London: Man Who Shouted Anti-Semitic Threats at Jewish Bus Riders Gets 4 Months Jail

[Behind the Aegis]

THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP.

A man who yelled a slew of intimidating anti-Semitic comments at Jewish travelers on a packed London bus has been imprisoned. Ian Campbell, 42, was sentenced to spend 16 weeks in jail for committing a racially aggravated public order offense.

The incident of intense verbal abuse was reported in September by journalist Rosa Doherty, who witnessed Campbell threaten to “burn the bus” and “the Jews” on the completely full 102 bus as it traveled through the heavily Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Golders Green. A number of the passengers on board the bus at the time were Jewish schoolchildren.

While the police were called to the scene, they were unable to take charge of the situation unless the driver stopped the bus, which he refused to do.

As reported by Arutz Sheva, local police were able to identify Campbell afterwards by reviewing security camera footage. Campbell pleaded guilty to the racially-oriented public order offense on October 9. He was also handed down a four-week prison sentence for a separate incident of theft.

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Maybe it wasn't anti-Semitism and just motivated by his passions for Gaza.

[Warren DeMontague]

1. Right, i remember that.

"Yes, but is it really anti-semitism... as opposed to mere expressions of hatred expressed specifically toward Jews?"