A couple of thoughts occurred to me, as I have been contemplating the documentation that Witness Unto Me requested and received. One is critical of Amal Alslami, the other is critical of Acts 17 Apologetics. Let me share them. Amal Alslami was one of the volunteers this year at the Arab International Festival in Dearborn, Michigan. The question I find myself chewing on is whether or not she is reliable as a witness, and this question occurs to me because I notice that she had given contradicting testimony to the Dearborn police. The arrest report entered by Officer Brian Kapanowski contains the description of the original harassment complaint reported by Roger Williams. According to the report, Williams said that the four Acts 17 Apologetics members had surrounded him with all three cameras and badgered him with questions until he finally had to radio security, at which time he was finally [...]

Jason Smathers, who runs the Witness Unto Me blog, has finally received copies of the arrest records and other documentation he requested at the end of June relating to the Dearborn Arab International Festival and the arrest of the Acts 17 Apologetics team. While very little of the information is new, the documentary evidence is appreciated for proving which side of the story is more reliable and trustworthy (when compared against what the camera recorded). What is essentially ‘new’ to the ongoing story are the unedited statements from the Dearborn police regarding (a) the circumstances surrounding the arrest, (b) the original “criminal complaint” from Roger Williams, and (c) the testimony of Amal Alslami, who supported Williams and his complaint. The other documents included, e.g., Food Booth Rules & Regulations, are interesting for the insanely curious but otherwise contain little of probative value to the case. Smathers requested all such documents [...]