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Atheist Attacks Roommate He Thinks Is Jesus
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:34 pm
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:34 pm
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Gustav Potthoff has a cross to bear: He's a self-proclaimed atheist accused of attacking his roommate whom he thought was Jesus.
As such, he believes that only an atheist attorney can defend him properly.
Police in Orlando, Fla. allege that Potthoff attacked his roommate, Raymond Hernandez, with a glass cup and a butter knife on Monday.
According to the police report, Hernandez said he went to the kitchen to get a drink when Potthoff suddenly threw the glass cup at him.
When the cup missed Hernandez, Potthoff allegedly attacked him with a butter knife.
Hernandez avoided injury both times. He told investigators that Potthoff told him he thought Hernandez was Jesus and wanted to kill him, according to the police report.
Potthoff, 51, was arrested Monday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The suspect did not mention Jesus when he told police his side of the story, but changed his story numerous times, according to the police report.
First, he said he was in the kitchen when the glass broke. Then he said he was in his bedroom and finally outside.
Officers found a broken glass cup and a butter knife on the living room floor, which were collected as evidence.
Potthoff was taken to the Orange County Jail where he remains.
But his belief in non-belief came to the forefront during an encounter with a judge on Tuesday.
Potthoff demanded that he be assigned a public defender who is also an atheist.
"It's just my human rights and everything else," Potthoff told the court, according to the Orlando Sentinel. "I'm allowed to be with someone of my own kind."
The judge told Potthoff, who is reportedly indigent, that if he wanted an atheist attorney, it would be on his own dime.
That didn't set well with the suspect, who said, "It's a sacrilegious thing," according to UPI.com.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:35 pm to JOJO Hammer
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Gustav Potthoff
Is a pretty shitty atheist.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:36 pm to JOJO Hammer
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He's a self-proclaimed atheist accused of attacking his roommate whom he thought was Jesus.
I am confused
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:36 pm to 12
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quote:Gustav Potthoff
Is a pretty shitty atheist.
Exactly.
Sounds more like a filthy muslim.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:36 pm to JOJO Hammer
Typical Germany or Florida scenario.
This post was edited on 4/10/14 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:36 pm to JOJO Hammer
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The judge told Potthoff, who is reportedly indigent, that if he wanted an atheist attorney, it would be on his own dime.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:37 pm to Topwater Trout
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He's a self-proclaimed atheist accused of attacking his roommate whom he thought was Jesus
Does not compute
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:38 pm to JOJO Hammer
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Atheist
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Thinks Is Jesus
Does not compute
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:39 pm to JOJO Hammer
That would make him jewish right?
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:40 pm to Green Chili Tiger
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Does not compute
What about atheism makes one immune from insanity?
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:41 pm to JOJO Hammer
you and arse are fighting for territory
This post was edited on 4/10/14 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:42 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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What about atheism makes one immune from insanity?
Nothing. An atheist is probably the last type of person on the planet to go claiming he sees Jesus, though. He's clearly out his damn mind.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:43 pm to Green Chili Tiger
Come on.
Just because he thought his roommate was Jesus does not mean he thought his roommate was divine.
Just because he thought his roommate was Jesus does not mean he thought his roommate was divine.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:44 pm to Salviati
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Just because he thought his roommate was Jesus does not mean he thought his roommate was divine.
Exactly. And why would he want to kill the divine?
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:52 pm to Topwater Trout
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He's a self-proclaimed atheist accused of attacking his roommate whom he thought was Jesus.
I am confused
He's cured!! It's a miracle!
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:54 pm to GeeOH
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He's a self-proclaimed atheist accused of attacking his roommate whom he thought was Jesus.
Maybe he thought he was mexican
Posted on 4/10/14 at 3:04 pm to TiGeRTeRRoR
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Typical Germany or Florida scenario.
And who among us is shocked that this occurred in Florida?
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