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Muslim convicted of planting explosives in NYC and NJ claims he shot at cops in self-defense

Oct 8, 2019 8:00 am By Robert Spencer

Ahmad Khan Rahimi knows what kinds of claims play among Leftists today. He is sounding all the right chords to get himself back on the street, and in today’s society, it may just work.

“Man convicted of planting explosives in N.Y. argues he shot at N.J. cops in self-defense. Jury to decide.” by Rebecca Panico, American Military News, October 6, 2019:

The lawyer for the Elizabeth man accused of attempting to kill five Linden cops during a shootout as he was arrested on charges he placed bombs in Seaside Park and New York tried to convince jurors that Ahmed Khan Rahimi opened fire in self-defense and in fear of his life.

Jurors are set to begin deliberations Thursday on the fate of Rahimi, 31, of Elizabeth, on the state charges of attempted murder. Rahimi was already convicted in federal court of planting the bombs in Manhattan and received two life sentences. He still faces separate federal charges for allegedly placing explosives along a military charity 5K race in Seaside Park.

Nicholas Kormann, Rahimi’s public defender, said in closing arguments Thursday in Superior Court that Rahimi was acting in self-defense….

“They’re brave men and maybe they did good work,” Kormann later added of the Linden police. “But they’re not victims of attempted murder in any way, shape or form.”

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  1. WPM says

    Oct 8, 2019 at 8:44 am

    “They,re brave and maybe? they did good work” Kormann(the terrorist lawyer) later added of the Linden police. But they are not victims of attempted murder in any way, shape or form”. Right shooting at police when they are trying to arrest you is not trying to kill them in any shape manner or form ?Getting into shooting match with police is an acceptable mode of behavior when 5 police officers come to arrest you .

    • WPM says

      Oct 8, 2019 at 8:58 am

      I guess when he added they “do good work” ,the police did not kill his client despite getting into a shooting match with them. If their intend was to kill him and not arrest him why is his client still alive?

  2. Keya says

    Oct 8, 2019 at 9:09 am

    And why was he defending himself. Did he do something. It is not an everyday matter that innocents defend themselves against the police

    • Fr Christopher says

      Oct 10, 2019 at 4:19 pm

      BTW, is the mosque he attended under surveillance?
      If not, why not?

  3. Battle says

    Oct 8, 2019 at 10:05 am

    The does not have the commandment “You shall not bear a false witness,” falsely accuses the not Moslem police of having been born Moslem but under not Islam teaching became not Moslem, then are apostate not believers. Then as superior supremist Moslem believer was only defending himself against the inferior⁰ dirty not Moslems.

    Left ignorant judge may believe, and Moslem judge will believe.

    Thus is the evil of Islam’s lie, “All are born Muslem.”

  4. Battle says

    Oct 8, 2019 at 10:08 am

    Typo should be: inferior.

  5. Phil Copson says

    Oct 8, 2019 at 3:02 pm

    Maybe this is the time to try the “Omar Defence” – “Somebody Didn’t Do Something.”

  6. gravenimage says

    Oct 8, 2019 at 10:18 pm

    Muslim convicted of planting explosives in NYC and NJ claims he shot at cops in self-defense
    ……………….

    Is that why he was planting explosives, as well? sarc/off

  7. Giacomo Latta says

    Oct 9, 2019 at 10:21 am

    There’s no greater hypocrisy than a Jew-hating (what else?) muslim terrorist hiring a Jewish lawyer to save his sorry ass. I’m tempted to say in both directions.

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