Prosecutors have concluded after a three-week investigation that the four teenagers accused of vandalizing the Poile Zedek Bais Hakvaros did not commit hate crimes (as origionally reported HERE on YWN) and should not be tried as adults. The boys’ alcohol-fueled vandalism stemmed from teenage boredom – not anti-Semitism, said the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office. “While it was plain that the juveniles intended to cause destruction, that intent appears without a religious hate component.”
Authorities have withheld the names of the boys, ages 15, 16 and 17.
(Source: NJ.com )
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9 Responses
I am shocked and appalled at this travesty of justice!
What ????
I”m in totall shock !!!
500 kevorim are knocked down..and this is not a Hate crime…so what is ???
Hate crime or no, this type of vandalism is sick and should be punished harshly.
I have to agree with Sammygol.
This does not seem to be a hate crime. These kids have done other crimes in the past that were clearly not racially motivated. Filly Frum and Holyland, are you above the law? Are you willing to say factually that this was anti semetic? No your not!
These kids did a dumb thing. No question. But racial? Phllleeese!
illini07, the devil is surely proud as you are a fine advocate once again. You support all those who despise us. Nice.
I think THEIR PARENTS should get a nice long jail sentence for allowing their kids to turn out like this.
I agree, sammygol, but there is no need to back yourself up with a quote from such a… person
#11
I don’t see why that helps 🙁
The only problems I have with the decision is as follows:
It was done over a two day period with bored teens fueled by alcohol looking for “fun”.
1) Who was the adult that bought or served the alcohol to the teens and what’s his sentence?
2) If it isn’t a hate crime, why is it that this only happens in Jewish cemeteries and Xtian ones?
3) What kind of mandatory Alcohol counseling program do these teens need to attend.
If there is no answer to these questions the Middlesex prosecutor should also be tried as an accomplice to a hate crime.