Of course! The ever-trusty “out of context” defense! He really meant that he hoped Allah would shower the casino with blessings.
In reality, this was a real threat, even though he said he would ask Allah to destroy the casino; he didn’t say he would do it himself. The Qur’an, however, says “Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands” (Qur’an 9:14): Muslims are the executors of Allah’s wrath. Could that have been what Muadinov had in mind? Investigators are likely too clueless even to try to find out.
“Illinois Casino Bomb Scare Suspect Was ‘Misunderstood’: Defense Lawyer,” by Philip Conneller, Casino.org, November 6, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Chicago man Mustadin Muadinov, 30, was detained by police on February 12 at the floating casino on the Fox River and charged with felony disorderly conduct.
According to the arrest report, he entered the casino at around 1:30 p.m., where he had an altercation with staff.
He reportedly told casino officials he had a “gift” for Donald Trump and if he were not taken to meet the US President he would ask Allah to “take over and destroy” the casino.
As the trial got underway Tuesday, prosecutors told the court that Muadinov had been “scoping out” the casino the previous day and had asked about the location of emergency exits, according to The Daily Herald. He had also complained about the cocktail waitresses’ outfits….
The defendant was intentionally nonspecific when he conveyed the message. The defendant transmitted the threat through words and actions,” said Assistant State’s Attorney Joe Cullen, as reported by The Herald. “He continued to make these inflammatory statements.”
Cullen also noted Muadinov was smiling as he was handcuffed by police officers.
Seeking WarmthBut defense attorney said Muadinov was separated from his wife and family and was essentially homeless, living in his box truck. He had entered the casino to seek warmth, she claimed, and had been shocked by what he saw.
The “gift” he wanted to deliver to Donald Trump was the message from Allah that gambling was a sin, she said. On his arrest, he told police he had no desire to hurt anyone.
Muadinov’s first language is Turkish and he is not a fluent English speaker…
Cullen said the case would come down to “context” and perception — whether Muadinov was a genuine threat whose actions were malicious, or merely a confused and anxious man who was facing a language barrier while struggling to make sense of cultural differences.
It’s unclear whether a psychiatric report has been conducted.
Oh, well, that’s all-important.