as simple as him just flipping out and stabbing the cab driver then I'd give this kid a wide birth because he’s got a serious glitch behind that scared vanilla exterior.
September 01, 2010 at 7:02 pm, The Muslim Five | Death and Taxes said:
[...] no one was stabbed in the face. More [...]
September 08, 2010 at 10:59 am, Koran Burning Pastor Terry Jones, America’s Icarus? | Death and Taxes said:
[...] on American mosques, and the “Ground Zero Mosque” continues to fuel raucous debate, and violence — but the protest against Jones should serve as something of a tonic to all this doom, gloom [...]
January 30, 2011 at 7:40 am, samm said:
will….what can i say……they accused Muslim as a terrorists, criminals etc.,…so this man is never far beyond what they accused of about Muslims…this american guy did what the american accusing about the Muslims…..hes one of those criminals and terrorists too…poor…….
January 30, 2011 at 7:46 am, Nicky Arthenia said:
They accused Muslims as a terrorists, criminals, etc, so what about these american guy??????shame……america knows only nothing but the dirt in somebody’s face….they don’t mind their own dirt in their own face….before you clean somebody’s face or yard…try to clean your own face and yard….bcoz its more dirtier than somebody’s face…..that’s a facts….