Posted on 02/21/2008 2:40:22 PM PST by knighthawk
AMSTERDAM, 22/02/08 - The woman who drove over and killed a Moroccan thief in Amsterdam three years ago has been living in secret locations since, for fear of retaliation. At the order of the judge, the woman has however been tracked down and taken to court.
The woman is being tried for causing the death of Ali El Bejatti. On 17 January 2005, this Moroccan youth opened her car door and snatched her handbag. The woman reversed against the boy, who was on a scooter. He was crushed against a tree, broke his neck and died.
The woman has been in hiding for three years, according to her lawyer Cees Korvinus. She is so afraid of reprisals that she moved from hiding-place to hiding-place, De Telegraaf quoted the lawyer as saying yesterday. The police advised her to go into hiding after the incident, according to the newspaper.
Korvinus entered a request yesterday for the judges to be replaced. This was in reaction to their decision that the session will be public. The court administrators rejected Korvinus' request.
Korvinus wanted the case to be heard behind closed doors because the woman fears that a public hearing will increase the danger she claims she is in. The judge did permit the woman to hide her face yesterday with a scarf so that she could not be recognised.
The Public Prosecutor's Office (OM) announced yesterday it was demanding a jail sentence of 30 months for the woman. The OM is charging her with manslaughter because she deliberately took the risk of seriously injuring El Bejatti.
The session began two weeks ago in the absence of the woman. On Wednesday, the judge had her tracked down at a secret address to appear. Korvinus says she is dead scared that her appearance will unleash a sort of 'fatwa,' De Telegraaf reported. A psychiatrist has confirmed that the woman is "in a state of constant fear of death."
The woman has stated that the collision was an accident. The Public Prosecutor's Office (OM) initially concluded this as well, but later decided to prosecute her after all.
On the day of his death, Ali El Bejatti had appeared in a court. He stole the woman's purse only hours after the OM demanded a 24-month jail sentence against him for an armed robbery.
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Sounds like self-defence against a theif (or+worse) to me..!
As Race Horse Haines, a famous Texas attorney, said many years ago, “Sometimes, there just has to be a good killing.” The woman walked.
Or a D7 'dozer.
I agree, she should be paid bounty.
It's a lot cheaper to bury a thief than to pay for their criminal career.
Some people just need killing; that was one of them. Good for her!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!
I needed a pick-me-up.
He alone is responsible for that.
I would have concluded it was an accident too
She would have been better off in a full burkkah. She should hide toes to head. Oh, and she should also wear sunglasses and gloves.
The Dutch seem to have all but surrendered to the moslem hordes. Sooner or later, they will expect the U.S. to expend blood and treasure to liberate them - again. And we will probably do it if we are still able.
We should grant asylum to individuals like this.
Since the very dawn of western civilization. It’s called the “fleeing felon” rule.
Since that one just needed killin’.
She would seem to be a legitimate candidate for asylum in a non muslim a$$ kissing country like ours.
Regards
If they’re carrying off your stuff, I think you’re entitled to get it back.
What I find ironic is that the police SUGGESTED that she hide. If the police thought she should hide, then the judge should think the same.
The judge shouldn’t be punishing the victim.
If she don’t want the “hummer”, I’ll take it!
(signed) - Bill Clinton
Why don’t the Dutch just have a national castration and surrender day?
They are obviously bound and determined — with very few exceptions — to turn their country over the the Muslims, so if they are going to go out, they can go out all at once and get it over with.
All the Dutch armed forces can turn their weapons over to the Muslims, then report to clinics for mandatory de-tinkling. All Dutch women can don their burkas and register for mandatory multiple arranged marriages with newly-imported Muslim men.
Is there any nation in Europe that is willing to stand up and say that this has gone far enough and needs to stop?
*sound of crickets chirping*
Don't bring a scooter to a car fight
News to me. If your life is threatened you have an right no, an obligation to defend it. But a fleeing crook, no matter how much of your stuff he is carrying, isn't a threat to your life. At that point it is a job for the authorities.
That is the Christian teaching Western Civilization is based on. It separates us from vigilantism and mob rule.
Yeah, and in this case the authorities told her to “go into hiding”.
But don’t worry; they’re from the government and they’re here to help.
This guy didn’t snatch the lady’s purse from a coatroom, he took it from her person through the use of force. Robbery is a crime of violence. At the common law, she had the right to kill him then and there.
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