Jerusalem - Vaad Hatznius Offender Gets Plea Bargain Deal after Apologizing to Victim |
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Archived photos charedim burn small fires in protestsJerusalem - The District Prosecution has signed a plea bargain with Elhanan Buzaglo, who was charged with assaulting a woman in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in the capital.
Buzaglo, a member of the so-called ‘Chastity Squad,’ beat and threatened a woman who did not meet the squad’s standards of modesty.
During a hearing held today the prosecution said Buzaglo should be dealt the maximum punishment of jail time and be forced to compensate the woman.
The revised indictment states that the ‘Chastity Squad’ is an organization that openly declares its objective – fighting cases of female immodesty – and tries to obtain that goal through violent means. The prosecution said Buzaglo was paid a sum of $2,000 to attack the divorcee in her home.
In June of 2008 Elhanan Buzaglo and six other men forced their way into the woman’s apartment in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Maalot Dafna. The Prosecution says that the woman once belonged to the ultra-Orthodox community, but abandoned that life after her divorce in 2005.
After seizing the woman, the men toppled her to the floor, kicked her repeatedly and then gagged her, warning she would be blinded with mace and stabbed if she dare open her eyes. She was then ‘interrogated’ by Buzaglo and his ilk, as they tried to force her to disclose the identities of men she had been in contact with.
The group, which also hurled profanities at the woman throughout the ordeal, is also accused of threatening to kill the woman if she did not move from her apartment.
The plea bargain signed by Buzaglo’s attorney charges him with severe battery, but not with conspiracy to commit a felony. The court is currently deliberating Buzaglo’s sentence.
The prosecution claims Buzaglo was a mercenary doing the bidding of the ‘Chastity Squad’, a group attempting to violently impose their ethical code on those who stray from it.
“The ‘Chastity Squad’ is lawless. It is an unacceptable phenomenon, and worthy of being punished severely,” the prosecution stated to the court.
But Buzaglo’s attorney, Orna Saban Eroati, said her client was deeply repentant and claimed that his behavior was legal for the most part. She claimed that he did not take part in the squad’s ideology and was merely performing a mercenary duty.
Buzaglo apologized to the woman and said, “I want to express the feelings of a father who has betrayed his family. I have done a heinous deed that caused needless suffering to an undeserving woman. I realize I have committed a serious action, and am ready to accept the court’s decision.”
He told the court he was not asking for a minor sentence for himself, “but rather for my children and my wife, who are suffering because of my actions.” The sentence will be handed down in approximately 10 days.
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Mar 04, 2009 at 03:07 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
They should lock him away and throw away the key. This chastity squad is nothing more than an excuse for violent, sick, and repressed men to beat women. He should be beaten within an inch of his life and threatened with mace as punishment.
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Mar 04, 2009 at 03:07 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
I hope he gets a sentence that deters this kind of assault on women.
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Mar 04, 2009 at 03:06 PM Menachem Says:Report as Inappropriate
Lock him up and throw away the key. We must make examples of these terrorists.
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Mar 04, 2009 at 03:04 PM Just Thinking Says:Report as Inappropriate
Just to clear things up, Buzaglo is a known thug from Ramot, Jerusalem, not religious in any way. He is a standard hit man, who got payed to do what he did. They should go after the cash if they want to stop this moronic behaviour.
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Mar 04, 2009 at 03:03 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
i hope he sits for 15 years. maybe that wil atoe for the mighty chillul hashem he has caused
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Mar 04, 2009 at 02:54 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Why apoligize if you are doing what hashem wants?
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Mar 04, 2009 at 02:53 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
more disgusting than his dispicable act is that someone paid him $2000 to do it! are you kidding me?! with so many chashuva mosdos and organizations in desperate need of money, you waste your money to punish an innocent woman who doesnt live up to your standards? i think im getting sick! lets hope the court realizes its not enough to punish the individual, go after the whole organization.
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Mar 04, 2009 at 02:50 PM rayshlakish Says:Report as Inappropriate
how can this guy be deeply repentant and claim that his behavior was legal for the most part? He should be put in jail and beaten.
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Mar 04, 2009 at 02:48 PM Yehuda Says:Report as Inappropriate
Interesting. Tznius squad was contravened quite a few issurim but that is okay since they are upholding one commandment.
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Mar 04, 2009 at 03:50 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Why apoligize if you are doing what hashem wants? ”
Hashem has reserved a special place in gehenom for this animal and the rest of the hariedi rabbonim and leaders who encourage and/or participate in these assualts; for someone who posts such a comments, I'll rsvp a spot for you too.
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Mar 04, 2009 at 03:45 PM TANNA KAMMA Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Interesting. Tznius squad was contravened quite a few issurim but that is okay since they are upholding one commandment. ”
What commandment are they upholding?
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Mar 04, 2009 at 03:54 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
This "Chastity Squad" are nothing more than a bunch of thugs. Follow the gelt. And throw these people in jail - they committed a serious crime against a vulnerable woman. Hopefully, someone took photos of what they did to her, so that, when the culprit(s) is sentenced, the judge will know who/what he's dealing with.
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Mar 04, 2009 at 03:53 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Why apoligize if you are doing what hashem wants? ”
The prosecutor should also seek to bring charges against any of the rabbonim whose comments about tznius incited this attack if they can show a direct cause and effect or any involvement whatsoever with this group of yiddishe terrorists. Stop worrying about how we dress or wear our hair...focus on your own dysfunctional families, child molestors and other problems within the hareidi community and leave the rest of us alone.
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Mar 04, 2009 at 04:06 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Why apoligize if you are doing what hashem wants? ”
ARE YOU A LUNATIC, you condone beating women MORON!
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Mar 04, 2009 at 04:33 PM Shalom Says:Report as Inappropriate
To #14: This is called "sarcasm".
He's trying to point out the innate contradiction: if this lowlife thug was so convinced that he was doing what Hashem wanted, then what's he apologising for? Apparently he (the thug) doesn't really believe what he's saying...
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Mar 04, 2009 at 04:27 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Six men boke in to an apartment to beat up a defenseless woman.
You can rest assured that she has no family connections to any important Yerushalmi's. The yerushalmi charedi community uses bullying as a way of life. After they arrested the Mishmeres hatznius thugs the Yerushalmi community rioted and tried to bully the state to back off. Kudos to the woman for standing up to the bullies. and to the state for ignoring the riots.
Ki Hashmomo meivi lidei Shigoyin
(the Mishnah says "boredom leads to insanity")
9 to 5 jobs would cure most of the ills plaguing The Yerushalmis.
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Mar 04, 2009 at 04:26 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
This is supposedly a tznius squad and their touching women!
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Mar 04, 2009 at 04:21 PM Avigayil Says:Report as Inappropriate
WHO on earth paid the $2,000? that is the next person they should go after!
$2,000 this Pesach could save dozens of families from starving this yontif.
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Mar 04, 2009 at 04:20 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
How can he have a women lawyer?
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Mar 04, 2009 at 04:42 PM leibediger Says:Report as Inappropriate
We should get this guy down here & hire him to take care of all those phedophiles, put his skill to good use...
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Mar 04, 2009 at 04:48 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Why apoligize if you are doing what hashem wants? ”
It is people like you that turn others off to religion. You should be put in jail together with the Tznios Rebbes.
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Mar 04, 2009 at 05:15 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Why apoligize if you are doing what hashem wants? ”
Where in the torah is this saying? And if she is not right but give money to a man to beat her up THAT'S NOT HASHEMS WAY
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Mar 04, 2009 at 04:59 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Maybe # 6 has a point don't we all believe that seeing things that you are not supposed to is killing our kids neshama so if some one is trying to harm my son you bet I'm going to beat him up
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Mar 04, 2009 at 04:51 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ We should get this guy down here & hire him to take care of all those phedophiles, put his skill to good use... ”
Stop with the sick jokes about child molestation and if you use a big word "Phedophiles", learn how to spell
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Mar 04, 2009 at 06:06 PM Miss Williamsburg Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Maybe # 6 has a point don't we all believe that seeing things that you are not supposed to is killing our kids neshama so if some one is trying to harm my son you bet I'm going to beat him up ”
#6 Was being sarcastic.
And if you're planning to beat up someone because they harmed your son, you should beat no one but your son for that. Or yourself for that matter. Teach him "NOT TO LOOK".
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Mar 04, 2009 at 07:20 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
i don't understand the point in beating a women if she is not dressed properly. they are not supposed to be looking if they are that "holy" they should lockup anyone who layes their hands on a women!!!!!!!!!
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Mar 04, 2009 at 07:15 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
yeh that's very "ultra othidax" jew hitting a another jew
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Mar 04, 2009 at 08:04 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ i don't understand the point in beating a women if she is not dressed properly. they are not supposed to be looking if they are that "holy" they should lockup anyone who layes their hands on a women!!!!!!!!! ”
that women was not only dressing improper she had contacts with a lot of yungerleit and bochurem i don't think beating up is a good idea but something is gotta be done
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Mar 04, 2009 at 08:45 PM esther Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ that women was not only dressing improper she had contacts with a lot of yungerleit and bochurem i don't think beating up is a good idea but something is gotta be done ”
so what was the" punnishment " for these yungelite and buchrim?beating them up wouldn't have been as much fun.
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Mar 05, 2009 at 05:33 AM Jewish mind Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ so what was the" punnishment " for these yungelite and buchrim?beating them up wouldn't have been as much fun. ”
I'm wondering if the same fellows who are out to get the pedophiles are against this hit man! The only sensible answer have to this paradox is that these guys are just against Torah values and not the contrary!
As for you esther Why not punish the children being Molested?!
To get the facts straight this women Is a prostitute in a ultra orthodox neighborhood not waiting for clients to approach her, but going out searching for them, I can suggest to her to move next door to you [of course you will "warn your Husband and Boys to keep away from her"!]
Yes the Torah teaches us what to do with Prostitutes and People that "try" and cause others to sin a "rodef" and one mustn't wait to get a ruling from a Rabbi but can and should do it themselves Or of course "hire a HIT MAN" .And yes in my Opinion Both Pedophiles and This Prostitute belong in this category.
Of course the Yungeleit and Bochurim deserve a "punishment" as well be they "only" sinned themselves and we don't have a Beis din to take care of that [because today's court system only judges and punishes for Physical Matters and only when harm was or could have been caused to another being, as opposed to the Sanhedrin that punished for Spiritual Matters caused even by oneself to oneself]
Following your Logic Why did the Biblical "Pinchas get praised for "killing Kuzvi The daughter of the King of Midyan, What did she do wrong [I understand that you agree that Zimri or in our case the Yungeleit and Bochurim, were deserving of the penalty!]
While I do agree fully that the aggressive violent approach that many so called "charedim" use should be fully and totally unaccepted and abolished from our community, Just like not every kiss is appropriate so too is not every Beating inappropiate.
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Mar 05, 2009 at 12:58 AM Yerushalmi Says:Report as Inappropriate
She had it coming to her. An Ir Hanedaches gets burned and grazed to the ground. She provoked. She caused others to sin. She corrupted. She attacked the sancity of the neighborhood...and she got off lightly! She deserved much more.
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Mar 04, 2009 at 11:33 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ that women was not only dressing improper she had contacts with a lot of yungerleit and bochurem i don't think beating up is a good idea but something is gotta be done ”
Yes, something should definitely have been done about the yungerleit & bochurim contacting this women. Perhaps the vaad hatznius should have asked them to stop.
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Mar 05, 2009 at 06:48 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
That's more like it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well Said #30 #31!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We need more like you around Here, and everywere in our corrupted liberal minded world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mar 05, 2009 at 08:32 AM Miss Williamsburg Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ That's more like it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well Said #30 #31!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We need more like you around Here, and everywere in our corrupted liberal minded world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ”
How is it OK halachicly to for these men to touch a woman????
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Mar 05, 2009 at 08:53 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ How is it OK halachicly to for these men to touch a woman???? ”
Amazing how the world is Distorted!!!!!!!!! How is it permitted for a doctor to touch the opposite sex?!
How is it permitted for Beis din to Punish Physicaly?!
How is it Permitted to be in Hatzolah?!
The answer is [on a nutshell] that if the touching is not done in a matter of affection or in our case to the contrary it is permitted "IN SOME CASES!" ASK A RABBI TO DETERMINE EXCACTLY WHEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another alternative given in some cases to doctors that the doctor's mind is on the job, [or to put it this way he is dealing with a body of course a human but not with this specific in his mind.
AGAIN ONE MUST CONSULT A HALACHIC AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE IN EACH INDIVIDUAL CASE IF AD HOW WHAT IS PERMISSABLE.
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Mar 05, 2009 at 10:17 AM esther Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I'm wondering if the same fellows who are out to get the pedophiles are against this hit man! The only sensible answer have to this paradox is that these guys are just against Torah values and not the contrary!
As for you esther Why not punish the children being Molested?!
To get the facts straight this women Is a prostitute in a ultra orthodox neighborhood not waiting for clients to approach her, but going out searching for them, I can suggest to her to move next door to you [of course you will "warn your Husband and Boys to keep away from her"!]
Yes the Torah teaches us what to do with Prostitutes and People that "try" and cause others to sin a "rodef" and one mustn't wait to get a ruling from a Rabbi but can and should do it themselves Or of course "hire a HIT MAN" .And yes in my Opinion Both Pedophiles and This Prostitute belong in this category.
Of course the Yungeleit and Bochurim deserve a "punishment" as well be they "only" sinned themselves and we don't have a Beis din to take care of that [because today's court system only judges and punishes for Physical Matters and only when harm was or could have been caused to another being, as opposed to the Sanhedrin that punished for Spiritual Matters caused even by oneself to oneself]
Following your Logic Why did the Biblical "Pinchas get praised for "killing Kuzvi The daughter of the King of Midyan, What did she do wrong [I understand that you agree that Zimri or in our case the Yungeleit and Bochurim, were deserving of the penalty!]
While I do agree fully that the aggressive violent approach that many so called "charedim" use should be fully and totally unaccepted and abolished from our community, Just like not every kiss is appropriate so too is not every Beating inappropiate. ”
EXCUSE ME!yungeleit and buchrim are not innocent children!!!those adults were responsible for their own behavior and it's consequences,especially the married ones who could have given their wives terrible diseases.this pritsus goes BOTH ways.
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Mar 05, 2009 at 12:36 PM Jewish Mind Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ EXCUSE ME!yungeleit and buchrim are not innocent children!!!those adults were responsible for their own behavior and it's consequences,especially the married ones who could have given their wives terrible diseases.this pritsus goes BOTH ways. ”
It seems you didn't read the comment until the end, I clearly wrote that the males involved in the crimes are "GUILTY" But there is a difference between someone sinning for himself by succumbing to his earthly desires against the will of the A-mighty Blessed is he, [and maybe even endangering their wives with diseases which I highly Doubt nowadays] and someone trying to lure people into this as stated in comment 30!
Of course it doesn't mean that the sinners have an excuse!
I believe anyone that wants to understand can.
As an example having a drug dealer as your neighbor will yo rely on your kids and therefore not care what crimes your neighbor is doing?! This is much worse, because g-d made it more attracting especially by someone who is experienced in luring people to come join them!
Shlomo Hamelech in Mishlei is always warning about a women trying to get men to her [even though it's only a Parable to other things (evil inclination in general etc.) but the parable also has a truth to it as Rashi states in the beginning of Mishlei].
How many boys and girls went and are going "off" because they can't control these desires?!
By the Gentiles you and I Both know what goes on in there schools work places and yes even the streets!
As soone very involved in today's turmoils our youth is going thru, and yes with all the pedophiles between us we are still a far cry ahead of every other group!!
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Mar 06, 2009 at 09:56 AM Logical Says:Report as Inappropriate
If this woman was indeed enticing men, why didn't they simply take pictures of the men going to her door? They could threaten the men that their activities would be publicized. There are many ways to combat inappropriate behavior without resorting to violence.