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Because a synagogue was targeted, of course:
For the judge to say that it is not the court's job to decide whether or not Ian Baron committed a hate crime? If not the court's responsibility, then exactly who IS responsible for deciding if someone has committed a hate crime?
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Why Isn't This A Hate Crime?
Because a synagogue was targeted, of course:
Competing views heard in court on hate-crime vandalIan Baron clearly has problems other than being an anti-Semite. But, in my view, those problems don't excuse him. The drug abuse merely facilitates Baron's showing what's in his heart in that the drugs remove his inhibitions and, yes, further irrational actions and beliefs.Nazi tattoo on his chest, spray-paint can in hand, Ian Baron approached a Montgomery County [Maryland] synagogue shortly before midnight.
The 22-year-old seemed an unlikely neo-Nazi. Born in Honduras, he was adopted and raised by Conservative Jewish parents who lived four blocks away — at a home in Olney where he still showed up for occasional Friday Shabbat dinners.
“Death2Zionists,” he wrote.
“Arbeit Macht Frei,” Baron added, the German phrase that hung above the entrance to Auschwitz and translates to “Work will make you free.”
He painted swastikas and more anti-Semitic graffiti that night in July and was locked up the next week. A jury quickly convicted him in February of hate-crime vandalism.
The case concluded Friday, when Montgomery County Circuit Judge Thomas Craven decided what punishment to impose.
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“It’s not the court’s role to determine whether you are a good Jew or a bad Jew or no Jew at all. Or to determine whether you’re anti-Semitic or a Nazi,” the judge told him.
The primary goal, Craven said, was to make sure Baron didn’t commit crimes when he returned to society.
Craven fashioned a partially suspended sentence, and the gist of it comes down to this: By this fall, Baron will be released from the county jail. He has about five years of “suspended time” hanging over his head, meaning if fouls up he could face prison. And over time, he must pay B’nai Shalom about $24,000 for repair costs.
The judge imposed probation and another requirement, which was proposed by Baron’s attorney: Complete the addiction treatment program, which averages about nine months, at Jewish Recovery Houses, outside Baltimore. Clients must be Jewish.
For the judge to say that it is not the court's job to decide whether or not Ian Baron committed a hate crime? If not the court's responsibility, then exactly who IS responsible for deciding if someone has committed a hate crime?
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GREAT! That is EXACTLY what should be done about these scumslurpers. No Jew should have to go around feeling as if they are a target for crime simply because they are a Jew. Fact is, no HUMAN BEING ought to have to go around feeling as if they are a...
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The total number of "hate crimes" committed in 2007 was 7,624. Of that number the following statistics were compiled on crimes whose origin was determined to be based on religious bigotry: Religion: 1,400 total Here's how it breaks down: Anti-Jewish...
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