Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji hit a 69-year-old Jewish demonstrator with his bullhorn and killed him. He was only sentenced to one year in jail. This seems like a miscarriage of justice. What do you all think?

https://ktla.com/news/california/man-sentenced-in-2023-death-of-jewish-demonstrator-thousand-oaks/

A Moorpark man has been sentenced after he pleaded guilty in the death of a 69-year-old Jewish demonstrator who suffered a head injury in an alleged altercation during dueling Israel-Hamas war protests in Thousand Oaks.

Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji, a former 53-year-old Moorpark College professor, was sentenced to one year in Ventura County Jail and two years of felony probation in the 2023 death of pro-Israel demonstrator and retiree Paul Kessler, the Ventura County DA announced Tuesday.

Alnaji previously pleaded guilty in May of this year to felony involuntary manslaughter and felony battery causing serious bodily injury.

The DA said Alnaji escalated a verbal altercation to a physical confrontation with the victim during dueling protests on the corner of Thousand Oaks Boulevard and Westlake Boulevard in Thousand Oaks on Nov. 5, 2023

I wonder what the sentence would have been if the roles were reversed. As for getting one year for taking the life of another human being it just goes to show how broken the judicial system is and this is not only for the US but other western countries. I could imagine a similar sentence in the UK. One year sentence for doing this but on the other hand three years for a social media post deemed 'hate speech'.

10 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

I wonder what the sentence would have been if the roles were reversed. As for getting one year for taking the life of another human being it just goes to show how broken the judicial system is and this is not only for the US but other western countries. I could imagine a similar sentence in the UK. One year sentence for doing this but on the other hand three years for a social media post deemed 'hate speech'.

I’m sure you imagine a lot of things, but isn’t that the point of your post?

It didn’t happen in the UK and the roles were not reversed.

One year for murder. 30 years for protesting ICE terrorism. Sounds like America in 2026. Fascism reigns. Trump ruins.

Edited July 1Jul 1 by spidermike007

THe conviction was involuntary manslaughter suggesting that murder was not intentional but it still happened. The sentence was in the slap on the wrist range even for that lesser charge. The judge had that discretion to go so low. It raises questions about whether the judge is biased regarding the matter of the argument that led to the death. It's not "justice" if that was a factor in his surprising and controversial decision.

Edited July 1Jul 1 by Jingthing

30 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I’m sure you imagine a lot of things, but isn’t that the point of your post?

It didn’t happen in the UK and the roles were not reversed.

So. My point is the judicial system is broken and there are demonstrable biasis in the application of the law and sentencing. In this case you have an Arab killing a Jew and gets one year and in the UK people are receiving harsher penalties for social media posts. Absolute insanity.

32 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

One year for murder. 30 years for protesting ICE terrorism. Sounds like America in 2026. Fascism reigns. Trump ruins.

Did the ICE protesters shoot a cop? Is that still considered mostly peaceful?

27 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

THe conviction was involuntary manslaughter suggesting that murder was not intentional but it still happened. The sentence was in the slap on the wrist range even for that lesser charge. The judge had that discretion to go so low. It raises questions about whether the judge is biased regarding the matter of the argument that led to the death. It's not "justice" if that was a factor in his surprising and controversial decision.

One year for killing someone is a joke. This is an injustice.

54 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

I wonder what the sentence would have been if the roles were reversed. As for getting one year for taking the life of another human being it just goes to show how broken the judicial system is and this is not only for the US but other western countries. I could imagine a similar sentence in the UK. One year sentence for doing this but on the other hand three years for a social media post deemed 'hate speech'.

The white guy would have gotten the maximum sentence, and most likey would have been charged with a more serious crime.

10 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

So. My point is the judicial system is broken and there are demonstrable biasis in the application of the law and sentencing. In this case you have an Arab killing a Jew and gets one year and in the UK people are receiving harsher penalties for social media posts. Absolute insanity.

I still can't believe people get jail in the UK for mean tweets.

2 hours ago, TedG said:

pro-Israel demonstrator

Was he demonstrating how to shoot dead tens of thousands of women and children? 🙂

17 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

So. My point is the judicial system is broken and there are demonstrable biasis in the application of the law and sentencing. In this case you have an Arab killing a Jew and gets one year and in the UK people are receiving harsher penalties for social media posts. Absolute insanity.

You imagine alternative scenarios for this case wile misrepresenting the facts of other cases in other jurisdictions to support your assertion.

28 minutes ago, Packer said:

Was he demonstrating how to shoot dead tens of thousands of women and children? 🙂

Probably not.

8 minutes ago, TedG said:

Probably not.

How to avoid flying over Europe as not to be arrested on international warrants of war crimes and crimes against humanity ?

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

So. My point is the judicial system is broken and there are demonstrable biasis in the application of the law and sentencing. In this case you have an Arab killing a Jew and gets one year and in the UK people are receiving harsher penalties for social media posts. Absolute insanity.

Higgot @Chomper Higgot doesn't care because its a Jew.

He also celebrates 31 month sentences for white conservatives making social media posts. Revels in it. Gloats.

We have to remember what we are dealing with.

1 hour ago, TedG said:

I still can't believe people get jail in the UK for mean tweets.

They don't! You're right not to believe such nonsense.

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

One year for murder. 30 years for protesting ICE terrorism. Sounds like America in 2026. Fascism reigns. Trump ruins.

Fascism reigns. Trump ruins ??

It was in lefty California.

99,9 % likely a lefty judge and jury.

Nothing to do with Trump.

Considdering who got killed , well you can guess what I think of the verdict.

41 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Higgot @Chomper Higgot doesn't care because its a Jew.

He also celebrates 31 month sentences for white conservatives making social media posts. Revels in it. Gloats.

We have to remember what we are dealing with.

You might retrain from inventing opinions on my behalf that I myself have never expressed.

People getting sent to prison for inciting racial attacks and arson is something to celebrate, regardless of their color and especially when they confess their crime.

7 hours ago, TedG said:

Did the ICE protesters shoot a cop? Is that still considered mostly peaceful?

Mostly. The idiot who brought a gun to a demonstration was itching to use it. BAN effing suns, you simpletons!

2 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Mostly. The idiot who brought a gun to a demonstration was itching to use it. BAN effing suns, you simpletons!

That would put an end to global warming

This is way too lenient a sentence when resulting in death. Average is ten years.

No it would be no different if the roles were reversed. A university professor who gave everything up in a fit of rage. I doubt he'll ever be allowed to teach anywhere again. Hope he gets anger management in prison.