That's because you are idiot.
Nothing new.
No, BF's dead-on.
You don't have a fucking clue what the common sense in this situation is. You're playing Monday morning quarterback without the facts.
The one person on this board who has actually been over there, interacted with the people, seen their mores, values, and customs first hand, HH6, has stated that this is how Muslims destroy the Koran themselves.
And not all of the facts have been released. For all we know, the officers could have been advised by a Muslim advisor to use this route. It could have been something we've done before and they've been in the middle of the trash heap and not noticed. Or, it could have been a new burn crew and those men weren't happy with it.
It wouldn't surprise me in the least if a couple of guys just noticed it, took it to their Imam(s) and one or two religious leaders stirred the hornets nest.
All we know at this point is that we don't have all the facts.