Seattle Man Charged in Hate Assault: ‘You’re Not American, You’re Al Qaeda’

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Here’s another anti-Muslim hate crime that Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer and the anti-Muslim Bigot Brigade can claim they have nothing to do with: Charge: Seattle man attacked shopkeeper, calls victim a terrorist.

A 35-year-old Seattle man is facing assault and hate crime charges following allegations that he accosted a clerk at a Queen Anne convenience store.

According to police, Brock Stainbrook derided the man as being a terrorist during the Tuesday morning incident.

Writing the court, a Seattle detective said Stainbrook entered the 7-11 store in at 362 Denny Way. The clerk was standing near a coffee machine when Stainbrook accosted him.

“For unknown reasons a person threw change on the floor near the victim’s feet then punched the victim on the left side of the head,” the detective said.

“After the suspect struck (the clerk) with his fist he said, ‘You’re not even American, you’re Al-Qaeda. Go back to your country.’”

Another employee then stepped in, forcing Stainbrook to leave the store. As he did so, police allege the man tried to kick the second employee and damaged a barcode scanner.

Police arrested Stainbrook walking nearby minutes later. Confronted by police, he allegedly admitted that he “struck a person on his turban” because he disliked him. While the alleged victim’s ethnic background is not noted in court documents, his surname is common within the Sikh community.

That’s right — he wasn’t even a Muslim. He was a Sikh.

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46 comments
1 Obdicut  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:41:21pm

Geller's defense will be that he was a homeless drunk, so he's obviously a liberal.

I'm not even kidding. I'm betting she says that.

2 Mocking Jay  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:42:21pm

Posing as a Sikh working a Queen Anne. That's deep cover.

3 darthstar  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:42:23pm

Isolated incident...not reflective of the general mood in today's media, the rhetoric of O'Reilly, Beck, Hannity, Palin, etc. and definitely not the Tea Party.

Probably just some pinko liberal pacifist sharing the love.
/puke-off.

4 reloadingisnotahobby  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:43:19pm

they don't even " look alike"???
/

5 Kronocide  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:43:21pm

I bet he was working on Park 51!

6 Mocking Jay  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:43:32pm

re: #3 darthstar

Isolated incident...not reflective of the general mood in today's media, the rhetoric of O'Reilly, Beck, Hannity, Palin, etc. and definitely not the Tea Party.

Probably just some pinko liberal pacifist sharing the love.
/puke-off.

No, no. Of course not. Nothing to do with it at all. Carry on.

7 reloadingisnotahobby  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:44:18pm

re: #5 BigPapa

I bet he was working on Park 51!

Worked FOR Park 51!!

8 reine.de.tout  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:45:10pm
For unknown reasons a person threw change on the floor near the victim’s feet then punched the victim on the left side of the head,” the detective said.

For "unknown reasons".
I can tell 'em the reasons, and where it came from.

I hope it doesn't happen, but I'm afraid there's going to be someone harmed or killed from this. And the blame will be squarely on the backs of Geller/Spencer, when it happens.

9 windsagio  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:45:54pm

Man I know its terrible, and an awful act (in my hometown no less!)

But I had to snigger some at the details in that story. The guys' gonna get reamed out but good, but damn... its like a parody!

10 austin_blue  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:46:16pm

That's not funny, that's Sikh!

11 tnguitarist  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:46:31pm

......but this isn't about skin color!

12 windsagio  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:46:34pm

re: #8 reine.de.tout

I read it more as a 'crazy homeless/psychotic break' kind of thing.

13 Shiplord Kirel  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:46:38pm

We should send this asshole to Afghanistan.

No, I am not in favor of putting criminals into the military itself, God forbid, but we could place them in some kind of paramilitary "special service corps" or something. They could do things like defuse bombs or drive Humvees on baiting operations or recover and sort out dead Taliban for the intelligence analysts.

14 reloadingisnotahobby  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:47:02pm

re: #10 austin_blue

You need a ding...not sure what direction...?

15 austin_blue  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:47:36pm

Oh, here:

/

16 deranged cat  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:47:57pm

right after 9/11, a lot of my sikh friends got heckled in the halls at my high school. pretty messed up back then, i bet it'd be worse today.

17 reloadingisnotahobby  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:48:20pm

re: #15 austin_blue

That's better!

18 austin_blue  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:49:35pm

re: #13 Shiplord Kirel

We should send this asshole to Afghanistan.

No, I am not in favor of putting criminals into the military itself, God forbid, but we could place them in some kind of paramilitary "special service corps" or something. They could do things like defuse bombs or drive Humvees on baiting operations or recover and sort out dead Taliban for the intelligence analysts.

Hmmm... wasn't Obama accused of planning just such an Org. for the US by the Gaspers?

19 darthstar  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:50:28pm

Aw, the fucker doesn't seem to have a facebook page. So there's no way to find out who his friends are.

20 Mocking Jay  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:51:08pm

re: #19 darthstar

Aw, the fucker doesn't seem to have a facebook page. So there's no way to find out who his friends are.

I think Facebook constitutes half of all "investigative journalism" these days...

21 reloadingisnotahobby  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:51:28pm

re: #19 darthstar

That is so totally un American........./

22 Shiplord Kirel  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:53:24pm

re: #18 austin_blue

Hmmm... wasn't Obama accused of planning just such an Org. for the US by the Gaspers?

Of course, but he was doing it to reward his criminal ACORN supporters rather than punish them. Makes all the difference.
/

23 jamesfirecat  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:53:24pm

re: #1 Obdicut

Geller's defense will be that he was a homeless drunk, so he's obviously a liberal.

I'm not even kidding. I'm betting she says that.

///If he was homeless he probably didn't have a job, and if he didn't have a job he must have been taking money from welfare, and only liberals accept government handouts!

24 Shiplord Kirel  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:55:22pm

re: #23 jamesfirecat

///If he was homeless he probably didn't have a job, and if he didn't have a job he must have been taking money from welfare, and only liberals accept government handouts!

I suspect that Glenn Beck's writers spy on this site so they can recycle our sarcastic comments as their serious talking points.

25 Digital Display  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:55:57pm

5 minutes until Obama speaks...

26 Cato the Elder  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:57:44pm

re: #25 HoosierHoops

5 minutes until Obama speaks...

Dare I hope that he'll say something presidential, like, for instance, "all this un-American hate shit has to stop"?

27 reloadingisnotahobby  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 5:00:49pm

re: #25 HoosierHoops

FINE THEN...I'll turn it on.................

28 McSpiff  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 5:00:59pm

re: #13 Shiplord Kirel

We should send this asshole to Afghanistan.

No, I am not in favor of putting criminals into the military itself, God forbid, but we could place them in some kind of paramilitary "special service corps" or something. They could do things like defuse bombs or drive Humvees on baiting operations or recover and sort out dead Taliban for the intelligence analysts.

Its been done before...

29 Aceofwhat?  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 5:02:18pm

wife and daughter are home...gotta bounce. peace and love, friends-

30 Kronocide  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 5:03:18pm

re: #16 deranged cat

right after 9/11, a lot of my Sikh friends got heckled in the halls at my high school. pretty messed up back then, i bet it'd be worse today.

A very close friend of my sister is Sikh: after 9/11 none of that group of friends would let him leave his house for almost a week for fear of retribution. They took turns getting him groceries and staying there to keep him at home and in company.

I can't say I blame them for being safe.

31 abolitionist  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 5:07:56pm

Whatever the ethnicity of the victim, this attack is deplorable. Anyone have a link confirming he was Sikh, besides the inference by surname?

32 Aye Pod  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 5:10:27pm

re: #1 Obdicut

Geller's defense will be that he was a homeless drunk, so he's obviously a liberal.

I'm not even kidding. I'm betting she says that.

She'd probably argue that this is a reason for educating people better on the minutiae of Islamophobia: "Know your turbans, people!"

33 Aye Pod  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 5:11:34pm

Marjoriemoon, please check your email if you are around.

34 theheat  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 5:12:11pm

re: #13 Shiplord Kirel

I'd like to see him play tough guy and throw change at the Taliban's feet, and see if they take the bait. As long as you're gonna step up and show your hate, why not go big?

35 mikhailtheplumber  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 5:13:04pm

This is not entirely new.

36 MittDoesNotCompute  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 5:41:12pm

re: #8 reine.de.tout

For "unknown reasons".
I can tell 'em the reasons, and where it came from.

I hope it doesn't happen, but I'm afraid there's going to be someone harmed or killed from this. And the blame will be squarely on the backs of Geller/Spencer, when it happens.

And the Bigot Brigade will do their damnedest to deflect and deny that the ugly things they've said had anything to do with it, all the while lawyering and PRing up.

37 MittDoesNotCompute  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 5:45:52pm

re: #24 Shiplord Kirel

I suspect that Glenn Beck's writers spy on this site so they can recycle our sarcastic comments as their serious talking points.

It wouldn't be the first time Glenn Beck's been an unoriginal bastard...

38 lostlakehiker  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 6:04:47pm

re: #13 Shiplord Kirel

We should send this asshole to Afghanistan.

No, I am not in favor of putting criminals into the military itself, God forbid, but we could place them in some kind of paramilitary "special service corps" or something. They could do things like defuse bombs or drive Humvees on baiting operations or recover and sort out dead Taliban for the intelligence analysts.

Criminals are dangerous. When they're not behind bars, they're extra dangerous. You'd think we'd learn, like from that recent Arizona escape.

If they're to be put to work, let it be making license plates.

39 Spare O'Lake  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 6:16:59pm

Al Qaeda doesn't even have any non-Muslim members.
Boy what a maroon.

40 HappyWarrior  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 7:12:19pm

What a jackass.

41 Intenzity  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 10:39:34pm

Thanks to the local hate radio personalities like Dori Monson (who last week had Nuegent on his show talking about birther-ism) and David Boze. Both are two local hosts on the 100% mormon owned talk radio station that broadcast anti-muslim, pro-christianity, hate speech constantly on their shows.


It is not surprising this happened here, once you get 20 miles outside of the Seattle city limits it is impossible to tell the difference between there and Murfesboro, it gets REALLY redneck really fast in Washington state outside of Seattle.

42 elbruce  Tue, Aug 31, 2010 11:45:56pm

re: #41 Intenzity

Thanks to the local hate radio personalities like Dori Monson (who last week had Nuegent on his show talking about birther-ism)


Did Nugent bring his long-form birth certificate? I bet nobody even asked.

43 ClaudeMonet  Wed, Sep 1, 2010 1:54:46am

re: #13 Shiplord Kirel

We should send this asshole to Afghanistan.

No, I am not in favor of putting criminals into the military itself, God forbid, but we could place them in some kind of paramilitary "special service corps" or something. They could do things like defuse bombs or drive Humvees on baiting operations or recover and sort out dead Taliban for the intelligence analysts.

Minesweeping. Without equipment.

44 ClaudeMonet  Wed, Sep 1, 2010 1:58:56am

re: #28 McSpiff

Its been done before...

The Dirty Dozen

45 RogueOne  Wed, Sep 1, 2010 4:51:24am

re: #16 deranged cat

right after 9/11, a lot of my sikh friends got heckled in the halls at my high school. pretty messed up back then, i bet it'd be worse today.

Seriously? You really believe people are much more agitated over the building of a mosque than a terrorist attack that killed 3000 and did a billion dollars in damage? Really?

46 caution  Wed, Sep 1, 2010 9:27:54am
That’s right — he wasn’t even a Muslim. He was a Sikh.

They'll have to change their meme to something like:

"I learned everything I need to know about people who don't look EXACTLY like me on 9/11."


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