Colorado Muslims Wonder If Theater Shooter Might Have Been Noticed
At The Denver Post, Chuck Murphy suggests that if James Holmes, the alleged perpetrator of the Colorado theater shootings, were a Muslim, police would have taken notice of his recent suspicious behavior. Murphy writes, “If Holmes were Iranian-American, or Afghan-American, his purchases, his apparent withdrawal and his plans probably would have been noticed by neighbors, reported and investigated.” Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni, a Muslim resident in Denver, agrees: “There is the general feeling that exists in the U.S. Muslim community that they are marginalized and treated differently.”