Rabbi of Pittsburgh synagogue attacked by tyrant opposes death penalty
It was horrible enough there had to be a violent shooting at the Squirrell Hill synagogue in Pittsburgh, resulting in at least 3 people murdered. Now, the rabbi at said temple of worship is making himself look ludicrous by opposing the death sentence for the very savage who committed the crime:
A man charged with killing 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue last October should face the death penalty if convicted, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Monday.We apparently have here another bunch of leftists who're too cowardly to call for sending a message to anti-semites. The rabbi and his wife are doing a horrific disfavor to the victims and their families, who should distance themselves from the congregation altogether if this is how they're going to conduct their business.
However, Rabbi Jonathan Perlman of the New Light Congregation, which lost three members in the deadly shooting attack, has pleaded with Attorney-General William Barr not to issue the death penalty.
Also, in an op-ed published earlier this year in The Jerusalem Post, Beth Kissileff, the rabbi’s wife, opposed the death penalty. “The evil of the shooter who took their lives is beyond human reckoning. And yet, I hope the prosecutors do not pursue the death penalty,” she wrote.
The U.S. attorney’s office in Pittsburgh filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty against the anti-Semitic shooter, 46-year-old Robert Bowers.
The government filing said justification for a death sentence included allegations of substantial planning and premeditation, the vulnerability and number of victims, and a motivation of religious hostility.
It also listed the injury, harm and loss caused to the victims and the choice of the Tree of Life synagogue as the site of the attack.
Labels: anti-americanism, anti-semitism, Moonbattery, Pennsylvania, terrorism, United States
