It is a good thing MK Yisroel Eichler (UTJ) took his public stance that Haredi stone throwers should not be considered equivalent to other stone throwers because they are only expressing their pain and not actually looking to injure or kill...
Behadrei is reporting that yesterday firefighters arrived in Neve Yaakov to extinguish a fire. As they worked to put it out, local Haredi youth were keeping themselves busy by screaming at the firefighters, especially at the female fighter, and throwing rocks at them.
Yes, they should really be given an exemption from prosecution due to their need to express their pain. Poor, pained, Haredi youth being forced to witness firefighters in action trampling their sensitivities.
Eichler, and others, should stop defending these people. His efforts on their behalf make them think they will be taken care of and then they have no incentive to stop. The law loses any deterrence it is meant to provide.
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