See email prepared below to send to District Attorney Marian Ryan.

Jihadwatch.org published an article titled Iraq War Vet Attacked by Jihad Terror Supporter Gets Charged for Self-Defense at Pro-Israel Rally.  The article reports in part:

There’s been a fairly consistent two-tier justice system approach nationwide to pro-Israel and pro-Hamas activism. While it popped up most obviously at UCLA where multiple terror supporters attacked Jewish students and community members, and only when the Jews fought back, was there suddenly action, and at the Adas Torah synagogue attack, where the only arrest made was of a Jewish community members, it’s been fairly consistent nationwide. The only person arrested for ‘rhetoric’ was a pro-Israel man in New York despite numerous incidents of threats and abuse by terrorist supporters. Local law enforcement initially tried to bury the killing of a Jewish man at a pro-Israel rally in California. But this incident out of Massachusetts is worse.

There is clear video of a terrorist supporter, Caleb Gannon, wearing a terrorist flag pin, running across the street and assaulting Scott Hayes, an Iraq War vet, at a pro-Israel rally.

Gannon had allegedly tweeted before, “I don’t condemn Hamas” and “the United States government is a rogue terrorist organization” and “all police precincts, military bases and government offices must be liquidated”.

He retweeted a threatening message stating, “Zionists should feel unsafe everywhere.”

Hayes fought back against the violent assault, perhaps he did not want to end up like Paul Kessler who was murdered at a protest in California, and Gannon was shot in the process. Hayes, who was also seriously injured, still provided first aid to the wounded terrorist supporter.

Gannon was not charged with anything for his assault which was caught on video. Hayes however was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and violation of a constitutional right causing injury.

Hayes was the one who was assaulted but Middlesex County DA Marian Ryan chose to pretend that a terrorist supporter assaulting a man is a “constitutional right”, but fighting back isn’t.

And Hayes had been assaulted for attending pro-Israel rallies before this.

This is yet another outrageous case of pro-crime DAs criminalizing self-defense. It’s also a case of pro-Israel protests being given the two-tier treatment. The fact that Gannon wasn’t charged with anything says it all.

JNS.org reports: 

Alan Dershowitz, a professor emeritus at Harvard Law School, told JNS that there is no question that the man who crossed the street and tackled the pro-Israel rallier committed a crime.

“I think the first thing that’s clear is that the person who assaulted the veteran should be arrested as well,” Dershowitz said. “The fact that he hasn’t been arrested raises some serious questions.”

Florida Family Association has prepared an email for you to send urge Marian Ryan, District Attorney Middlesex County, to drop all charges against Scott Hayes.

Click here to send your email to urge Marian Ryan, District Attorney Middlesex County, to drop all charges against Scott Hayes. 

Unlike most of Florida Family Association's action emails this email is designed to open in your email client because Mass.gov is blocking normal form emails sent through the Florida Family Association email server.  If the above link does not open in your email browser or if the email is returned to you please prepare an email by copying the suggested subject line, content and email addresses provided below in your own email client.  Please feel free to change the wording.

Suggested subject line:

Your office charging Scott Hayes for defending his life against a violent attack is a perversion of justice.

Suggested content:

Charging Scott Hayes for defending himself while letting the assailant Caleb Gannon go free is a perversion of justice and an outrageous act of political lawfare. 

There is clear video evidence of Caleb Gannon wearing a terrorist flag pin running across the street and assaulting Scott Hayes

I urge you to drop all charges against Scott Hayes.  

Email

marian.ryan@mass.gov

Contact information:

Marian Ryan
District Attorney
Middlesex County

marian.ryan@mass.gov