Weberman’s Sentence: Justice Has Been Served
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There has been a lot of discussion about the length of convicted pedophile Nechemya Weberman’s 103 year prison sentence. According to an article in the Forward comparisons are being made to the sentence given to Leiby Kletzky’s brutal murderer, Levi Aron, of 40 years in prison.
A lot of people are asking where is the justice in that?
I am not one of those people. In essence Weberman got a life sentence. At age 54, 40 years would have pretty much meant the same thing. I have also heard that the appeals court will often reduce the sentence by half.
It should also be noted that the deranged Levi Aron’s sentence was the result of a plea deal, that spared Leiby’s parents and relatives the ordeal of a trial where they would have had to relive every painful moment of that terrible tragedy. And a plea deal saved the state the expense of a trial.
Weberman, on the other hand continues to proclaim his innocence. Pedophiles are gifted liars that can convince their peers, friends and family of their complete innocence. Fortunately his lies did not convince the jury or the judge. But – his community still believes him.
His trial forced the victim to relive all the painful sexual abuse she endured for over four years at the hands of this monster. And the fact is that she too has a life sentence of untold pain from those memories.
So, no I am not particularly bothered by this harsh sentence. He can still say Tehilim in prison, just as he did during the trial. He will not be having nightmares. Unless they put him together with the general population of those prisons. Prisoners have standards too and they don’t take kindly to pedophiles. Weberman may get a taste of his own medicine there. He can still say Tehilim though.
For me – justice has been served for his victim and hopefully all future victims. Pedophiles ought to take a hard look at what happened here. And victims will now know that if they press charges – sometimes good things happen.
Unfortunately this is not the way certain segments of Orthodoxy will see this. This accomplished liar – with his ‘explanation’ of why his accuser brought these ‘false’ charges against him is still believed. He has convinced most of his peers including their leader that these charges are the result of a vendetta by the accuser who is herself immoral and “Off the Derech.” She should therefore not be believed.
They also fully believe that a Chasid cannot get a fair trial in America anymore. And they have some pretty prominent people saying that – pointing to the 27 year prison term Shalom Rubashkin received for a white collar crime they saw as undeserving of such a harsh sentence. A view corroborated by many distinguished Americans.
This is how they see what happened with Weberman. An innocent man has been convicted because of his beard and peyos. They will point to what they will say is an over the top sentence of 103 years to prove their point. Of course if the sentence were only 27 years (like Rubashkin’s sentence) he would still be in prison until he was in his eighties.
I can’t wait to see how Ami Magazine treats this verdict. It wouldn’t surprise me a bit if they saw it in the way I just described.
The bottom line for me is that no one should see this sentence as excessively harsh. Instead they should see this as a victory for the abused.
tell a friendAbout the Author: Harry Maryles runs the blog "Emes Ve-Emunah" which focuses on current events and issues that effect the Jewish world in general and Orthodoxy in particular. It discuses Hashkafa and news events of the day - from a Centrist perspctive and a philosphy of Torah U'Mada. He can be reached at hmaryles@yahoo.com.
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It's the liberal attitude of the Forward that creates a society where child molesting is legitimatized in groups like NAMBLA. But if it happened to one of their kids – they would want the death penalty.
This has nothing to do with liberals. These are pedophiles. They have a crazed indifference to life and society. They should be jailed, not given a rating and returned to the world. There is no room for a useless meat sack like this.
Dave: Hareetz and Forward are both moaning about the length of the sentence – both liberal media. Why?
OK, they are liberals (and suck) BUT, I'm sure that other groups also support the right for NAMBLA to exist. Just keeping it real. And NO, I am as a far right as you can go without dropping off the planet.
That's the thing Dave — I'm a conservative too but adhere to William F. Buckley's suggestion that we ostracize those who are wicked.
This means making exercising the first amendment very difficult for Nazis and pedophiles. Yes, they have a right. Yes, I want to smash it into the ground and will do everything I can to make their lives hell if given the opportunity.
DangerousDave Kaufman I am a liberal and think he got a light sentence
In some countries is someone steals and is caught, then his hand is cut off. In this case, for child molesting, this Rabbi should get a second brit milah in which everything is cut off and then put in a cell with other molesters.
Not a shred of evidence. Just the word of a girl whose agenda is G-d knows what. SHAME. He might be the one in prison but his soul is free. Her imprisonment has only begun. That she smiled when he was sentence is very telling of the spitefulness in her soul. No good person smiles at the misfortune of another, even if it is deserved. She might have a rush of satisfaction now, but in essence, truly, her suffering and the imprisonment of her soul has just begun. When the initial high wears off, her conscience is going to eat away at her and manifest in very uncomfortable ways, if she did lie. She's condemned herself as well as him. My prayers and thoughts at this time are not with the alleged victim. I see Webener as the victim here, and wish him G-d's speed, and may he be blessed. Not everything is as it appears. There is much more going on here than meets the eye. As for the sentencing, a travesty of justice. And if he is guilty, then prove it. If you can't, the law says innocent. But for some we manipulate the law. Such inconsistenies. It's abominable. And as for that sadistic judge, passing sentence in the way he did, taking such enjoyment – he should rot as far as I'm concerned. Maggot.
Blah Blah Blah. Look in the mirror. The sins of your community are known not only to god but to us all.
Not a shred of evidence. Just the word of a girl whose agenda is G-d knows what. SHAME. He might be the one in prison but his soul is free. Her imprisonment has only begun. That she smiled when he was sentence is very telling of the spitefulness in her soul. No good person smiles at the misfortune of another, even if it is deserved. And as for that judge the maggot, taking sadistic pleasure when handing down the sentencing. I hope he rots. No evidence, yet knee jerkers without intelligence hop on the bandwagon.
You suck
Karma is biting him hard, he is being paid back for his involvement of shaving off the beard of the Mashpia Pinye Korff when he came to teach tanya in Williamsburgh.