California AG touts prosecution of man for making death threats to mosque AFTER agreeing to dismiss those same charges

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The Attorney General of California agreed to drop charges that Mark Feigin had made death threats to the mosque — and then he went before the cameras and bragged about prosecuting Feigin for making death threats to the mosque. The death threat charges were dropped because the Judge was going to unseal the case file of an LAPD Lieutenant who falsified Feigin’s confession and has a history of dishonesty. But that didn’t stop Xavier Becerra from being dishonest himself.

Feigin was convicted of misdemeanor for insulting Islam. He pleaded no contest — this was a gang-rape of the First Amendment. He was given a misdemeanor for exposing the crooked cop who falsified his confession.

This entire prosecution is outrageous. The First Amendment still exists in California, and should be enforced. All charges against Feigin should be dropped. This is a miscarriage of justice.

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“Mosque threat charge dropped in court but not in news release,” by Scott Glover, CNN, January 26, 2018:

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Friday touted his office’s prosecution of a man who “called in death threats” to a Los Angeles mosque.

“We will not turn a blind eye to violent threats,” Becerra said in a news release about the case against Mark Feigin. “An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.”

The problem with Becerra’s statement is that it was issued two days after his prosecutors agreed to dismiss a felony hate crime charge against Feigin for making the threats in question.

“This is outrageous,” Feigin’s defense attorney, Caleb Mason, told CNN. “These statements are false and defamatory.”

Mason, a former federal prosecutor, said the attorney general’s office “dropped the charge because they don’t have a case — and they know they don’t have a case.”

The dustup over the language in the news release follows what appeared to be a resolution in the bitterly contested case in which Feigin was accused of threatening to kill members of the Islamic Center of Southern California in September 2016.

Prosecutors had persisted with a felony charge against him despite dwindling and contradictory evidence, as CNN reported in September. They did so despite significant evidence pointing to a second suspect who is the son of a Los Angeles Superior Court judge.

Prosecutors dropped the felony threat charge Wednesday in exchange for Feigin pleading no contest to the misdemeanor of making harassing electronic communications for anti-Muslim posts on the Islamic Center’s Facebook page — conduct he has always acknowledged.

According to Mason, Deputy Attorney General Natasha Howard read into the record that the misdemeanor charge “does not allege that Mr. Feigin made any calls to the Islamic Center or any of its employees” and that Feigin denies having done so.

Feigin also pleaded no contest to dissuading a witness for sending messages to a police lieutenant he accuses of falsely stating that he confessed to her.

The deal was struck after a judge agreed to a defense request to review the personnel file of the police lieutenant who said Feigin had spontaneously confessed to her. Mason had argued in court papers that he believed the lieutenant had previously been punished for dishonesty. He asked the judge to review her personnel file and turn over any relevant material that might be used to impeach her at trial. It is unclear what, if any, such material existed. The lieutenant could not immediately be reached for comment.

Feigin had been facing the prospect of years in prison if convicted of the felony threat charge. His plea deal calls for him to receive two years of probation, Mason said.

Feigin, a Realtor and part-time Uber driver, was arrested at gunpoint in October 2016. Police held a news conference a few days later at which they displayed weapons and ammunition — all of it legal, as it turned out — seized from his home in suburban Los Angeles.

Police said at the time that Feigin was responsible for leaving a hate-filled voicemail at the center September 19 and then making the threat call a day later. In both cases, the caller used the phrase “Muslim rats.”

Feigin acknowledged having harsh — some would say hateful — opinions. He called Muslims “filthy” in one of his Facebook posts and said they have no place in Western civilization. But Feigin insists he’s never crossed the line from opinion to threat.

Police later determined from phone records and a subsequent interview that the voicemail was left by a man named Michael Slawson, the judge’s son. Slawson, police would later learn, had made numerous calls to various mosques expressing his dislike of Islam. The Islamic center employee who answered the phone when the threat call was made has made contradictory statements regarding the identity of the caller.

He has told police he recognized the voice as the same person who left the voicemail a day earlier — now known to be Slawson. He has also told police he thought Feigin’s voice sounded the same as the threatening caller’s….

Feigin said he has spent a year of his life and about $200,000 fighting the charges. He said he was stunned to read the attorney general’s release after what he thought was a degree of vindication in court.

“The truth just doesn’t matter,” he said.

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Suresh
Suresh
6 years ago

Death threats to anyone is silly. Read , learn and spread news about Islam / jihad to counter the coverup by MSM and brainwashing in left/Liberal colleges.

Left/Liberals are bowing down so much to immigrants they are well on their way to creating more humgoats http://bit.ly/2iMxEZt

And call it cultural diversity !

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago

What a fool this attorney general is, if he is going to prosecute those making death threats, then he will have to prosecute every muslim. Here are a few quotes that muslims follow, as isslustrted by today’s new reports.

Tabari 7:97 The morning after the murder of Ashraf, the Prophet declared, “Kill any Jew who falls under your power.” Ashraf was a poet, killed by Muhammad’s men because he insulted Islam. Here, Muhammad widens the scope of his orders to kill. An innocent Jewish businessman was then slain by his Muslim partner, merely for being non-Muslim.

Tabari 9:69 “Killing Unbelievers is a small matter to us” The words of Muhammad, prophet of Islam.

Tabari 17:187 “‘By God, our religion (din) from which we have departed is better and more correct than that which these people follow. Their religion does not stop them from shedding blood, terrifying the roads, and seizing properties.’ And they returned to their former religion.” The words of a group of Christians who had converted to Islam, but realized their error after being shocked by the violence and looting committed in the name of Allah. The price of their decision to return to a religion of peace was that the men were beheaded and the woman and children enslaved by the caliph Ali.

Ibn Ishaq/Hisham 484: – “Allah said, ‘A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.’”

Now, on these few quotes and the dozens of others, why are there no charges against muslims for threatening to murder non muslims?

Michael Buley
Michael Buley
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

That, Mahou, is the great question. I wondered myself the same thing as I read it. Well, let’s post all the ‘hate rants’ of the muslims against non-believers. We read things every day from the imams around the world, preaching death to Jews and everyone else.

Of course, prosecuting free speech, from whomever it comes, only plays right into the hands of those who want to crush free speech. Calling muslims filth is not a death threat. This fellow was pretty careful, it looks like, with what he said.

But as you said, compared to what the muslims preach every day? But as he said, ‘The truth just doesn’t matter.’

notislam
notislam
6 years ago
Reply to  Michael Buley

The imams have ranted death and destruction to Davis,CA when they visit–the mosque and there is NOTHING DONE ABOUT THIS TREASON.

Achmed Mohammedan
Achmed Mohammedan
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

This is the same California AG Xavier Becerra that threatened to bring criminal charges against employers that cooperate with federal immigration officials. Yes, to follow US law, Becerra will prosecute law abiding and law following employers.

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article195434409.html

VoiceInDesert
VoiceInDesert
6 years ago

One of my brothers lives at Redondo Beach, and I pray for his safety if he decides to flee CA.

Achmed Mohammedan
Achmed Mohammedan
6 years ago
Reply to  VoiceInDesert

He’d be far more in need of prayer, if he decided to stay.

Gator Hogg
Gator Hogg
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

One must understand the extreme muslim cult threat on civilized people and begin preemptive actions to eliminate and exterminate this savage muslim cult.

“Pointing out islam and muslims are a racist evil hostile murderous intolerant system sucking child raping savage festering cult is not insulting islam and muslims, it’s describing islam and muslims.”
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Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago
Reply to  Gator Hogg

islam must be destroyed, totally.

Bill Kay
Bill Kay
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

It is imperative !

Bill Kay
Bill Kay
6 years ago
Reply to  Gator Hogg

Excellent . Couldn’t have been stated better Let the exodus begin .

Gator Hogg
Gator Hogg
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

Stupid phucking muslims.
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Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago
Reply to  Gator Hogg

Deport every muslim and muslim sympathizer.

Bill Kay
Bill Kay
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

And rid us of the people that made it possible this plague upon the earth to come here in the first place .

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago
Reply to  Gator Hogg

Messages like that make people want to become muslims, well the demented criminally insane portion of society, might have a few candidates.

Pathfinder0100
Pathfinder0100
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

There you go again–Tellin’ the truth, as always!!

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago
Reply to  Pathfinder0100

It is a fault, I blame it on falling in with evil companions at an early age, teachers, clergy and the like.

Pathfinder0100
Pathfinder0100
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

Ya did it again—Onna floor again—Dad Blame it…

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago
Reply to  Pathfinder0100

You mentioned that your wife did not approve of a couple of 19 year old nursing aids. How would she feel about a nice agile yoga instructor for you while you were on the floor anyway? Yoga is good for the health.

Pathfinder0100
Pathfinder0100
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

Uh-Huh–that yoga instructor probably break these 86 year old bones, huh??

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago
Reply to  Pathfinder0100

O no she would be very gentle.

Pathfinder0100
Pathfinder0100
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

Weeeelllll—–…

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago
Reply to  Pathfinder0100

Yoga is good for you and your wife, get a discount if more than one.

santashandler
santashandler
6 years ago

“The truth just doesn’t matter,” he said.” That about sums it up. It really doesn’t. If it doesn’t fit with the progressive agenda of the powers that be in this state, they will do whatever it takes, including lying on tv, to further their agenda. Who voted for this AG, is a mystery. Perhaps he was just ‘put’ in there. The only purpose now for this detestable AG, is to go after law-abiding citizens and to financially break them, one way or another.

santashandler
santashandler
6 years ago
Reply to  santashandler

Yes, all true. All the more reason CA needs to be divided up into separate states. Enough of this garbage already!

AlgorithmicAnalystD
AlgorithmicAnalyst
6 years ago

The radical left took control of the California state government, against the will of the voters, by using judge shopping, to overturn popular referendums which passed at the ballot box. Now they are trying to use judge shopping nationwide.

balafama
balafama
6 years ago

something is amiss in this case . u dont take a plea deal for using ur first amendment rights on line .as for the death threats to the mosque he might be complicit and terrified of spending yrs in jail thats why he took the plea deal

billdeserthills
billdeserthills
6 years ago
Reply to  balafama

If Mark Feigin had a former record it could easily explain why he took a plea

Alleged-Comment
Alleged-Comment
6 years ago

As usual with communist, lieberals and the radical left. THIS IS TO MAKE an EXAMPLE out of you so people will FEAR not to say ONE BAD word about a Moslem OR his godamn military headquarters – the Mosque.

They can now expand to every town and city, kill your government cops and leave you defenseless with the coming SHTF.

Don’t fall for this Mosquerade. Get armed to the TEETH! Block all Mosque from being built on your soil. THEY ARE YOUR TOMBSTONES.

If you see one in your city or town you are MARKED – for death!!

notislam
notislam
6 years ago

The moslems call the infidels “filthy” but in reality they are PROJECTING- YES moslems are “filthy” and the truth about this is all over the world. Where ever the moslems settle they destroy and leave their FILTHY-DEBRIS all over. Death ,infection,destruction and they have the final goal to destroy ALL FREEDOM of the infidel. The lib-LEFT do not get this concept and deny all. The LEFT need to be moved into the filth of Islam and know that they will be destroyed .

Gator Hogg
Gator Hogg
6 years ago
Reply to  notislam

Nothing more filthy than diseased vermin is a human who wipes his ass with his hand, right muslims?

JGray1
JGray1
6 years ago

it is why there is Israel. we should go. now. the reform Jews who host our anti semitic enemies and applaud them in their synagogues can stay here. in fact, please stay.

billdeserthills
billdeserthills
6 years ago
Reply to  JGray1

If Israel had a second amendment right I would go–No way am I relocating in a place where terrorists have guns and I have none

R. Arandas
R. Arandas
6 years ago

Sadly, Muslims do not just make death threats, they make good on them as well. Still, we should be very careful and avoid mosques in general, they will use every chance they can to victimize themselves, they know how to play the game now.

Dagonet
Dagonet
6 years ago

“The truth just doesn’t matter”, no it doesn’t, not to Leftists. What do you expect in CA?

mztore
mztore
6 years ago

One might just say “coming to a city or town near you soon” as that is what appears to be in our future.

mztore
mztore
6 years ago
Reply to  mztore

Hope and pray you are right, but it ain’t looking too good right now.

David
David
6 years ago

When do the Muslims get punished?

Gator Hogg
Gator Hogg
6 years ago

Stating that you will defend yourself by whatever means to credible and growing adversaries who are and have committed heinous acts of murders, rapses and bombings is a warning, not a threat, and authorities who blindly enable and protect the enemy muslim cults, need to also be “warned” that their aiding and “useful idiot” political “PC’ stance will never now or in the future be accepted or tolerated.
Phuck islam, muslims and political authorities who enable mass genocide to their countrymen, and taxpayers by the murderous muslim cult.
Tolerating these muslim savages, moderates or radicals, in a sane civilized peaceful society has been breached over and over since 911 and preemptive actions must begin to demonstrate the will of people worldwide.

From a circulating email :

“I took down my Rebel flag (which you can’t buy on EBAY any more) and peeled the NRA sticker off my front window. I disconnected my home alarm system and quit the candy-ass Neighborhood Watch. I bought two Pakistani flags and put one at each corner of the front yard. Then I purchased the black flag of ISIS (which you CAN Buy on EBAY) and ran it up the flag pole.

Now the local police, sheriff, FBI, CIA, NSA, Homeland Security, Secret Service and other agencies are all watching my house 24/7. I’ve NEVER felt safer and I’m saving $69.95 a month that ADT used to charge me.

Plus, I bought burkas for me to wear when I shop or travel. Everyone moves out of the way, and security can’t pat me down. If they say I’m a male wearing a burka, I just say I’m feeling like a woman today.

Hot Damn…Safe at last.”

Pathfinder0100
Pathfinder0100
6 years ago
Reply to  Gator Hogg

ROFLMAO!!!

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