'INSULTED BY A JEW' (British Muslim threatened to kill, rape and blow up Jews)

Sky News ^ | February 25, 2005

[Stoat]

Riaz Burahee

'INSULTED BY A JEW'

A Muslim man bombarded synagogues with telephone calls for three days threatening to kill, rape and blow up Jews. 

Riaz Burahee, 25, of Edmonton, north London, who has photographs of Osama bin Laden at his home, admitted 10 offences.

Wood Green Crown Court heard Burahee told police he made the calls because he had been insulted by a Jew.

The court heard he had made as many as 92 calls, telling people to leave the building or be bombed.

Burahee, who described himself as a Muslim with strong religious beliefs, said he had no links to terrorism.

Photographs of Bin Laden and militant US civil rights activist Malcolm X were found in his room.

David Owen-Jones, prosecuting, said Burahee had made threats to bomb, threats to kill and threats to kill and rape children in March last year.

He said Burahee referred to "Hitler being right" and women who answered his calls were called "Jewish whores".

The court heard Burahee's mental state may have been affected by cannabis or alcohol abuse.

It was also suggested he may be suffering from some kind of paranoid psychotic illness.

Burahee is due to be sentenced on April 4, when psychiatric reports have been completed.

[Stoat]

His behavior sounds like pretty mainstream islamofascism to me....but they're trying to get him off on psychiatric grounds. This will be an interesting case to watch, to see if our British Friends will call a terrorist a terrorist and deal with the matter truthfully.

[DoughtyOne]

...offended by a Jew...

The Jew as still breathing.

This guy should be placed on a slow boat back to the middle-east.

[MisterRepublican]

Love and happiness from the Religion Of Peace™.

[cake_crumb]

"His behavior sounds like pretty mainstream islamofascism to me....but they're trying to get him off on psychiatric grounds."

Sounds like a typical Islamofascist to me too, but I am also of the opinion that no Islamofascist is mentally stable. They have the same progressive mental illness as other leftists, only a little more advanced.

[Land_of_Lincoln_John]

Finsbury Park Mosque member? (The one with Captain Hook as the Imam.)

[rickmichaels]

It was also suggested he may be suffering from some kind of paranoid psychotic illness.

It's called Islam.

[tet68]

It was also suggested he may be suffering from some kind of paranoid psychotic illness.

Sounds like a good description of Islam to me.

[jolie560]

He's just doing what any good Muslim would do. Threaten to murder people. With a little help, and Allah's blessing, he may still accomplish that glorious deed.

[VeniVidiVici]

The court heard Burahee's mental state may have been affected by cannabis or alcohol abuse.

How can this be? He said himself that he had "strong religious beliefs"!

[1FASTGLOCK45]

Lets say they find him guilty, What's the most they could do to this guy?I know their laws are probably less strict than ours (ie. do they have executions?)

[Stoat]

Sounds like a typical Islamofascist to me too, but I am also of the opinion that no Islamofascist is mentally stable. They have the same progressive mental illness as other leftists, only a little more advanced.

Agreed, but I fear a situation in which this sort of behavior becomes recategorized as a mental illness and therefore not criminal.  "Just give him some Prozac and he'll be fine" should not be Society's answer to violent, threatening behavior, especially when it is linked to our adversary in the war on terror.

[LauraleeBraswell]

At least he's being prosecuted, The way Europe is regressing
I'm surprised threatening or killing Jews is still a Crime.

[LasVegasMac]

Burahee, who described himself as a Muslim with strong religious beliefs, said he had no links to terrorism.

Hey, schmuck, let me help you out here.......

Mr. Salt also claims no relation to Mr. Pepper.

LVM

[BIGLOOK]

When I was a kid there were places for those who committed criminal acts and pleaded psychiatric defenses. The one near where I lived was Mattewan Institution for the criminally insane.

[Stoat]

Lets say they find him guilty, What's the most they could do to this guy?I know their laws are probably less strict than ours (ie. do they have executions?)

I'm no expert on British law, but here in the US he could be charged with a variety of offenses, from perpetrating a hate crime to using a telephone to harass and threaten.  Last time I checked, threatening to rape, murder and blow up people was a crime.

[cake_crumb]

" 'Just give him some Prozac and he'll be fine' should not be Society's answer to violent, threatening behavior, especially when it is linked to our adversary in the war on terror."

Oh I agree with that 100 percent. Unfortunately, that's probably exactly what will happen and a few years from now officials will be forced to explain why this guy was free to blow up a synagogue...and they'll probably stick with the mental illness angle.

[Stoat]

At least he's being prosecuted, The way Europe is regressing
I'm surprised threatening or killing Jews is still a Crime.

Agreed....very sad and very true.  Anti-semitism is running rampant in Europe with few words of protest from elected officials.

[1FASTGLOCK45]

Lets hope they lock this one up for life.

[Stoat]

"The court heard Burahee's mental state may have been affected by cannabis or alcohol abuse."

How can this be? He said himself that he had "strong religious beliefs"!
Yes, it reminds me of what authorities discovered about Mohammed Atta and co. just before 9/11...  they would go to strip clubs, drink heavily, tip poorly and spout off anti-Americanisms.  Perhaps jihadists are allowed to do such things immediately before 'an action' ? 

"The court heard Burahee's mental state may have been affected by cannabis or alcohol abuse."

How can this be? He said himself that he had "strong religious beliefs"!
Yes, it reminds me of what authorities discovered about Mohammed Atta and co. just before 9/11...  they would go to strip clubs, drink heavily, tip poorly and spout off anti-Americanisms.  Perhaps jihadists are allowed to do such things immediately before 'an action' ? 

[cake_crumb]

92 seperate incidents of terroristic threats against a particular group - or even the ten that he admitted to - would have netted him 5-10 pre 9/11. I believe he'd be facing 5-10 years per incident now.