Only if you come from Somalia.......

[vedia]

Man jailed for 'brazen' attack
KITCHENER

A man who violently mugged a woman coming out of a Waterloo pet store was sentenced yesterday to nine months in jail.

Nuradin Mohamed, 27, waved at his sisters as he was led into custody in Kitchener's Ontario Court.

Court heard earlier he comes from a well-off family and there appeared to be little motivation for robbing the woman in the parking lot of a Waterloo plaza on Aug. 31, 2006.

Lena Paszek, 57, was leaving the Pet Cetera store, carrying her purse and bags, when Mohamed ran out from between two parked cars.

It was 10 a.m. and there were people around. Mohamed had a bandana over his face.

He ordered Paszek to "Give it up, b----.''

He couldn't get her purse and there was a struggle. Mohamed hit Paszek on the nose with his fist, then punched her on the collarbone.

Her purse came loose. She fell against a car, setting off the alarm and alerting citizens who rushed to help.

Mohamed's lawyer had asked for a conditional sentence of house arrest. Harold Cox had argued Mohamed shouldn't be sent to jail because he had a traumatic childhood in Somalia where he was exposed to extreme violence as a boy.

The Crown sought a one-year jail term.

Justice Sharon Nicklas rejected house arrest because of the violence involved in the "brazen offence,'' which was carried out in a public place in the morning.

"He attacked a complete stranger while wearing a disguise,'' she said.

A conditional sentence would not be proportionate to the gravity of the crime or reflect Mohamed's moral blameworthiness, she said.

"I'm mindful you had a very difficult time growing up,'' Nicklas added. "You've seen atrocities people in Canada would not be exposed to.''

She reduced the sentence by three months because of this.

The victim had bruises and scratches to her face and neck, and suffered recurring nightmares. Fearing Mohamed might show up at her door, she moved.

"I just hope he gets the help he needs,'' Paszek said outside court. "I don't know if (jail) is going to help or hinder. I think he needs some psychological help.''

She still has the nightmares but said, "I moved, so I feel better now where I am.''

Paszek said she doesn't accept that Mohamed's background explains his behaviour that day. She said her mother was in camps in Poland during the Second World War and saw a lot of terrible things.

"My mother was in war. But she would not raise her finger to anybody,'' Paszek said.

A man who was driving a car Mohamed jumped into after the robbery was acquitted of robbery. Tarig Osman testified that Mohamed admitted the robbery to him.

Paszek couldn't identify Mohamed because of the bandana. But a citizen followed Mohamed, saw him get into the car and noted the licence-plate number.


http://news.therecord.com/article/517795

[fakishan]

they taking our jobs!

[ullyeus]

She moved cause she got mugged? That's pretty tense...I've been mugged and know lots of other people who have been mugged and never would have considered moving....

[ricoboxing]

Im sure he'll be out in a few weeks to rob people again! remember we live in socialist Canada. Criminals have more rights than citizens.

[Minh]

dam pirates......

[fakishan]

Repasting news without some input from the OP should be considered spam.

What did you want to discuss?

What are ordinary decent canadian-born criminals to do if all these foreign criminals come here and take our criminal jobs?

Should we not accept Somalian immigrants, you know cause they are black and muslim?

Should we deport foreigners who commit crimes?

[Frankie3s]

Thank god the judge was sensible enough not to let him loose on a conditional release. The really sad news is how people can use their childhoods as an excuse for committing new crimes. My parent's never bought me a GI-Joe collection as a kid, does that entitle me to a complimentary murder of any two people of my choosing? I know my example is a bit extreme but it looks like this is what everything is coming to.

[fiiibra]

Everybody chooses a path in life, no matter the background.

Obviously he knows robbing someone and hurting someone are "bad".

People beg to be treated equally when it benefits them, and then choose to be different when it doesn't. Not just Somalians, everyone.

And yes, I believe if you are an immigrant and you commit a crime, you should be deported.

[Rehan]

You'd have to be pretty naive and uninformed about the court system to think this happens "Only if you come from Somalia"...

Childhood difficulty/family history is often used to appeal for leniency by defense counsels, even for people born and raised here.

[fakishan]

And yes, I believe if you are an immigrant and you commit a crime, you should be deported.

Why the limitation to immigrants, why not anyone commiting a crime? I could get behind a though stance on serious crime, two strikes and you're out, forever.

[YoungDr3amer]

The bag's brand was Gucci, tempting, no?

Heck, I'd punch out some 12 year old little princess for a Gucci bag. Cha-Ching!






I'm only kidding, honestly, there should of been a real punishment. Nine months is not acceptable in my opinion for the physical & psychological abuse forced upon that woman.

[fakishan]

I'm only kidding, honestly, there should of been a real punishment. Three months is not acceptable in my opinion for the physical abuse forced upon that woman.

What kind of sentence do you think would be more fitting for this particular crime?

[bokep]

Everybody chooses a path in life, no matter the background.

Obviously he knows robbing someone and hurting someone are "bad".

People beg to be treated equally when it benefits them, and then choose to be different when it doesn't. Not just Somalians, everyone.

And yes, I believe if you are an immigrant and you commit a crime, you should be deported.

Use your brain next time.

[YoungDr3amer]

What kind of sentence do you think would be more fitting for this particular crime?

Honestly, if this victim was my mother, I would seek the highest extent of prosecution. Psychological treatment is now needed for the victim, she experienced serious anxiety forcing her to move for the fear of potentially being re-attacked and reoccuring nightmares, nine months definitely does not offer the victim justice.

[ullyeus]

You'd have to be pretty naive and uninformed about the court system to think this happens "Only if you come from Somalia"...

Childhood difficulty/family history is often used to appeal for leniency by defense counsels, even for people born and raised here.

Why the limitation to immigrants, why not anyone commiting a crime? I could get behind a though stance on serious crime, two strikes and you're out, forever.

agreed and agreed.

Hell...I'd settle for 5 strikes...or 10....I'm so sick or seeing criminals get "caught" and then saying "they were well known to police and had over 60 convictions"....yeah...like thats a good candidate for rehab...