Comments on: FBI Investigating Amish Beard-Cutting Attacks

By: shuali

shuali — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:08:16 +0000

You are all missing the most important point here. The problem is the lack of separation of church and state. If there would be clearer separation, these sorts of attacks could never happen. Another point nobody has mentioned is the chilul HaShem here. My reaction certainly was why would I want to be frum if these bearded men in wide-brimmed hats who do not recognize the government and who don’t have televisions, act this way. Clearly it is because the are receiving too much support from the government and need to enter the work force. And what about the armed forces. They claim they can’t fight due to some issue of religion. Now c’mon! That is not right. No one is saying this because clearly these are exceptions to the rule . . . V’hameivin yovin.

By: shein

shein — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:16:01 +0000

#12/yochi: Are you talking about the agitators from Crown Heights who went to other kehillos to proselytize them to the meshiachstan religion?

By: lazerc

lazerc — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:02:55 +0000

caution: be careful not to cut your son’s hair for his third birthday “chalaka” unless he first signs a consent form. You don’t want to be investigated, do you?

By: yochi

yochi — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:24:14 +0000

Reminds me of what certain elements were doing to the Chabadskers in Williamsburg 30 years ago!

By: YITZCHOKY

YITZCHOKY — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:05:21 +0000

akuperma; it becomes a civil rights issue which is federal

By: mamashtakah

mamashtakah — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:32:16 +0000

I wonder is beard cutting or hair cutting a crime (i.e. someone holds you down and shaves you or cuts your hair)?

That would be assault.

Why is the FEDERAL Bureau of Investigation dealing with . . .

The story does mention there are other incidents. Perhaps those were over state lines. Besides, if civil rights were violated, that makes it federal.

By: Softwords

Softwords — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:58:27 +0000

Sounds like Sikrikim!

By: shein

shein — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:24:30 +0000

#3 — It is assault.

#4 — Because they did it to repress the victims RELIGION. So it is a hate crime.

By: shein

shein — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:23:32 +0000

#1 — The Amish are not a cult.

By: twinguy

twinguy — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:53:21 +0000

The FBI has to deal with it, most likely because of jurisdiction and constitutional issues. The Amish are not officially under state or local police jurisdiction. The FBI is also involved because of the nature of general Amish crime committed.