5 Jewish Brooklyn Teens Charged In Hate Crime

[oberliner]

(CBS) BROOKLYN The Brooklyn District Attorney's office has filed hate crime charges againsts five Brooklyn teens, three of whom were charged as adults. The charges stem from an apparent assault of a Pakistani man.

Arrested were Benjamin Wasserman and Shulomi Bitton, both 16, and Yossi Friedman, 17. Two others will be tried as juveniles.

The DA has identified the victim as Shahid Amber, 24, a lab technician of Midwood, who says he was beaten by a group of Jewish teens wearing yarmelkes. Amber says they injured his jaw and broke his nose. "When this kind of thing happens, this completely shakes me up," Amber says.

The incident happened Sunday night around 8 outside a Baskin Robbins/Dunkin Donuts shop on Avenue M near East 15th Street.

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_306170623.html

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[seriousstan]

5. Why, there are no jewish idiots? I thought they can in all makes and models.

[Behind the Aegis]

11. According to some, we are supposed to be beyond reproach...

...in all aspects of life. However, when the assholes to show themselves, then somehow, they are the "rule" and not the exception. It is not an uncommon theme in discrimination against a variety of minorities.

[PsychoDad]

13. It happens to all of us.

:(

"See, that's how they all are"...

We are remembered not for the good that most of us we do each day, but for the evil that a few do.

"we" of course being the group de jour.


Peace.

[Behind the Aegis]

20. Exactly!

I thought of this song when reading your post....

Everyday People
(Stewart)

Sometimes I'm right then I can be wrong
My own beliefs are in my songs
A butcher, a banker, a drummer and then
Makes no difference what group I'm in
I am everyday people

Then it's the blue ones who can't accept
The green ones for living with
The black ones tryin' to be a skinny one
Different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby dooby

Ooh sha sha
We gotta live together

I am no better and neither are you
We're all the same whatever we do
You love me you hate me
You know me and then
Still can't figure out the scene I'm in
I am everyday people

Then it's the new man
That doesn't like the short man
For being such a rich one
That will not help the poor one
Different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on scooby dooby dooby

Ooh sha sha
We got to live together

There is a yellow one that won't
Accept the black one
That won't accept the red one
That won't accept the white one

Different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and
Scooby dooby dooby
Ooh sha sha
I am everyday people

Joan Jett

[oblivious]

2. "Surprisingly, he says, when an ambulance and police arrived, his five attackers were still there."

That's gotta be weird.

They surely wanted to be caught.

[Fredda Weinberg]

6. This article might explain

“Based on what I heard, this shouldn’t be classified as a hate crime,” he said. “Some of the kids involved in this were the ones that called the police. When was the last time you had a bias incident when those who were there stuck around and waited for police to come?”

Hikind heard that Shahid started the fight, by pushing one of the teenagers out of the doorway.

“He said, ‘Get the f—k out of the doorway,’ when the teen wasn’t in the doorway,” said Hikind. “Then the teen said something like, ‘Why don’t you talk to me like a mensch.’”

Shaid sparked the fight by shoving the teen a second time, Hikind alleged.

http://www.courierlife.net/site/tab2.cfm?newsid=17414013&BRD=2384&PAG=461&dept_id=552848&rfi=6

[High Plains]

7. That's what Hivkind "heard," is it? Here's what the prosecutors say:

Just a slightly different version:

"Prosecutors allege that 17-year-old Yossi Friedman of the 1200 block of East 26th Street, 16-year-olds Shulomi Bitton of the 800 block of East 9th Street and Benjamin Wasserman of the 5100 block of 15th Avenue, along with two unnamed 15-year-olds plus a handful of un-apprehended others approached Shahid and began shouting at him, calling him a “terrorist motherf—ker.”

“You f—ked our country,” they allegedly screamed. “Why are you here?”

The suspects allegedly yelled, “Go back to your country” before lunging at the 24-year-old, striking him repeatedly in the face and about the body, officials said.

According to a criminal complaint filed with the Kings County District Attorney’s office, one of the assailants, who was armed with a pair of brass knuckles, broke the victim’s nose as he pelted him with punches.

The teens are also charged with holding the victim’s arms behind his back, leaving him defenseless against their continued assault."


http://www.courierlife.net/site/tab2.cfm?newsid=1741401...

[bklyncowgirl]

8. Dov Hikind is a notorious Arab bashing politician.

I believe he has ties to the old Jewish Defense League, you know Meir Kahane's outfit. He's not an objective observer.

[sugapablo]

14. So of course...

That means we should discount everything he says. :eyes:

Try the kids in court, not the media.

[The Stranger]

15. Yes, actually it does.

Try these despicable racists where all other racists are tried.

[sugapablo]

16. Wow, talk about the definition of prejudice.

So, because someone is racist, it means they're words are all lies and their verdicts are all guilty, right?

If someone is racist, that's their business. That's their belief. Let them be.

If they cause harm to another, then try them accordingly. In court.

But don't dismiss someone's words because you disagree with their beliefs. That's what fundies do.

Hate of those who hate is still hate.

[The Stranger]

18. Then, taking you at your own word, you agree with this:

So, because someone is a terrorist, it means they're words are all lies and their verdicts are all guilty, right?

If someone is a terrorist, that's their business. That's their belief. Let them be.

If they cause harm to another, then try them accordingly. In court.

But don't dismiss someone's words because you disagree with their beliefs. That's what fundies do.

Hate of those who hate is still hate.

I think I gotcha.

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[lumpy]

10. Just happened to armed with brass knuckles.

Looking for trouble I'd say.

[w4rma]

12. Yup. That's the key clue: Ownership of the brass knuckles. (nt)

[Anakin Skywalker]

4. Didn't the Cops Inside the Donut Shop See This?

:) Joke.

[goforit]

9. pathetic...

[MattNC]

17. maybe the JDL is back in NYC n/t