News Forum - UPDATE: Rushdie is talking again, attacker pleads not guilty

[Thaiger]

UPDATE Renowned author Salman Rushdie appears to be recovering after being brutally attacked while giving a speech in New York City on Friday. The 75 year old was taken off a ventilator yesterday, and his agent confirmed that he was talking again. Rushdie has three stab wounds to his neck, four to his stomach, a puncture wound to his right eye, a puncture wound to his chest, and a laceration on his right thigh, according to Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt. Schmidt added that Rushdie might lose his right eye. Meanwhile Rushdie’s attacker, 24 year old Hadi Matar, has […]

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[HolyCowCm]

He can plead not guilty all he likes in the USA, but it will not help him one iotta. For sure not guilty in any of the muslim radical countries. Wonder if his family will get or be offered a reward from one of those countries for the religion of peace or even offered a citizenship. His mom and dad must be so proud of him.

[Boddown]

How these extremists do all the deadly stuff then plead not guilty. At least have the balls to stand up for what you do if you want to follow your extreme  ideology.

[Guest1]

Matar was born in the US and grew up in Fairview, New Jersey. His parents, however, are from a village called Yaroun in southern Lebanon where flags of the Iran-backed Shia Islamic militant group Hezbollah can reportedly be seen in many areas. 

Not to forget, in Iran is a 3 million US$ Bounty set on Rushdie's head. which would have been paid to the family of the terrorist murder

[Pinetree]

'attacker pleads not guilty'; how dumb and stupid is he. a total waste of oxygen, as all of his religious fanatical friends are. I trust that the US will lock the idiot up for the rest of his natural and totally useless life.  

[23RD]

Have the authorities in New York released him on zero bail yet ???

They release every other murder, rapist, mugger and sex offender and shop lifter on cashless bail regardless of their previous criminal history. 

This Terrorists was a first time offender DA Alvin Bragg will be bending over backwards to set him lose.

[BigHewer]

Pleading not guilty when the whole world knows he is guilty.

Not posting bail because he knows he’ll be (rightfully IMO) lynched.

Trump said it right when he labeled these types “losers”. That’s what he is. A loser. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/05/23/in-wake-of-manchester-blast-trump-decries-terrorist-losers/

[Pinetree]

I guess the good thing for him is that the sex in prison will probably be to his liking. 

[BigHewer]

Ask yourselves honestly, which President would you like to have comment on this incident? Trump or Biden? 

2 years, 2 months and 22 days till the next election, folks.

 

[DesperateOldHand]

2 hours ago, Boddown said:

How these extremists do all the deadly stuff then plead not guilty. At least have the balls to stand up for what you do if you want to follow your extreme  ideology.

Extreme ideology is most dangerous when not recognized - which appears to be the case regarding particular circles. 

[dingdong]

31 minutes ago, 23RD said:

Have the authorities in New York released him on zero bail yet ???

They release every other murder, rapist, mugger and sex offender and shop lifter on cashless bail regardless of their previous criminal history. 

This Terrorists was a first time offender DA Alvin Bragg will be bending over backwards to set him lose.

well it should happen soon... a blackout of a mislead youngster ...depressed by the lifes reality he has found himself in.....he did plead not guilty because he can absolutely remember nothing until he wake up in jail...the police told him that he is guilty and a terrorist...but how he can confirm when he has no memory's...?? maybe someone drugged him and make him do all these horrible things they accuse him off

maybe a police coverup or something else...because since a month he hear these strange sounds like from an alien starship ...for sure someone else.. a mysterious third man has to take the blame and not him...could be a CIA experiment...or some russian agency abused this innocent soul

that's why he is to be freed without bail charges dismissed...go on nothing to see here, or are you a racist an right wing internet hater ...?

.sarcasm off

 

 

 

 

 

[PBS]

1 hour ago, Pinetree said:

'attacker pleads not guilty'; how dumb and stupid is he. a total waste of oxygen, as all of his religious fanatical friends are. I trust that the US will lock the idiot up for the rest of his natural and totally useless life.  

Pleading Not Guilty will likely be motivated by an opportuity to articulate his ideology in Court. Have to see if the Court permits him to do so.

[palooka]

6 hours ago, Guest1 said:

Matar was born in the US and grew up in Fairview, New Jersey. His parents, however, are from a village called Yaroun in southern Lebanon where flags of the Iran-backed Shia Islamic militant group Hezbollah can reportedly be seen in many areas. 

Not to forget, in Iran is a 3 million US$ Bounty set on Rushdie's head. which would have been paid to the family of the terrorist murder

But now he failed and hopefully they get nothing but ridicule for his opportunistic failure.

[Guest1]

10 minutes ago, palooka said:

But now he failed and hopefully they get nothing but ridicule for his opportunistic failure.

If he goes to prison, what I expect, they will still care them.  Not with the 3 million, but he tried, got caught, so ...

[Chatogaster]

4 hours ago, BigHewer said:

Ask yourselves honestly, which President would you like to have comment on this incident? Trump or Biden? 

2 years, 2 months and 22 days till the next election, folks.

 

I was going to say Ebrahim Raisi but for whatever reason you restricted the options to previous USA president Trump and current USA president Biden.

Trump plays the audience by infusing words with emotions (as in "losers" or "fake", hammered down into a new meaning by means of numerous repetitions). Biden plays the audience by rational yet hugely over-simplified and therefore highly inaccurate thoughts. I abhor both styles.

Personally, I'm not interested in the comments of a select group of people tailored towards a wide audience. However, I do find it fascinating that most people seem quite unaware and happy to delegate much of their thinking to a few commentators.

 

[Tim_Melb]

21 hours ago, Boddown said:

How these extremists do all the deadly stuff then plead not guilty. At least have the balls to stand up for what you do if you want to follow your extreme  ideology.

The answer is simple, lawyers. 

[Bluesofa]

18 hours ago, BigHewer said:

Ask yourselves honestly, which President would you like to have comment on this incident? Trump or Biden? 

2 years, 2 months and 22 days till the next election, folks.

Your question makes me think that Trump might suggest using him as filling for the Mexican/US wall he never finished.