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[Make sure to read Daniel Greenfield’s contributions in Jamie Glazov’s new book: Barack Obama’s True Legacy: How He Transformed America.]
The distance between a Turkish restaurant and a Sushi place in Los Angeles is a short drive and a politicized legal system that punishes attacks on Muslims and Jews very differently.
On Nov 4, 2020, during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, two Armenian men attacked a Turkish restaurant in Beverly Hills, California. Federal hate crimes charges were brought against them. One of the men in the ‘Islamophobic’ attack was sentenced to 5 years in prison while the other was thrown in jail for 15 months.
On May 18, 2021, during fighting between Israel and Hamas, a pro-terrorist convoy passed Sushi Fumi, a restaurant 10 minutes away from the Turkish place. Members of the convoy assaulted Jewish diners, waved a terror flag, demanded to know who at the restaurant was Jewish, and witnesses said chanted, “Death to Jews” and “Free Palestine”.
(Among the Jewish men, an Armenian Christian man dining with them also faced violence.)
There were no federal charges. The Muslims faced two two felony counts of assault. A judge let them off with probation and ordered them to visit a Holocaust museum.
The difference between 5 years in prison and an order to visit a Holocaust museum is the vast gulf between how attacks on Muslims and Muslim attacks on Jews are treated. While it can be hard to measure and compare the treatment of different groups, the attacks on two restaurants within walking distance of each other a year apart is revealing of the very different treatments.
Both of the attacks happened within the context of fighting abroad. Both involved convoys of protesters. In both cases, a vehicle diverted to a restaurant where its members expected to find members of a group they opposed. In both cases they demanded to know whether the people there were members of that group: Turkish in the former case and Jewish in the latter.
But the same basic behaviors led to very different consequences in a biased system.
An Armenian man got 5 years in prison because, in the words of the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, he “likely caused lasting psychological pain” to Muslims at a restaurant. Muslim thugs got a pass after kicking a Jewish man in the head.
The Department of Justice and the FBI got involved in the Muslim case. Not the Jewish case.
“The defendants violently attacked people inside a family-owned restaurant because of their perceived nationality,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke claimed of the Turkish case. “Such violence based on national origin has no place in our society. The Justice Department will continue to vigorously prosecute bias-motivated crimes in an effort to secure justice for the victims and the communities they are meant to target and intimidate.”
But it turns out that “such violence” does have a “place in our society” when directed at Jews, just not at Muslims. Attack a Turkish restaurant and you’ll spend half a decade in prison, but attack Jews at a restaurant in support of Islamic terrorists and you won’t even spend 24 hours in jail. Even when you’re booked for “assault with a deadly weapon” as part of a hate crime.
“Our police department together with our sheriff’s department, our FBI, and other partners is rightly investigating this assault as a hate crime,” Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti had said of the attack on Jews at the sushi place. The FBI apparently chose to do nothing about it.
The promised “full force” of the law was condensed down to some bias training.
The differing treatment of the assault on Muslims and Jews at Los Angeles restaurants was a decision partly made by the Justice Department and the local FBI office. Assistant Attorney General Kirsten Clarke had a long history of antisemitism that may have factored into it. But it was also a decision made by a local judge aided by members of the anti-Israel Left.
Jewish leftists swiftly rallied to the cause of the Muslim thugs who were represented by a Jewish lawyer. Rob Eshman, a Forward columnist and anti-Israel leftist, claimed that sentencing the Muslim attackers to visit a Holocaust museum “was fair, maybe even a little harsh”.
Rationalizations and excuses swiftly followed. The Jews had fought back which made them complicit in the violence. Non-prison sentences like this were part of “restorative justice”..
But what happened when a Turkish restaurant was attacked shows that for the lie that it is.
Accountability is possible: it’s just more possible for some groups than for others. The attention paid to the Cafe Istanbul attack by federal and local authorities and by the media diverged sharply from what happened when Jews were attacked by a Muslim pro-terrorist convoy.
There were no rationalizations allowed in the Cafe Istanbul attack. No one in the media bothered to report that the Armenian men had been responding to Islamic attacks on Armenians in the area. And no one asked to define what “likely caused lasting psychological pain” was even supposed to mean. No judges told them to just go visit a mosque to learn tolerance.
Armenian men had trashed a Turkish restaurant during a time when Black Lives Matter mobs routinely did such things and one of them was sent away for a period that more typically goes with a manslaughter conviction. Was this a consistent application of justice? No it was not.
Justice comes from consistent application of the law. An Armenian attack on Muslims should not be punished any differently than a Muslim attack on Jews or a BLM attack on anyone. But we don’t have a consistent justice system: what we have is a heavily politicized justice system.
Politics is the difference between a 5 year prison sentence and a free pass. Leftist politics prioritizes those crimes that are politically wrong based on which group is targeted.
A similar phenomenon happened in the recent killing of Paul Kessler, a Jewish man assaulted at a pro-Israel rally (pictured above), and the shootings of three Muslim men in Vermont. ATF agents showed up to arrest the man involved in the confrontation with the Muslim men and the shootings were, despite the complete absence of evidence of hate, attributed to Islamophobia. But much as in the Sushi Fumi case, the FBI is merely in “communication” in the Paul Kessler case. And without federal intervention, the outcomes and sentences are certain to be very different.
Our justice system has two very different standards that favor groups for political reasons. Even though Jews suffer the majority of hate crimes, especially violent ones, those are also the ones least likely to be punished. Last year, Americans for Antisemitism documented 194 cases of anti-Jewish assaults in New York City and found that only two cases led to prison time.
While the book gets put away when it comes to attacks on Jews: it’s thrown at Muslim cases.
Michael Wolfe, a Florida man, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and another 15 years probation, for throwing bacon at a mosque and vandalizing it. Wolfe had been facing life in prison for the behavior that BLM rioters had carried out unpunished across the country.
This is not justice. The Left claims that the justice system is biased. They’re right. And they are the ones who corrupted it. A generation of “progressive prosecutors” and “criminal justice reform” advocates, along with selective federal “civil rights” interventions, have made it so that similar crimes can lead to wildly different sentences in a politicized justice system.
And that means attacking Muslims at a restaurant gets you 5 years and attacking Jews at a restaurant some blocks away gets you a mandatory visit to a Holocaust museum.
Çâşëğ says
Welcome to new America ruled by Marxists and Islamo Fascists coalition government..
Steve says
And it started with a smug, vastly overrated half-Kenyan Islamomarxist who was supposed to usher in a “post-racial America”. And when a “Palestinian” shrink murdered 13 and wounded 31 at Fort Hood, Texas he described this act of terror as “workplace violence”. No wonder Barack Hussein Osama thinks everyone is guilty (especially Israel) for the October 7th Pogrom that killed over 1,200 Jews, except, of course the “Palestinians”
Jeff Bargholz says
I think Bareback Hasbeen Osama is half Indonesian. He looks a lot like Lolo Soetoro and NOTHING like the Kenyan who his supposed brethren in Kenya say is no relation to them. He doesn’t look like Frank Davis, either, although I’m sure he took it up the ass from Frankie.
That’s right, Brokeback is gay.
Bareback has STRAIGHT hair. He tries to hide it with exceptionally short haircuts but NO MULATTO ON PLANET EARTH HAS STRAIGHT HAIR. And he has the big lips and facial features of an Indo.
Algorithmic Analyst says
Thanks Jeff, very interesting.
Brian Martin says
Barry Soetoro is a puppet, an arrogant fool.
VOWG says
Yes. I do not need to say more, idiots who think I need to are “idiots”. What a joke, my one word comment was too short. Shall I write a 100 page thesis about how stupid such a thing is???? Please, let me know.
Phil says
Trump was right about the leftist Jews—at least most, it seems. They are hardly Jewish. Where is the IDF, Simon Wiesenthal Center, etc.? This is beyond people having differences with the Zionist kind.
Same goes for lefty Christians regarding where Christians are persecuted at home and abroad. What to they care? They selectively care about spreading “Democracy” ;under the rainbow plus flag). They and many RINOs work for the military-industrial complex, I think. Recent wars have allowed the radical Muslims to get into Iraq , Europe, etc.
danknight says
So what you’re saying is …
… we’re already dhimmis.
G-d help us all.
Algorithmic Analyst says
Seriously, this is tribal justice. I first saw that pattern reading about African tribal juries during the 1800s in colonial Africa. Members of their own tribe were always acquitted, even if guilty. Others not in their tribe were liable to be convicted even if innocent.
Since then I have seen it in other historical cases. It seems to be that when the jury has reverted to a more primitive mentality, that is the way they perceive the situation.
Jeff Bargholz says
Yeah, never trust a jury trial with blacks on it. That isn’t racist, it’s just my observation of O.J. Simpson getting off with the double murder of two whiteys and the death sentence placed on Derek Chauvin for doing nothing remotely illegal to St George Floyd. And every other trial with black Americans on it.
Jussy Smollet (no point in mocking a name already that dumb) got sentenced back to jail again so I guess a modicum of justice still exists in America, ha ha.
Off topic maybe but a Turkish “lawmaker” collapsed like a turd pile today immediately after he said “you can’t escape the wrath of Allah,” or some such stupid islamic bull crap. He hit the deck and was out before he hit. It was like God himself struck him down. Boy is that video clip funny. You should look it up.
And he’s a fat slob, too. It just goes to show you, health is important. A long life isn’t a blessing if a guy is infirm, like Alzheimer Joe. But Pedo Joe is such a scumbag that he’s pleased with himself even though he’s a human vegetable and marked for death soon. I guess if a wimpy guy like him has no morality or honor he can feel pleased about anything.
Algorithmic Analyst says
Yeah, I saw that Turkish video. Funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time 🙂
Beto says
Yea, the Turkish fatso dropping dead is great
SPURWING PLOVER says
Q. Why do so many Liberal Democrats live in L.A.? A. Its more easy for them to spell
Jeff Bargholz says
“LA” is even easier to spell than Vegas but not as fun. Cruising casinos built for Kings and Queens or getting shot by a bum, illegal aliens or one of the usual suspects? No contest.
Fred A. says
The Judicial System does not work very well in America. That is why things are going to become worst as the years go by. Based on the all the articles, I have read, I come to the conclusion regarding the following:
1. Black rarely are charged with a Federal hate crime against whites.
2. If there are blacks on the jury and the person committing the crime is black, the black jury members will make every attempt to give the person the lowest possible penalty when a jury has a choice of charges.
3. Too many D.A.s play games with the criminal element in our society by making deals like it’s a game show. If you plead guilty to a lower charge. We will recommend a lower sentence with the judge. Of course, the judge goes along with the game so he/she doesn’t have to work too hard with a full trial.
4. Then we have political trials in America whereby the government is after you. A perfect example are the Jan 6, defendants. Spend years in jail, no bail for trespassing on government property waiting for your trial
5. Then you have the rioters after George Floyd died, billions of dollars in damages to property, assaults, looting and very few are ever arrested and tried for their crimes for political reasons. In many cases, the charges are dropped by the liberal D.A.s.
6. Then you have the Federal and State governments who lower the penalty for various crimes to a much lower level such as shoplifting. I guess they do not want too many people in prisons, its cost money to take care of them.
Also, it would not help America’s image, if too many non-whites were in prison. You know, it’s racist.
So when you compare the American judicial system to other countries, it really isn’t much better than many other countries in the world.
Mo de Profit says
“ Non-prison sentences like this were part of “restorative justice”..
And the islamic cowards laugh at the system, criminals laugh at the system. The leftist do gooders come out of university having studied social sciences and think they can change things for the oppressed, they are, but the oppressed are laughing at them.
Judith says
The dhimmi-ing. and dumming of America…we get what we deserve…if ballots don’t work then what s left? . We have chosen the cowards way. Truth has fallen in the street. Today, tell me what will you DO to change this?
Jeff Bargholz says
I punched a thug twice at my nearby light rail station the other day. Believe me, he deserved it. And I got away with it! Miracle of miracles. The good guys usually lose and the bad guys usually win under our “justice” system.
Daniel R says
The judicial system in the U.S. is no longer represented by the blind-folded “Lady Justice” . Justice in the U.S. in now color-aware. If you have the right skin color, you can get away with almost anything. If your lawyer present a mildly soft case of you being a representative of any one of of the preselected specialty minorities (basically black, muslim, gay, hispanic or illegal alien) and displays how your fine sensibilities were offended or how a white male trampled on your rights, you’re very likely to be freed with an apology, maybe an economical retribution and with a reverse-charge against the victim that you actually attacked, offended or even hurt.
Semaphore says
You are aware that when you are tried by a jury, your fate is being determined by 12 people too dumb to get out of jury service?
Jeff Bargholz says
I got repeated jury summons in the mail recently and ignored every one. The scumbags sent me notices threatening prosecution if I didn’t show up but I didn’t fall for them.
I probably should go just to let off a poor white guy who made a dumb misdemeanor mistake or convict a violent black criminal but nah, screw it. I’d probably get a jaywalker or some chick who made a fraudulent credit card payment. As if I care.
CowboyUp says
That’s why I always report for jury duty when summoned, and don’t try to ditch it, even though the income loss can be substantial.. I don’t want anybody to skate or get railroaded.
My last trial was a 24 year old scumbag that decked a woman and stole her purse in a grocery store, then threatened to shoot the employees that tackled him in the breezeway. He didn’t have a gun though. He had the drawn skin of a methhead, was covered in jailhouse tattoos, and showed nothing but contempt to the court and victim. The whole thing was caught on video, including him stalking her before he made his move, so it was open and shut. When we were deliberating the sentence, a couple of middle aged white women were going to go light on him but I talked them out of it and he got the max. When the judge came into the chamber to thank us for serving and dismiss us, I asked him if he could now tell us some of the convict’s priors. As he rattled off about a dozen of his prior violent crimes, those women’s eyes just kept getting bigger and bigger. He should have still been in prison when he assaulted that lady
The right to a trial by jury is the only constitutional right that requires others to give up their rights (their time and money), that’s why it’s called a duty.
Intrepid says
Attack any person of color, Muslim, Hispanic, Black and receive the max sentence. But if a white person is attacked by any person of color, the kid gloves treatment is in effect. The news won’t report it and the perps get off scott free.
Sick of it yet? Nothing changes until these socialist vermin are voted out of office. This is the era of “brown person privilege.”
Whites must get out of the cities and leave these hell holes to the people who created them. Scott Adams was right. Have nothing to do with blacks, hispanics and Muslims. We desperately need a national divorce from the blue states.
mj says
Please tell me if the following thought is ridiculous:
This sledgehammer of ‘political justice’ disregards American laws that protect all US citizens and is successfully replacing them with a jihadi agenda to create an army of violent criminals, capable of being fully indoctrinated to massacre Americans.
This army is spreading out over the entire country. City by city, blue state by blue state, university by university, with help from Congress and the White House, the jihadi noose is tightening around America’s neck. At a preplanned moment, much like the planned massacre of October 7, war will begin in America. Are Americans prepared for this scenario?
And then, who will help America?
Semaphore says
A side note: In the last 12 months, some 1 million firearms have been sold to Americans. Our own sledgehammer of political justice…
Jeff Bargholz says
Yes, responsible and lawful gun owners are a sledgehammer against leftists, Moslems and other assorted filth.
Angel Jacob says
The laws don’t apply to the known criminals and terrorists anymore.
Because the very same criminals and terrorists have infiltrated the government.
We the people are on our own when it comes to justice system. Live, plan and act accordingly.
TomSJr says
AH! Remember, IF A LAW IS UNRIGHTEOUS, it can be broken/ignored.
Curt Koenig says
We have a corrupt two tier “legal NOT justice” system.
PzCdr67 says
The Marx(ist) Brothers – Barry and Big Mike – fanned the embers of racism and division from the Oval Office. The legion of “useful idiots” (DemoRats and Republi-I-can’ts) poured gasoline on them.
He and It hate white America and will not stop until their agenda is complete. Biden, their traitor in the White House, continues their bidding unabated.
Until We the People get off our butts and physically stop them – we’re doomed.
Evil triumphs when good people do nothing.
Taz69 says
ACT ACT ACT ACT OUR LIVES DEPEND ON THIS ACT
Jeff Bargholz says
Fuck, remind me never to throw any bacon near an islamopithecine or its den. That’s like touring the Capitol Building or wearing a MAGA hat.
I did throw eggs at BLM scumbags (all white) below my apt. building, though. Nailed ’em, too.
Sir Peter says
I suspect moslems provided all the dhimi apparatchiks protecting and promoting Islam the joys of sex with underage girls, and filmed it. Either that or lots of petrodollars
Paul Fishman says
All this discrimination and attacks occurs in Los Angeles. That is why this city is unsafe full of rowdy violent people.
Ronald Fagala says
Message to the American Jews from non Jewish white Americans
Go to a mirror and take a hard look at yourselves, I think you will notice you are “white”, as white as your Christian neighbors, and as white as your Catholic neighbors. Two groups for some reason you feel are more of a threat to you then your real enemies, Muslims and most non white people. The majority of Jews DNA can be traced to Europe over the last 1000 years, either Eastern Europe or Western Europe, same thing with Catholics and Christians.
News flash, you are not a minority, you do not need social services like minorities, minorities want you gone. So why in the hell are 90% of the American Jews a part of a party that caters to minorities? 99% of the Jew hatred in this country can be traced back to that democrat party, not conservatives.
However, with the continued bashing by Jews towards non Jewish white Americans, such as the MAGA movement, and other non Jewish white groups, I am afraid if these people decide to walk out on the American Jews, the real enemies will have free will over the Jews and millions could die.
As a Christian myself, and a gigantic supporter of the Jews and Israel, if we end up losing the White House again in 2024’, and we see the majority of American Jews voting for that party again, well we will officially turn our backs on you, just like the citizens of Germany did in the 30’s. We could never be involved in the destruction of the Jews, but if they think we are the enemy, our backs are turned on you, millions could die again. The ball is in your court, this war is about the fake theory that whites are the oppressors, and all others are the oppressed.
Only one group can save the Jews, and one group only, white Christian conservatives, just like we did in the 2nd War.
gary fouse says
Rob Eshman. I assume it is the same Rob Eshman, former editor-in-chief of the (LA) Jewish Journal.
michael j graves says
What have well endowed American Jews been doing for Lady Liberty and equal justice for the Jan 6 “Insurrectionists”?