I do not believe in "hate crime" legislation but I am not impressed with this jerk.
Posted on 01/11/2009 12:59:15 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
WAITER DISRUPTS JEWISH WEDDING WITH ARABIC CHANT
By LORENA MONGELLI and ERIN CALABRESE
January 10, 2009 --
Long Island waiter rebelling against his pastor father terrorized guests at a Jewish wedding reception, blasting a recording of a pro-Palestinian rally that included Arabic chants through the DJ's microphone, authorities said today.
Stephen Buttafuoco, 23, was charged with a aggravated harassment as a hate crime for allegedly blaring "Allahu akbar," Arabic for "God is great" - scaring the over 700 wedding guests who were wrapping up the party at the Woodbury Jewish Center around 1 a.m. Jan. 4., Nassau cops said.
Buttafuoco, who was arrested Friday and is not related to the infamous Long Island lothario Joey Buttafuoco, allegedly "admitted he did this with the intent of disrespecting the [Jewish] religion," according to court papers.
He was arraigned today in Nassau County District Court and released on $1,500 bail.
He's no terrorist, lawyer Thomas Spreer insisted - just a confused kid trying to rebel against his minister father.
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A "hate" crime.
> Stephen Buttafuoco, 23...
Any relation to that other class act, Joey?
> Any relation to that other class act, Joey?
Nevermind, I just answered my own question by reading more closely. Sorry!
The guy sounds like a classic east coast d-bag.
The guy sounds like a classic east coast d-bag.
If there is any proof of God, it has to be the rabid and intense hatred of the Jewish People.
You escort this Einstein out of the building and tell him never to return. A hate crime? You either commit a crime or you don’t. Hate is not a crime, regardless of the race involved. The kid is stupid but he didn’t threaten anyone let alone Jews in particular. Punish criminals for the crimes they commit. Tacking hate crime onto it certainly does nothing to deter the crime, and probably, in the final analysis is counterproductive, as our most brilliant Liberal ideas.
would he be charged if he was a muslim?
A 23 year old "kid" trying to rebel against his father? Oh brother.
What?
Explain to me why throughout history no other group of people have endured the hatred that the Jews have?
Yep.
The press hates Sarah Palin because she is US.
The world hates Israel....because she represents Him...
This guy might need some punishment, but a hate crime? What this person did is the equivalent of someone piping “The Beast Rules” or something equally as bad during a Christian event as a prank. Not that that’s at all OK, but if you’re going to have hate crimes, leave it for the people who kill others because of their religion or spray swastikas and threats on a jewish person’s home or something along those extreme lines. Admitting that you’re pulling a dumb prank with the intent of disrespecting your father and his religion isn’t enough, IMO. I’m sure there are plenty of other things this creep could be charged with other than a hate crime.
Moses...
Moses was the first to say that individual rights are not subject to the whims of an earthly monarch.
Makes sense.
I couldn't see where you were going with it.
Not that I was sold on it, but in the book “Black Rednecks and White Liberals” Thomas Sowell attempts to show that other groups have endured what the Jews did (I recall Lebanese and Chinese), [this was in the chapter “Are Jews Generic?].
Sowell, as always, makes an interesting argument, but I think I have to concur with your assessment, that over the long road of history, the Jews have endured the most hatred and suffering.
His punishment should be to have the very same tape blaring at him non-stop for as many hours as there were wedding guests.
I do not believe in "hate crime" legislation but I am not impressed with this jerk.
Uh, actually, that's not the case. It's worse.
"Allahu akhbar!" is often the very last thing Israelis hear before the truck-bomb or bomb belt goes off.
This is at least on the order of yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater.
“Buttafuoco, who was arrested Friday and is not related to the infamous Long Island lothario Joey Buttafuoco”
Because “Buttafuoco” is such a common name.
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