City plans to bill pastor for security around planned Quran burning

[xiinfaniin]

Orlando, Florida (CNN) -- The city of Gainesville, Florida, plans to send a bill estimated at more than $180,000 to Pastor Terry Jones for security costs surrounding his controversial threat to burn Qurans on the anniversary of the September, 11, 2001, attacks, a police spokeswoman said Friday.

 

Police agencies spent more than a month working on security plans to ensure the community surrounding Jones' Dove World Outreach Center -- the planned site of the burning -- was safe, according to Gainesville police spokeswoman Cpl. Tscharna Senn.

 

Jones also told authorities he received numerous death threats because of the planned protest, which he called off amid increasing pressure from world leaders.

 

The Gainesville Police Department said it spent more than $100,000 while the Alachua County Sheriff's Office spent an estimated $80,000 during the weekend of the planned demonstration.

 

"We have 286 sworn officers and almost everyone was working either at the Dove Center or at other soft targets," Senn said. "Unless you were sick or injured you were working" the day the burning was to take place.

 

Officers secured malls in the region, the University of Florida's football stadium and areas around the church in the days leading up to the planned event.

 

 

 

City plans to bill pastor for security around planned Quran burning

[xiinfaniin]

Pastor Jones is finding out the prize of his publicity stunt. First, the hosting services of his church’s web sites unilaterally terminated their contract with him, citing clauses in the terms against inciting violence etc. Now his own city is punishing him for his campaign of hatred, slapping him with a bill that is more than his financially impoverished, 15-men strong, church can afford to pay.

[Jacaylbaro]

From another angle, it seems he is punished coz he didn't burn the Quran as he promised before.