In the world Mahmoud Musa’s angry supporters come from, Musa should have been congratulated, not punished.
“NYC Palestinian man sentenced in brutal antisemitic beating before judge ejects angry supporters from court,” by Michael Ruiz, Fox News, November 23, 2023:
NEW YORK – A large group that turned out to support a Palestinian-American man convicted of taking part in a hate crime beating of a Jewish man in a Times Square protest was ejected from a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday after shouting at the judge during his sentencing.
Mahmoud Musa was among a group of men who brutally beat Joseph Borgen after spotting him in public wearing a yarmulke in 2021. They set out that morning “to attack Jewish people,” according to prosecutors, and they found Borgen, who was headed to a pro-Israel rally.
They pummeled him to the floor, kicked him while he was down and doused him with pepper spray.
“I felt a liquid being poured on my face, and at first I thought I was getting urinated on, but it turned out I was getting maced and pepper sprayed,” Borgen told the New York Post shortly after the 2021 attack. “My face was on fire. That pain was worse than the concussion and all this other stuff that followed.”
Video of the attack also showed his assailants berating him with antisemitic slurs as they left him with a concussion and needing a neck brace.
“If the cops did not come, if they did not save my life, I would have died,” Borgen said during his victim impact statement….
About 30 minutes into the hearing, Musa’s supporters arrived. His defense wanted the minimum, three and a half years, but prosecutors had asked for a six-year sentence.
After Judge Felicia Mennin told Musa he would be spending seven years behind bars, his side of the crowd erupted, calling it “unfair.”
The Post reported that journalists in the back of the courtroom overheard them calling Judge Mennin a “racist” for the sentence, which is less than half of the maximum punishment of 15 years.
Court officers removed them from the building. It was another 20 minutes before the courthouse was cleared and Borgen’s supporters and members of the media were told they could safely head outside….
RJ Katz says
I wonder if Federal Hate Crimes prosecution could be tried in a Federal Court?
Ian says
They are a protected species for federal crimes.
maria says
When will the government start to deport those muslims murderers
Peacelover says
+ Good question maria
Lisel Sipes says
When we get rid of Jihadi Joe.
tgusa says
He is sending out smoke signals to his clueless leftist supporters. Did you know that climate change is racist, that the Sun is racist? What else explains why most muslim countries are deserts wastelands or hellholes?
Nathen says
It’s only unfair when muslims recieve the punishment isn’t it
They are actual scum on this Earth
Teeto says
Wish I could like this comment a thousand times. Especially those radicalized muslims.
Peacelover says
Well done Judge. Glad to see a bit of justice being done.
somehistory says
she should have amended the sentence….to the max. He won’t serve the seven years, but if she had given the fifteen he might serve seven. or eight.
Some jurisdictions say that half plus one year has to be served before any parole.
and when the others yet to be tried see court, their supporters should be barred from the courtroom ahead of time.
Kenneth Johnson says
Some time ago we deorted some 5000 veterans fof mostly petty stuff. Many of these Muslems, especially the Imans, , are preaching hate and un americanism. Where is the balance here ”KEN
࿗Infidel࿘ says
A New York judge sentenced a muslim? Hell sure froze over!
Fitna says
Every journalist, judge, politician that reports on, passes judgment on or is involved with Muslims in any way should be provided an armed security detail. All these people are in vulnerable positions and on the front lines of this very real war.
A politician was hospitalized in the Netherlands (Thierry Baudet, FVD) for being ‘far right’ though I think his attacker was a Leftist-but nowadays they’re the same as Muslims.
I esp. applaud those individuals who stand up for freedom, for non-Muslims and who give harsh sentences to these Muslim cretins.
In a way though violent Muslims and those who march/riot are digging their own graves. They are turning more people against them and eventually people will call for mass deportations…I really hope that happens.
Also some great news for our side, Geert Wilders had won the elections in the Netherlands and has an excellent shot at being the PM… he could lead the way for western civilization in how we will deal with Islam and Muslims in the coming decade or so, assuming everything works out as hoped.
I’m certain if he succeeds in defeating Islam and deporting migrants/Muslims, other nations will feel bolder to copy him, fingers crossed.
Hudders. says
100%
Well stated Fitna.
Fitna says
Thanks kindly Hudders.
James Lincoln says
Fitna says,
“In a way though violent Muslims and those who march/riot are digging their own graves. They are turning more people against them and eventually people will call for mass deportations…”
Your point is well taken.
Since the start of the Hamas / Israeli war, muslims / worldwide – generally not too bright to begin with – have been way overplaying their hand.
I’m hoping that “courage will become contagious” with non-muslims.
Teeto says
Fact is, they make other progressive non-Muslim immigrants who just wanna build their lives and career vulnerable. These extremists share the same ideology all over the world. Hamas/Isis/BokoHaram/AlShabab etc. They’re all the same thing.
Lou Z says
He would have deserved the maximum sentence! And his supporters, just like him, expelled from the United States!
Let them go home! These killers have no business in America! You can thank the democratic Islam-leftists and expect worse! After the Jews it will be the turn of the Christians!
Peacelover says
+
Teeto says
Christians are not truly safe with these Jihadi minions roaming the earth.