Introduced Thursday night at the annual dinner of civil rights organization Muslim Advocates, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch was told that her appearance “could not have come at a more important time” for the Muslim community; that is, one day after two Islamic extremists shot and killed 14 people at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, Calif., and their home was revealed to be a sort of “bomb factory.”
Lynch made it clear that she has weight in Washington and is ready and willing to throw it around, telling her hosts that she can “guarantee the presence of justice.”
The fear of American Muslims that rhetoric will be accompanied by violence is my biggest fear. We cannot give in to fear. –@LorettaLynch
— Muslim Advocates (@MuslimAdvocates) December 4, 2015
My msg to Muslim community: We stand with you in this. Your org understands power of language. Let your voices be heard. –@LorettaLynch
— Muslim Advocates (@MuslimAdvocates) December 4, 2015
@LorettaLynch at @MuslimAdvocates 10th anniversary "DOJ stands with the #Muslim community and will be your partners" pic.twitter.com/SXrLErUwnY
— SpecialRepMC (@SpecialRepMC) December 4, 2015
We engage in criminal prosecution for anti-Muslim hate crimes. Actions predicated on violent talk are not America. –@LorettaLynch
— Muslim Advocates (@MuslimAdvocates) December 4, 2015
Assuming for a moment that Syed Farook’s religion is still unknown doesn’t make it any easier to understand what sort of violent talk at the office holiday party could have set him off to such a degree.
Every community has the right to have their houses of worship operate in safety and in peace. –@LorettaLynch
— Muslim Advocates (@MuslimAdvocates) December 4, 2015
There is also issue where our children are affected, such as anti-Muslim bullying in schools. We're active on that as well –@LorettaLynch
— Muslim Advocates (@MuslimAdvocates) December 4, 2015
That’s good news, especially after the embarrassment and humiliation Ahmed “Clock Kid” Mohamed faced in Texas just for building a “clock” that the TSA would never let on a plane but was so “cool” that it merited an invitation to the White House by President Obama himself.
Unfortunately, the DOJ’s civil rights web site is a bit crowded with other department projects at the moment, such as investigations of the Cleveland Police Department, the Ferguson Police Department, and the shooting of Mike Brown by a white police officer.
The videos [of police violence] force conversations not easy to have. The officers I've talked to say this isn't who we are. –@LorettaLynch
— Muslim Advocates (@MuslimAdvocates) December 4, 2015
Throughout US, are people who aren't safe. I have ability to do something about that. I can guarantee presence of justice @LorettaLynch
— Muslim Advocates (@MuslimAdvocates) December 4, 2015
That’s a relief to hear in light of current events that have inspired the president of Muslim Advocates to call this a “very scary and difficult time.”
“We are counting on Muslim Advocates to help guide us in this very scary and difficult time.” It is why we do what we do. –@farhanakhera
— Muslim Advocates (@MuslimAdvocates) December 4, 2015
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