Welcome to Ohio, it's the best state ever! For serious!!

[Timothy225]

Jack Chick strikes again!

[Captain Russ]

FBI arrests 7 in Amish haircut attacks in Ohio

BERGHOLZ, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities raided the compound of a breakaway Amish group in eastern Ohio on Wednesday morning and arrested seven men on federal hate crime charges in hair-cutting attacks against Amish men and women.

Among those arrested were the group's leader, Sam Mullet, and three of his sons, said Mike Tobin, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Cleveland.

Authorities have said several members of the group carried out the attacks in September and October by forcefully cutting the beards and hair of Amish men and women. Cutting the hair is a highly offensive act to the Amish, who believe the Bible instructs women to let their hair grow long and men to grow beards and stop shaving once they marry.

The attacks struck at the core of the Amish identity and tested their principles. They strongly believe that they must be forgiving in order for God to forgive them, which often means handing out their own punishment and not reporting crimes to law enforcement.

Mullet told The Associated Press in October that he didn't order the hair-cutting but didn't stop his sons and others from carrying it out. He said the goal of the hair-cutting was to send a message to Amish in Holmes County that they should be ashamed of themselves for the way they were treating Mullet and his community.

"They changed the rulings of our church here, and they're trying to force their way down our throat, make us do like they want us to do, and we're not going to do that," Mullet said.

Those arrested were in custody and expected to be arraigned Wednesday. They include Mullet and sons Johnny, Lester and Daniel, Tobin said.

Authorities also were planning to hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon to explain why they charged the men with hate crimes, Tobin said.

Sam. Fucking. Mullet.

[Abraham Smashington]

HOLY SHIT THAT IS GREAT.

Also, lulz to Lester Mullet.

[Abraham Smashington]

Good job OCCUPY DAYTON! This message is really gonna work....fuckin' goons.

Well, at least they recorded it with an American Made Video Camera made in America. And they uploaded it to a website that doesn't make ANYYYYY money off of large corporations though advertising on their site, using internet bandwidth bought from a local mom and pop outlet,


Great jobs guys, sticking it to the man.

[B_Metal]

Other occupy groups are even shitting on that. Bad form Dayton, bad bad form. Plus it looks like 6 or 7 people tops.

[Abraham Smashington]

Stay classy.

[Nathan]

I have seen many things to post in here. Too dificult from my phone.

[wydren]

Facepalm. This thread makes me ashamed to show my face around here.

[Martin]

Why????

[teledork]

Because his state has Dayton in it?

[Abraham Smashington]

haha.

[Lisa]

Ingrid, Nathan? You guys okay?

[B_Metal]

Californians don't get out of bed for 4.0's. But I do hope they're both ok.

[Timothy225]

I'm sure they're both fine. Their bed however... 4.0? I can only imagine the devastation when they're on their honeymoon.

[Nathan]

Ingrid, Nathan? You guys okay?

Didn't even know about that. Opposite corner of the state from us. Thanks for asking though!