Brooklyn, NY – A 20 year old Williamsburg man was arrested Thursday on criminal charges after allegedly disrupting services at a Muslim mosque in Bay Ridge last month.
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Chaim Weiss allegedly drove past the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge at 6807 5th Avenue multiple times on July 20th at approximately 4 AM.
Weiss’s 2013 Honda was adorned with Israeli flags and was playing Israeli music at high volume, according to court documents, which state that he intentionally disrupted Ramadan services with a demonstration of support for Israeli people in Israel.
Video surveillance footage shows a car driving back and forth past the mosque a minimum of six times, with Weiss parking in front of the mosque, emerging from his car and fleeing the scene after being approached by worshippers.
According to a Police spokesperson, members of the NYPD Hate Crimes task force arrested Weiss, who was later charged with disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service and disorderly conduct.
Weiss was released on his own recognizance and has to appear again in court Oct. 8
I don’t understand what this person was hoping to gain by doing this other than making a fool of himself, but still, what exactly is the crime?? Driving past a building multiple times with blaring music is a crime? If so I’d like to report about 1000 crimes that happen on my block every day.
What are we Arabs?
This week a Muslim man went on 13th Avenue with a Honda CRV with a huge Palistinian flag on one side and Arabic words on a huge flag on the other side and blaring Arabic music. Why isn’t he being charged with a hate crime. A pictutre of the car was floating around
What they failed to say is that this guy got a beer bottle in the head, a dent on his car. But the issue is him driving back and forth in an Arabic neighborhood. That Palestinian car that mr Smith mentioned above didn’t get any damages whatsoever. But we are Jews and we are the ones that will always be guilty. The world is screwed up.
Some people have odd hobbies.
both cardrivers seem to me to be commanding.
And the Israeli flag belongs in Israel and abroad.
This idiot should be charged and hopefully convicted of a “hate crime” since that is exactly what it was. These types of yidden make life more difficult and dangerous for the rest of us. Let him spend some quality time at Rikers Island where he will hopefully get up close and personal with Muslims and learn a bit of tolerance (unless of course he wants to meet them really up close and personal).
Since when do people from Williamsburgs carry Israeli flags with them?
What did this Weiss boy think?
How does a yidishe boy blast music in the 3 weeks?
How does a Williamsburg boy carry Israeli flags on his car?
He must be a very emotional disturbed kid…
As long as no “group” claims Weiss acted on their behalf or with their blessings, we can say he’s a loner, a nut-job. There are disturbed persons in every society. Heck, our government seems full of them too.
Nebach.
Mr. Weiss should just tone it down and get a hearing aid. obviously he didn’t mean any harm. and he could have been a NK guy and just be celebrating along…4 AM huh? go shluffen