“If I could do it again, I would do it again.”
The only surprising part of the story is that Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is even prosecuting anyone aside from mass murderers and people who are accused of racism out of context viral videos.
You may remember this story from last year.
A Jewish man was attacked Thursday in the Diamond District, as pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters clashed in Times Square.
The clash was strictly one-sided.
Police said a group of five to six men attacked the 29-year-old victim around 6:30 p.m. on Broadway near West 49th Street.
“My whole face… felt like it was on fire for hours,” Joseph Borgen said.
“They were macing me for like a minute straight,” he said. “Kicked me, punched me, beat me with crutches, hit me with flags.”
He says he’s bruised all over and has a concussion.
The attack was condemned by public officials. One of the arrested thugs made no secret of his guilt.
The Brooklyn man accused of beating a Jewish man in a hate attack in Midtown proclaimed from his jail cell that he would “do it again,” prosecutors said on Saturday.
“If I could do it again, I would do it again,” he told one of his jailers, according to a prosecutor at Awawdeh’s Saturday arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court. “I have no problem doing it again.”
Awawdeh, who has at least one open case in Brooklyn for allegedly speeding and running a red light in March, was charged with assault as a hate crime, gang assault, menacing, aggravated harassment as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.
The Midtown attack was a hate crime, the Manhattan assistant district attorney told Paek, adding Awawdeh called Borgen a “dirty Jew” and said, “F–k Israel, Hamas is going to kill all of you.”
Looks like he’ll get the chance.
Raina Raskin at the New York Sun reports that, “The Manhattan district attorney’s office is taking heat for offering a plea deal for an alleged assailant in a brutal 2021 beating of a Jewish man. The office confirmed to the Sun that it has offered a plea deal to Waseem Awawdeh that would land him in jail for just six months for his alleged role in the assault of Joseph Borgen. The deal would give Mr. Awawdeh a six-month prison stay in exchange for a guilty plea on charges of second-degree attempted assault with hate motives.”
This is a videotaped assault in which the defendant bragged that he would do it again. Why is there even a plea deal? Is Bragg’s office worried that they’re going to get a conviction under these circumstances?
Except that plea deals and diversions are being handed out like candy in typical fashion by pro-crime prosecutors.
Mr. Awawdeh is being charged with second-degree attempted assault as a hate crime. The deal could reduce his punishment for the crime from a potential of seven years in prison to six months in jail, with five years of parole.
“This Office does not tolerate antisemitic attacks and will continue prosecuting hate crimes vigorously, using every tool at our disposal to address hate,” a representative of the district attorney’s office said, noting that prosecutors from the DA’s hate crimes unit offered the “appropriate” plea deal “based on the facts, available evidence and varying levels of culpability.”
Seems very “vigorous” to me.
But intersectionality states that Awawdeh is a victim and Joseph Borgen is the oppressor. Isn’t that the whole premise of Islamic terrorism?
If Awawdeh gets a slap on the wrist, whom will he attack next?
࿗Infidel࿘ says
The reason I’m surprised that Lee Zeldin came that close to beating Kathy Hochul: I was surprised that not all Republicans had fled New York in the same way they’ve fled California
starman says
This piece of jehaadi trash will one day turn on his leftist American handlers.. these scums do not know the meaning of gratitude
Linde B. says
It appears that certain Muslims (and there are many) think that the doctrines of Islam
against Jews, Christians, and all other
non-Muslims were in effect during the
times of Muhammad but do not apply for
today. Therefore, this group of Muslims
does not hurt or harass non-Muslims.
BUT there is a different group of Muslims who do believe that non-Muslims should
be attacked and killed because that is
what the Quran says to do. So it appears
that human free will takes precedence
over doctrine in this scenario. Therefore,
non-Muslims should be on the “look-out”
whenever they see any Muslim. I think
that is a fair conclusion to reach.
As for me, I do not hate anyone. But I am
on the “look-out”.
bill carr says
If this was second degree assault, when as there were at least 5 attackers, I woul dlike to know what a first degree assault is like. The perp. is so pleased with his crime that next time the victim will probably be killed. It is also like many other crimes by Muslims like rape for example, evidence that they will get off lightly and just encourages others to attempt them. The justice system is not held in espct in Western countries
OLD GUY says
Makes me wonder what would happen if 5 white guys attacked a Muslim? I’ll bet the media and the islamic organizations would go nuts and demand stiff criminal charges and jail time. I can almost hear the white terrorist and KKK being splattered all over the news, with Hollywood and our Politicians leading the charge for hate crimes by the those terrible WHITES.
wpm says
Moslems get a free pass physical attacking Jews who are on public streets in board daylight. If you write a opinion piece and post it on the internet or newspaper under your real name taking issue with Islam having an opinion on jihad and Islam mission under your real name you face job loss, death threats, and treated like a non-person by society at large .Physical gang up and attack unarmed Jews you are given a slap on the wrist by the current authorities. and become a hero in Moslem society. Anti Jewish behavior is a badge of honor in Islamic society and western authorities are afraid of offending Moslems by enforcing basic laws against violent stupid Jihadist behavior. This cowardly pandering behavior encourage more Jihad against Jews and other non-believers .If someone does Jihad then a Soros back judge gives this man a slap on the wrist even when the Jihadist says he would do it again it is time to remove the judge from his position of power.. That is one of the things Lee Zeldin said he would do if elected governor of New York State ,he was not elected the people have pick the progressive democrat again ,they love the mayhem ,violence and stupid pandering these clowns in power perform is the only conclusion I can come up with .In the city the increased attacks on Jews in public has greatly everyone of those attacks were performed by either Moslems or “people of color” both protect species who get a special get out of jail card and a pass on this stupid violent idiotic behavior. Only encouraging more of it because it is look at by the authorities as angry at past “bad behavior” by white people 300 years ago that has zero attachment to Jewish people past or present. WE as society should tolerate general violence, mayhem, by “young people of color” and Moslems because we have the sin of not being one of them.