There's a simple solution. Ignore him. Do not attend his rally. If a man speaks to an empty field, do his words have any meaning?

Dearborn Guy, Well Stated!

The great laws of this land should be upheld, but should not protect men to spread hate. Mr. Jones is only after the growth of personal wealth. I would rather see the city get sued then to allow him to speak. No one can put a price on personal injury or death if a riot should occur. As a tax payer in Dearborn, I would rather pay more then see violence.

If we don't fight now it will be too late one day! It's only a matter of time when freedom is gone. In Dearborn freedom of speech is already gone. The city bows down out of fear or agreement. And many of them don't even have the guts to admit this and blame terry Jones. Watch out History repeat itself!

Just ignore him and his group; this is another failure from the City’s legal department, and another lawsuit..! When will the City wake up?

If Terry Jones is convinced that serving Halal meals in schools is evidence of Sharia Law, he should head out to West Bloomfield and protest the kosher meals they serve there.

Does anyone think the city is overestimating the response Terry Jones will get? In 2010, Westboro Baptist Church protested in the same spot and they had about 20 counterprotesters total. Last time Jones came to City Hall, the group across the street was much smaller. Might he have an even smaller turnout this time around?

I cant wait until he comes!! Is he really coming this saturday??

“Do not fear the enemy, for your enemy can only take your life.
It is far better that you fear the media, for they will steal your HONOR”.
Don’t let the media blow this out of proportions; make it into a Muslim celebration if you have to be there, and get media on your side.
PS: Jessica, not directed at you....

Since this man chooses to come to Dbn to protest against other ppls religions, I say that he should be allowed to come and do his thing. After all, comeing to Dbn seems to be constantly on his mind. Let him take a load off and say what he thinks he has to say, enough is enough. Let us treat him like any other visitor to our fair city and afford him no police protection, like my aunt Tilley from TN doesn't have when here. If unplesantry happens, then its on his head alone.

well as Arab American, we need to consult with the folks in Birmingham if there are any issues in serving Kosher to their little ones. Personally, I like Kroger's brand. Too bad I plan on celebrating Easter - with cake and junk food Yea...:-)

Shame on Thomas More Law Center for taking this case of this hateful man!

I say let him come and do his thing. Last time he shot himself in the foot. Perhaps this time he will improve his aim. We all have the right to speak, and we all have the right to ignore.. I suspect most folk will look at a beautiful day, "what shall I do" and spending it listening to Jones will be far down the list.

Although, I disagree with everything this fellow stands for he does have rights. It seems that the mayor and his Arabic supporters are intent on making the same mistakes they did last year. Last year he came and wanted to give a speech while standing in a public roadway. Groups opposed to him threatened violence if he spoke. Jones was arrested, given a show trial and convicted for what others threatened to do. The result, Jones got several weeks of free air time on the news and several thousands of dollars for his cause. He got a significant ruling against the city in court. Had the city and Arabic groups ignored him, he would have given his speech to 20 or so people and left town. The city came off looking bad. Despite the Mayor saying Muslim law does not prevail in Dearborn, to those out side the area we looked like a city willing to take this man's rights away because the local Muslims didn't like what he had to say.

I think some of you may have faulty memories. While the judge, on appeal, did overturn Jones' arrest, it did so on a technicality, NOT because the "peace bond" law was improperly applied. The conviction was overturned not because the law was improperly applied, but because Judge Ziolkowski thought Judge Somers applied the wrong jury instructions, telling them the standard of proof was by a "preponderance of the evidence" instead of "beyond a reasonable doubt". In fact, the judge said it WAS reasonable for the city to keep Jones out of that area on the day (Good Friday) that he wanted to do his thing. They only think the judge Ziolkowski threw out as unreasonable was the 3-year ban that Judge Somers imposed.

According to this article, the prosecutor is appealing the overturning of the conviction based on the different standards of evidence.

So, while I'm not in favor of the city trying to shut Jones down, the court determined that it WAS reasonable for the city to impose restrictions on time and place, AND that the "peace bond" law WAS properly applied. Some of you seem to think otherwise. That's not what the judge ruled:

The judges who took away Terry Jones's American given rights of free speech should be in jail for violating Terry Jones's rights of free speech. If someone gets unhappy about what Terry Jones says and commits a criminal act they are criminals and should be jailed and charged accordingly.