Saturday, August 04, 2007

Yusef Bey Lives on in Rotten Offspring

What a vile group of people.  It’s a shame that lives and livelihoods are being lost because of these evil people. 

Chauncey Bailey—editor of the Oakland Post, an African-American newspaper—was gunned down Thursday morning on an Oakland street. He had written about Your Black Muslim Bakery and was reportedly looking into a bankruptcy filing by the business.

Police searched the four locations early Friday, authorities said, adding that the search warrants were ready to go and planned for execution before Bailey’s death.

Police said they found weapons and arrested several people on outstanding warrants. Two remained at large. 

Yusuf Bey IV, who controls the chain of bakeries founded by his father, Yusuf Bey, was among those detained, and was being interviewed, said Lt. Ersie Joyner, head of the Oakland police homicide unit.

“We believe that he’s involved to a certain degree in these homicides,” he said, but Bey had not been booked as of Friday afternoon.

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Your Black Muslim Bakery has a history of legal troubles, according to CNN affiliate KTVU. When Yusuf Bey died in 2003, he was awaiting trial on charges of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl who worked at the bakery.

In the wake of Bey’s death, his son and designated heir, Antar Bey, was shot to death as he talked on his cell phone at an Oakland gas station in October 2005. That slaying remains under investigation, KTVU said.

In November 2005, several group members, including Yusuf Bey IV, were accused of vandalism and other charges in connection with the trashing of liquor cases at convenience stores. Police said at the time that the group’s religious opposition to alcohol fueled the incidents, according to media reports.

(6) Comments
Posted by Owen at 0836 hrs
Culture + Foreign Affairs + Law

  1. The Religion of Piece (of Arm, of Leg, of Torso) strikes again.

    Posted by pdigaudio on August 04, 2007 at 1000 hrs


  2. Peter (pdigaudio)- I will remember that the next time an abortion doctor is killed.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 04, 2007 at 1757 hrs


  3. The really amazing thing is that California voters elected the former Mayor of Oakland Attorney General.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 05, 2007 at 0856 hrs


  4. I understand that the Muslim(insert crime here) is the news flavor of the year but really John, when was the last time a nutjob killed an abortionist? 5 years? 10 years? You also have to think that while Christians in general are against abortion, they vocally abhor the killing of abortionists. I do understand that moderate Muslims also condemn the acts of terrorists but unfortunately they are by far in the minority and pretty low on the totem pole when it comes to the hierarchy of the religion. That argument is getting awfully old. You may use that argument again when the Pope or even Bishops start calling for the beheading of people they don’t agree with similar to the religion of peace.

    Posted by fishaddict on August 05, 2007 at 2106 hrs


  5. fishaddict- The argument that few Muslims condemn terrorism is getting old.  That is just not true.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 06, 2007 at 1216 hrs


  6. John - Whether there are many “moderates” who condemn such actions or not the fact remains that when moderates and jihad proponents sit down to a debate, the Jihadis win.  Whether the subject is the slaughter of Jews, Jihad against America, or the subjugation of women the Jihadis win the debate because the text of the Quran, the Hadith, and the Sunnah support their cause.  The moderates lose because instead of standing up and saying, yes, that is what the Quran and the Traditions of Mohamed say BUT that was a different time and we must reform, modernize, look at the current context of things, etc…instead of reacting in such a way, most of the moderates silence themselves.  Whether out of fear or because they believe as do the Jihadis that these things are a true part of their religion they remain silent.

    Posted by Jan on August 06, 2007 at 2027 hrs


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