Preemptive prosecution jails people for crimes never committed, based on presumed Muslim predisposition
Evidence
Preemptive prosecution involves targeting suspect communities through a range of tactics such as the use of agents provocateurs to incite people to do things they otherwise would not and the charge of “material support” for terrorists, which can be applied for something as innocuous as giving money to a charitable foundation. The logic underlying these cases is that Muslims are naturally “predisposed” to commit violent acts and should therefore be put away before they cause harm. … In the movie, the unit is shut down. In real life, however, many are facing years in prison for crimes that they did not commit, in which no one had been killed and no property had been destroyed. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 572
Categorization
- XREF: Mirrors the Milgrom private-judge material on how institutions criminalize or legalize through framing of suspicion; also connects to the surveillance chapter earlier in this book. — connects to: Preemptive prosecution jails people for crimes never committed — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 584; Potential for terrorism frames Muslim men as guilty regardless of actual crimes. — Evelyn Alsultany, Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race…, 1103; Muslims are presumed terrorists until interrogation proves otherwise (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Preemptive prosecution jails people for crimes never committed
#expands(0.95) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 584 - Potential for terrorism frames Muslim men as guilty regardless of actual crimes.
#corroborates(0.90) — Evelyn Alsultany, Arabs and Muslims in the Media, 1103 - Muslim bodies are treated as potential terrorists until proven otherwise
#corroborates(0.90) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 282 - Muslims are presumed terrorists until interrogation proves otherwise
#corroborates(0.85) - Muslims are presumed predisposed to terrorism, making entrapment defenses fail.
#exemplifies(0.85) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 570 - Routine Muslim religious practice is legally treated as evidence of terrorist predisposition
#exemplifies(0.80) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 463 - Criminals act from criminality, not from their religion
#contradicts(0.75) — Hamid Dabashi, Brown Skin, White Masks, 623