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Borough Park, NY - An elderly civil engineer allegedly beaten by a man for taking photos of a Brooklyn construction site is still waiting for his day in court - three years later.
"I'm discouraged and I'm disgusted," said Harold Weinberg, 70, the victim of the 2005 assault. "They're thinking maybe I'll drop dead in the meantime."
The dustup between the Orthodox victim and the Hasidic suspect took place while Weinberg was taking pictures in Borough Park, where neighbors complained that construction was damaging their property.
The accused attacker, construction manager Isidor Farkas, "came after me with fists flailing, scoring direct hit after direct hit," Weinberg said, adding that Farkas also stole his $500 camera.
Police sources said Farkas was caught with the camera, but papers filed by cops show that Weinberg didn't report stolen property - a discrepancy he characterized as a mistake. The Brooklyn DA later added a robbery charge.
Cops also lost the recording of a witness' 911 call, and Farkas' lawyers kept delaying.
Then the judge tossed out the robbery charge, ruling that prosecutors waited too long to add it. The case is on hold.
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Aug 25, 2008 at 09:24 AM common ¢ Says:
chilul hashem ? does anyone know the other side of the story ?
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Aug 25, 2008 at 09:33 AM FILTER ED Says:
HE DIDN'T CALL HIM TO A DIN THORA?
A ORTHODOX JEW
I UNDERSTEND THAT HE CALL POLICE BUT TO GO FORWARD WIT A GARGE IS AGENST THE THORA GO TO DIN THORA AND SATTLE IT
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Aug 25, 2008 at 09:54 AM Anonymous Says:
What is a "din thora"? What does "understend" mean? What's a "garge"? What does "agenst" mean? What does "sattle" mean?
Your writing is an insult to my intelligence.
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Aug 25, 2008 at 10:02 AM yitzchok Says:
Many BP builders do not care about the damage they do to adjacent properties.If a neighbor confronts them they threaten to do more damage.
This is the state to which we have deteriarated.To hell with everone else, as long as I have a nice house.
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Aug 25, 2008 at 10:05 AM The who Says:
Who should you take to a din torah, the builder,the owner,the contractor,the supplier, the sub-contractor. Each one blames the other and you get screwed.
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Aug 25, 2008 at 10:12 AM Moishe -Willyburger Says:
FILTER ED, your comments should be permanently filtered.
That a person has the level of intelligence to open a computer, and still write at your kindergarten level, is a miracle of modern technology.
Your post speaks volumes about the level of secular education, in today's moisdes.
People out there, read FILTER ED's post, and weep.
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Aug 25, 2008 at 10:24 AM Yachtzel Says:
Moishe - Willyburger -
How do you know that FILTERED studied in "today's moisdes"? Maybe FILTERED is an immigrant who still needs to learn how to write English?
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Aug 25, 2008 at 10:38 AM Anonymous Says:
why do they call the victim ortodox? did he call the so called suspect to any ruv or din torah as required by an ortodox jew ?
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Aug 25, 2008 at 10:43 AM itzik Says:
he should taken him to a din torah! BUT before the din torah this farkash should have his head split he is a GIBOR on a 70 year old man?
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Aug 25, 2008 at 10:49 AM mt mehdi Says:
why do they call the victim ortodox? did he call the so called suspect to any ruv or din torah as required by an ortodox jew ?
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Huh? Assuming he did in an Aveirah, that makes him not Orthodox?
If yes, there are no Orthodox Jews left.
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Aug 25, 2008 at 11:22 AM Milhouse Says:
What's a din torah got to do with anything? The victim isn't suing his assailant, the state is prosecuting him. When someone beats you up you have the right to call the police; that's explicit in Shulchan Aruch. And once the police take action, the criminal will of course be prosecuted. What do you expect? That the state will take the criminal to a din torah instead?
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Aug 25, 2008 at 02:17 PM Anonymous Says:
The orhtodox jew and the hasid? Very cute in describing two observant jewish people!
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Aug 25, 2008 at 08:48 PM jack Says:
if he would go to din torah it will take much longer than the justice system
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Aug 25, 2008 at 09:11 PM hopefully a baal sechel Says:
I do know him well, he is an "Orthodox" jew who davens in my shul.