“Zero indicators of anything religious, zero indicators of anything cultural,” said Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter.

Yes of course. As always. But what about this? “When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks…” (Qur’an 47:4)

Authorities persist in their assumption that Muslims in the U.S. don’t believe that, and some Muslims, such as nurse practitioner Hanane Mouhib, keep proving them wrong. Why did it occur to her, in whatever rage she was feeling toward her son, to behead him? The “religious” and “cultural” factors kick in at that point.

“Police: Sweden boy, 7, decapitated by mother in home,” WHAM, April 6, 2018 (thanks to M.):