{"id":64541,"date":"2026-07-02T10:23:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=64541"},"modified":"2026-07-02T10:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:23:29","slug":"when-the-sentence-doesnt-fit-the-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=64541","title":{"rendered":"When The Sentence Doesn’t Fit The Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, The Daily Caller<\/a> posted an article about the sentencing of Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji, who at the time of his crime worked as a professor at Moorpark College in California.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

A California college professor who admitted to killing an elderly demonstrator with a megaphone will spend about a year in county jail, far less than the prison term prosecutors sought.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A judge sentenced Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji, 53, to one year in Ventura County Jail plus two years of felony probation, the Ventura County District Attorney\u2019s Office (VCDAO) announced<\/a> June 30. He had pleaded guilty in May to felony involuntary manslaughter as well as felony battery causing serious bodily injury in the 2023 death of 69-year-old Paul Kessler. Alnaji further admitted that he personally caused great bodily harm and confessed to the two aggravating factors of his use of a weapon and the vulnerability of his victim, according to the DA\u2019s office. Alnaji worked as a professor at Moorpark College at the time of the incident, KTLA5 reported<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The killing traces back to November 2023, when rival protesters gathered around a month after the outbreak of the Israel-Gaza war, the outlet reported. Kessler stood with the pro-Israel group while Alnaji was with the pro-Palestinian protesters. Prosecutors said a verbal dispute between Alnaji and Kessler turned physical and Alnaji brought the megaphone down on Kessler\u2019s head. The 69-year-old dropped to the pavement and struck his head, and Alnaji did not flee, according to the DA\u2019s office. He dialed 911 and talked to investigators. Kessler died from his injuries, and deputies arrested Alnaji days afterward, according to the VCDAO.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I suppose it is nice that Alnaji did not flee the scene; however, he hit a man over the head and the man died as a result of that blow. I don’t think a one-year sentence is appropriate. I wonder if the sentence would have been different if he had accidentally killed the man under other circumstances. I can’t help but believe that there is some serious politics involved in this sentence.<\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko responded to the sentence. \u201cMr. Kessler lost his life in a violent attack that took him from his family and his wife of 43 years,\u201d he said. \u201cGiven the circumstances of this case and the death that resulted, we believe a state prison commitment was the appropriate and just sentence.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ventura County Superior Court Judge Derek Malan handed Alnaji the deal, The Forward reported<\/a>. A trial had loomed just days away, with Alnaji facing up to four years behind bars. His lawyer, Ron Bamieh, told<\/a> the Ventura County Star that Malan saw the case as \u201ctwo old guys had a dispute and an accident happened.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jewish advocacy groups took aim<\/a> at the sentencing. \u201cIt exposes major flaws in the criminal justice system that need to be addressed,\u201d Gerard Filitti, senior counsel at the Lawfare Project, told<\/a> the Jewish News Syndicate, saying prosecutors did not pursue a hate crime charge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The outlet identified Kessler as Jewish. Moorpark College placed Alnaji on administrative leave after officials took him into custody and he subsequently bailed himself out, according to the Forward.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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