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The NBC affiliate in the Tampa, Florida area, WFLA, tells us in this video about a family’s encounter with a cranky old man.

A Muslim family calls the police after a cranky man tells them to get out of his country, and that he will kill them.

By the time the police arrive, the man has already walked off, and the police tell the family not to let it spoil their day.

But since the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has cell phone video of the encounter, WFLA puts Wilfredo Ruiz, the Media & Outreach Director for CAIR-FLA, into its news segment.

Wilfredo Ruiz says with a wry smile:

Why in this particular case when this family, Muslim family, are victims, you are dragging your feet? What is happening? Because you seem to be very effective in the rest of the crimes. What is happening this particular one?

To that point, the sheriff’s office says that sometimes cases of this kind take a while in order to find the appropriate charge for the incident.

Apparently, there also needs to be means to carry out the threat before something like this could be considered a hate crime. The man certainly was offensive and rude, but his conduct did not rise to the level of a hate crime.

In a choice bit, the police report notes that the Muslim family asked the police: “If I said I will blow up a building, is that free speech?” The officer replied that he did not think that would be a good idea.

As for the cranky man, he does not remember saying these things, is getting over an alcohol problem, and is changing medicines.

Finally, the WFLA report concludes by saying the man told police he does not have any weapons, and did not intend to hurt anyone.

If only the same can be said for Hamas-linked CAIR.