3 men detained for hours

3 men detained for hours in Florida terror scare – timesunion.com

“I appreciate someone like her with the courage to do it,” said neighbor Eric Finch. “For anyone to sit around and joke over a cup of coffee about a couple of thousand people being killed — they should be prosecuted just for that.”

So, is should be a crime to joke about something like that in general, or only if you look like you might be an Arab? I wish the reporter had pressed Mr. Finch further.