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| CAIR Vice-Chairman Assaults Woman, Gets Free Pass |
| 2006-08-20 |
| Video of assult at link. The Columbus city prosecutor is refusing to prosecute CAIR's National Vice-Chairman, Dr. Ahmad Al-Akhras, for assaulting LGF reader Ciaospirit—even though she has proof of the assault on video: The Columbus city prosecutor refuses to press charges against CAIR and Dr. Al-Akhras for assaulting me, twice. I was told that there wasn't enough evidence. What! The entire assault is on video (posted here). I was told since there were no injuries "it didn't rise to the level of an assault;" he didn't "punch you or anything." What about having a camera shoved in my face? What about grabbing and pulling my hand right along with the camera? Then I was told that they felt I was "badgering him with my questions." So perceived badgering is justification to push someone around? Anytime we don't like questions being asked of us, we now have permission from the prosecutor's office to attack someone. It didn't seem to matter that both times I was assaulted, I wasn't even talking directly to Dr. Al-Akhras. In the second assault, especially, I was standing silently while taping his public speech. I checked with two attorneys before I went to the prosecutor and both said it was assault. This is outrageous injustice. I have no protection in the future. Neither does anyone else. CAIR gets a pass. And CAIR called their rally "Stop the terror." I guess that means unless CAIR is doing the terrorizing. I plan to appeal. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #14 I agree our women bring alot to the table in the war against Islamic Fascism. I just wish we were (sinktrap here I come) harassing Cair with bullets and not words. |
| Posted by: Destro in Panama 2006-08-20 14:47 |
| #13 CAIR should be banned, along with the Islamic Society of North America. Works for me. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-08-20 21:25 |
| #12 Never, ever, ask for it. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-08-20 20:05 |
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| Posted by: Destro in Panama 2006-08-20 14:47 |
| #10 Destro, women are our secret weapon. You think some jihadi wants to be beaten by a woman? |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2006-08-20 13:37 |
| #9 That's assault? I've seen worse on Sesame Street. Are we turning into pussy liberals that have to send women to harass our enemies? |
| Posted by: Destro in Panama 2006-08-20 11:46 |
| #8 I didn't read Snease as not liking it here. Just wanting perps to be the focus of law enforcement. But as far as the comment on cops, it seems to me that they don't need to arrest cops when a complaint is made -- they know exactly where to find them, have to log formal complaints of that sort in the record and have disciplinary systems in place to deal with out of control cops. May or may not work 100% perfectly, but they're there. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-08-20 11:10 |
| #7 Snease: fed up are ya mate? Sounds like you don't like it here, don't like cops, etc. I believe United Airlines just opened direct service between Dulles and Kuwait. United food and beverage service is superb (no pork by the way). Dial 877-228-1327..... and BE ON IT! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-08-20 11:04 |
| #6 Ironically, if the victim had fought back, it is highly likely that cops would have arrested both of them. I was once falsely arrested when I resisted an assault, because the assailant accused me of excessive force. I wasn't charged because the assailant had a long record of this type of offense, and I had no criminal record at all. That didn't stop cops from handcuffing me, and forcing submission to a strip search. So do cops have to check criminal records before they make arrests, etc? No. And my fingerprints and booking photos are still in the system. Do cops arrest fellow cops whenever a citizen accuses a cop of either assault of excessive force? Never! |
| Posted by: Snease Shaiting3550 2006-08-20 10:57 |
| #5 cough.... I think that should be spelled "gripe"........sorry. |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2006-08-20 08:22 |
| #4 I agree with Snease that the woman videographer should press a private civil lawsuit against the CAIR official. It's the only chance she has to obtain redress. I've seem the video. The elements are there to bring a criminal complaint of assault by the office of the Columbus City Prosecutor. The prosecutor's refusal to bring charges must be grounded in politics and not the law. Since the incident took place within the city limits of Columbus only the city prosecutor has the power to approve the charge of misdemeanor assualt since the circumstances of the incident did not give rise to a felony. Traditionally, in Ohio, city (municipal) prosecutors (as opposed to county prosecutors) are not beholden or answerable to the voters. By that I mean they do not run for election. Instead they are hired by the local city council or municipal law director. I think this is the case in Columbus, IIRC. If the woman videographer has a grip (and she does) with the manner this was handled by the city prosecutor she'll have to take that grip to the city council / city commission of Columbus. I would like to think there are more than a few well trained and experienced attorneys in the Columbus area who would be more than happy to bring a civil complaint against this CAIR official even though there will be no "pot of gold" waiting for them at the end of the rainbow. Lawyers are disliked and mistrusted. Until you need one. This lady needs one. I think she find one if she looks. I don't think we've heard the last of this incident. I hope not anyway. |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2006-08-20 08:17 |
| #3 Shouldn't they let a grand jury decide? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-08-20 08:17 |
| #2 The elemental grounds for an Assault charge are met here. Prosecutors are supposed to consider whether or not the physical contact as made without justification, offends the public in general. If it wasn't politically incorrect to do so, the prosecutor should consider the low regard that Muslim men have for women. Although the courts defer to prosecutors almost 100% of the time, the victim could apply for a writ of Mandamus to force the prosecutor to lay a charge. However, that would probably fail unless some public interest group filed an Amicus Curae (friend of the court) brief, and remember: while the American Civil Liberties Union serves the rights of criminals, few groups exist that serve crime victims. A civil suit for battery would succeed, but the award would not be substantial. That CAIR guy should join the ranks of CAIR members who have been convicted of offenses. CAIR should be banned, along with the Islamic Society of North America. |
| Posted by: Snease Shaiting3550 2006-08-20 07:44 |
| #1 Not at all surprised, myself. Had a guy attempt to run me over with his truck for daring to give his wife a parking ticket, and was told by the Maricopa County prosecutor's office that there was no "instrumentality" of the aggravated assault. Right.....2 tons of truck isn't a weapon? That amused the crap out of the two public defenders who witnessed it and were willing to testify against him at trial. Hope she goes to her county or district attorney to file assault charges. They may take it up. (In my case the city prosecutor decided to go for it, and I am grateful to them for doing what should have been the County's job.) |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2006-08-20 07:28 |