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Harvard professor leaves US after arrest with pellet gun near synagogue, said he was hunting rats (apnews.com)

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[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

report of a “person with a gun” just after 9 p.m.

Walking around outside, in the US, at night, with something other people would easily think is a gun. At best, this guy lacks basic common sense.

ordered to pay restitution of $386.59 to a person whose car window he broke with a pellet

And reckless to boot.

the individual was unaware that he lived next to, and was shooting his BB gun next to, a synagogue

I call horseshit. We've got several Jewish community gathering places near us, and subtle they are not. You'd have to be completely ignorant of Judaism to not instantly recognize them for what they are. You can't live next to one and not know it.

and his affinities, including family ties, to the Jewish community.

So, yeah, he knew. Not saying the guy was being antisemitic, but something sure isn't adding up. At best he's a fucking idiot.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

I was with you until the not recognizing Jewish gathering places part. There's like a Jewish Community Center kind of thing less than a mile to me that I probably passed tens of thousands of times in my life and I didn't realize what it was until a week ago.

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 months ago

At best, this guy lacks basic common sense.

Common sense is a myth & lack of it is unsurprising. Nothing of substance here.

[–] Octagon9561@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago

Not saying nothing happened but this story doesn't add up and makes no sense. Wouldn't be the first time the US is fabricating lies about an immigrant.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Private security assigned to guard the temple during holiday services said they’d heard “at least two loud shots fired” and spotted Gouvêa behind a tree holding a pellet rifle, according to the report.

Um, pellet guns make a loud noise?

[–] knightly@pawb.social 2 points 2 months ago

Depends on the pellet gun. The spring-powered ones are pretty quiet, but if it uses compressed air or CO2 cartridges then there's a bit of a pop when the gasses escape from behind the pellet.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Harvard Professor fully unaware of his surroundings? Sure, its happened before.

Harvard Professor knowingly doing awful things and leaning on people's goodwill to give him some kind of benefit of the doubt until more evidence comes out? Sure, its happened before.

I would honestly believe his story more if he didnt work at harvard and chum it up with all the kids of the richest people on earth.

[–] Manjushri@piefed.social -2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

How subtle... no one would ever refer to Jews as rats, right? Right?

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Homeland Security officials described the incident in October as antisemitic, but in a social media post days afterward, Temple Beth Zion in the Boston metropolitan area town of Brookline said it did not appear to be motivated by antisemitism. Police initially told the synagogue that “the individual was unaware that he lived next to, and was shooting his BB gun next to, a synagogue or that it was a religious holiday.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

As outrageous as that sounds, I know a lot of professors/PhD's, and many of them are that clueless. They have a lot of very specific knowledge in their field, but may not have much practical knowledge about the rest of the world.

Still, this is the type of instance where revoking his visa may still be justified, even if he ended up having most of his other consequences suspended.

It sucks to be on the side of history that still tries to be reasonable, even while the other side goes full throttle and wouldn't give the same rational thinking any thought.

[–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't even say clueless, he's from Brasil. Name some Candomblé holidays and how they attend. Most tourists don't know the religious holidays or the practices of the places they're visiting. The synagogue isn't saying it was based in bigotry.

That said, a visiting law professor breaking car windows with a BB gun raises enough eyebrows on its own.

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I think it's the combination of things. Breaking personal property is pretty much universally frowned upon, and if he's breaking car windows he was just as likely to hit a person.

Not sure if that's enough to be deported, but it wouldn't be an outrageous outcome even in the past.

[–] Octagon9561@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

If the synagogue itself is saying it has nothing to do with antisemitism, it's pretty clear Homeland Security is full of shit and spreading lies.

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

art spiegelman say "the neins have it"

[–] widowdoll@ttrpg.network -3 points 2 months ago

I get it.