Man Fires BB Gun at Baltimore Jews Leaving Synagogue

[Behind the Aegis]

A man fired a BB gun and shouted “Jews, Jews, Jews” at three Jewish teens leaving a synagogue in Baltimore in what police are investigating as a possible hate crime.

One of the pellets from the BB gun struck a window of the Bais Hamedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore, a traditional Orthodox institution located in Baltimore County, in Thursday’s incident.

The gunman, described as being “possibly of Middle Eastern descent,” drove away after firing the gun and shouting at the pedestrians on the first day of Rosh Hashanah.


Read more: http://forward.com/articles/206441/man-fires-bb-gun-at-baltimore-jews-leaving-synagog/#ixzz3EgN1rPLE

[JI7]

1. hopefully something is caught on camera

[sheshe2]

2. I don't know how to make the hate stop, Behind the Aegis.

I have no clue how to stop this, yet we must. I am so very sorry that this is happening, the hate has to end.

[Behind the Aegis]

11. Education is the only way to stop this type of shit.

The problem is how to educate them. Hate is a human condition.

[Wella]

3. Was this a lone nut, or did he think he was part of a larger movement?

I worry about these kinds of incidents starting here. Europe has gotten alarming with these kinds of antisemitic incidents.

[Behind the Aegis]

13. My money would be on "lone nut."

This is the second incident like this in the US, at least it didn't end in death. It is possible these incidents will continue to rise, but until it is something really big, I doubt most will even notice, much less care.

[Wella]

16. That's because people haven't watched Europe over the past 20 years

Especially France. It starts small and grows.

[NaturalHigh]

4. Seriously what kind of person does this?

I don't understand this kind of hate.

[snooper2]

12. fundies

[Behind the Aegis]

14. A coward.

The targets may be different, but this type of shit is becoming all too common.

[area51]

5. Disgusting. n/t

[Cha]

6. I am so sorry that some people can be such hateful idiots.

from your link, BtA..

“We want to stop that. We want to let people know that’s not going to be tolerated in our communities,” Cpl. John Wachter, Baltimore County Police told the local CBS affiliate WJZ."

Good!

[shenmue]

7. :(

[applegrove]

8. Persecuting teenage kids. What a little worm.

[BlueMTexpat]

9. While I agree that such incidents are unacceptable and should not be tolerated,

the phrase "being possibly of Middle Eastern descent" does nothing but raise temperatures and promote division.

There are enough actual haters of the "Causcasian persuasian" that aspersions need not be cast on other groups, especially without proof.

It is also statistically more probable that a "possibly" non-Middle Eastern descent male in today's America would have used an assault rifle rather than a BB gun. Let us all be thankful that whoever this deranged individual was, he did not do that.

[Rhinodawg]

10. Even though he yelled "JEW,JEWS,JEWS"..

took some shots...it must be some misunderstanding and that there was no anti-Semitism involved.

obviously

[Behind the Aegis]

15. Well, I heard it was actually Mossad.

No, I am not kidding. But, your comments are more than likely not the type to pop up on a right-wing site, but possibly show up elsewhere.

[951-Riverside]

17. People like this deserve to be wasted on the spot.

I strongly dislike pieces of crap who go around shooting or beating innocent people who are doing nothing but going on about their daily lives.

These worthless cowardly meatbags should be removed from the gene pool. They have no place in an open and free society because they will always pose a danger to the public.