The Muslim man who said Islam motivated him to shoot a police officer does not represent the teachings of Islam, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney stated in a press conference on Friday afternoon, following an attempted execution by a man who had reportedly pledged to the Islamic State.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Here's an amazing thing. Last night, a Muslim dressed in Muslim clothing attacked a police officer in Philly, nearly shooting him to death. When captured by the police, told cops he "did it for ISIS and pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State." Yet astoundingly, Philly mayor Jim Kenney immediately said "this does not represent Islam" and "has no connection with any faith." What???? Is this the level of head-in-the-sand liberal stupidity that we have de-evolved to?
A 33-year-old Philadelphia policeman, Jesse Hartnett, was ambushed late Thursday when Edward Archer, a Muslim man, reportedly tried to execute him while he was sitting in his police vehicle.
Images from the incident show a man dressed in Muslim attire firing off a reported 13 rounds at officer Hartnett. The police officer was hit three times, but did not suffer life threatening injuries and is expected to recover fully, reports said.
Attacker Who Ambushed Cop Told Investigators 'I Did It In The Name of Islam'
According to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross, the suspect said he had committed the attempted execution in the name of the Islamic State, the jihadi terrorist insurgent group that controls territory in the Middle East.
“According to him [the shooter], police bend laws that are contrary to the teachings of the Quran,” said Commissioner Ross.
Mayor Kenney, who was inaugurated last week, took a strikingly different
tone when coming to the podium. Kenney, a
Catholic, received his bachelor’s degree from La Salle University, and it remains unclear where his religious expertise concerning Islam derives from.
While running for office, Kenney
consistently reached out to the Muslim community for support.
In July, he
signed a “pledge to combat bigotry” at the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society. The pledge was created by the Arab American Institute, an anti-Israel organization that seeks to
promote Arab politicians for higher office. In signing the pledge, Kenney,
agreed to combat criticism of Islam, and to “speak out” against ‘Islamophobia.’
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