[ April 23, 2024 ]
Benjamin Herman converted to Islam in prison. When Muslims are in prison, what is done to turn them away from jihad? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. On the contrary, Muslims are given the opportunity to study the Quran and pray with other inmates. Imams come into the prisons who have ties to jihad terror groups. They’re actively recruiting for jihad in prison, and prison authorities are letting it happen all over the West, because they’re still operating from antiquated notions of how religion will help a prisoner to reform.
That may be true of most religions. But Islam is different. There needs to be a thoroughgoing overhaul of how Islam is treated in our prison system. But that is not on the horizon.
And even worse, Herman was given a leave from prison even though he appeared in reports on prison “radicalization.” Why is anyone given a leave from prison? What is the point of prison, anyway? And if anyone is going to be given a leave, why is it people who are a danger to the public? Michel should resign. But his replacement wouldn’t be any better.
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“Tearful police mourn slain colleagues of Belgian terrorist as it’s revealed murderer’s fourth victim was ex cellmate he clubbed to death ‘after they carried out a jewellery robbery together’ hours before Liege bloodbath,” by Julian Robinson, MailOnline, May 30, 2018:
A terrorist who slaughtered three people on the streets of Liege while shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ had clubbed his ex cellmate to death a day before the bloodbath after the pair carried out a robbery, it has been claimed.
The attacker, named as Benjamin Herman, knifed police officer Lucile Garcia, 54, and her colleague Soraya Belkacemi, 45, from behind before using their guns to shoot them dead.
Herman then shot 22-year-old teacher Cyril Vangriecken and took two women hostage inside a school before being killed in a dramatic shoot-out with police. A Belgian federal magistrate said today the Liege attacks are considered ‘terrorist murder’ and the investigation now centres on whether the suspect acted alone….
Herman, 31, was on a 48-hour release from prison when he carried out the rampage on Tuesday. Having been in jail since 2003, it was the 14th occasion he had been given temporary leave ahead of his planned ‘reintegration into society’ in 2020….
Prime Minister Charles Michel has acknowledged the assailant, who had a lengthy criminal record that included theft, assault and drug offenses, had appeared indirectly in three reports on radicalism but was still allowed to take a leave from prison.
The prime minister added, however, that the reference was ‘in notes that did not primarily target him, but others or other situations,’ and he was not on a list of suspects maintained by the main OCAD anti-terror assessment group.
Justice Minister Koen Geens defended the decision to grant the attacker prison leave, saying there was no reason to suspect this time would be a different from his earlier furloughs.
‘I don’t think those are mistakes,’ he said. ‘It is not a clear cut case of radicalisation – otherwise he would have been flagged by all services.’
However, this morning, a Belgian security source told Reuters that the attacker had converted to Islam while in detention and was under suspicion of radicalisation….
The attacker shouted ‘Allahu akbar,’ the Arabic phrase for ‘God is great’, several times during spree before he was shot down by a group of police officers, magistrate Wenke Roggen said.
Ms Roggeen said the attack is being treated as terrorism given the way Herman acted, which she said resembled Islamic State calls to attack police with knives and steal their weapons.
Allied to this is the fact that he yelled ‘Allahu Akbar’, and had been in contact with radicalised people…..
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21 Comments
5 years ago
DENIAL is literally killing people. There seems to be no end to this insane denial of Islam or what Muslims will do. It wouldn’t shock me, if “on leave” he killed others in the name of allah.
What was the reason for his “leave”?
Don’t tell me, did he have a sick mother?
It sounds like prison over there is a joke!
5 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
NO, NO…….I BEG TO DIFFER……………..Denial didn’t kill these people…………STUPIDITY DID. The idiot who let this IDIOT out ‘on leave’ should be charged……………
5 years ago
We must start redefining “stupid,” and be certain to include the below-included quote, and also add this very short excerpt as a note to the quote:
Magistrate Roggen stated, “Allied to this is the fact that he yelled ‘Allahu Akbar’, and HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH RADICALIZED PEOPLE [e.g., animals, not people].”
So, the magistrate discovered that the terrorist HAD (past tense) been radicalized, so authorities did have a record of and knew, and should be held liable, regardless of the cover-up attempt.
And the short excerpt:
“[The] attacker had converted to Islam while in detention and WAS UNDER SUSPICION of radicalisation…” Now isn’t that past tense also? Yes!! Idiots kowtowing to Islam to be politically correct, but innocent lives are being lost!!
5 years ago
Remembering that Obama released a great many prisoners.
5 years ago
Arrest the Judge who let this POS out.
5 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
Aiding and abetting a criminal. The law IS on the books.
5 years ago
Belgium is also host to the EU leadership which is a demagogic and totalitarian organization.
5 years ago
Reply to
Shuali
>… ‘I don’t think those are mistakes,’ Justice Minister Koen Geens said …
Europe is in such a horrible kafkaesque mess right now that releasing violent terrorists into the populace so they can slaughter more innocent citizens is no longer a mistake
It’s those citizens who, unfortunately. have become the mistakes !!
5 years ago
Reply to
Kalambong Kalambong
Agree. while Hungary keeps jihadis out and deports Left/liberal pro-jihadi Loons http://bit.ly/2gh6A72
Europe denies christians and welcomes their murderers.
5 years ago
Keep guns close
5 years ago
Western europeans are far to stupid to preserve their own lives, they have no concept of justice. It will be a good thing when islam takes over western europe, inflicting starvation, disease and death on the entire population. They have established the conditions for it to do so.
5 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
There are an estimated 190000 muslums in JP and that figure is increasing every year.
5 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
Notice they are well behaved muslims, lack of obedience to the law, is not taken lightly there.
5 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
When the social upheaval starts, there will be no particular use for most “educated” muslims, only if they are trauma specialists in the repercussions of violence. It will require the voters to make a president, much can be prevented or changed by realizing that elections have consequences. Think about who gets your vote.
5 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
Yes muslums are well behaved — until they have sufficient numbers or political power to reveal their true nature. They’re nothing but a 5th column and like any cancer takes time to spread/metastasize. None of the dying atheist western countries started out having muslum problems until they reached critical mass or enough politicians were bought off.
5 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
The problem with buying politicians, is that if a payment is missed, they are on the market again , immediately.
5 years ago
I”m glad you showed those pictures. It should break everyone’s heart there. I, for one, do NOT believe women should be in the police or military, except for special purposes. It is sad to see that women (and the guy too) DEAD like that.
When will you people wake up and stop believing the LIES of the LIEberals? They are causing tragedy everywhere their demon pagan agendas are implemented. Tricking women into being, well, Wonder Woman. Structure describes action. There bodies are NOT designed for ACTION, but lov’n! :p
From politics to your culture they are bringing tragedy and causing untold human misery and suffering.
5 years ago
When murderers are allowed to go free, there will be more murders. Those who release such people are as guilty as the perpetrator, for they gave aid and comfort to society’s enemies.
