Officials in two different school systems in New Jersey have disavowed educational materials produced by a for-profit organization that promotes anti-American and anti-Israel propaganda in the United States. The organization, Teaching While Muslim,
Federal authorities charge New Jersey police officers in assault of teenager
Federal authorities charged two Paterson, New Jersey, police officers this week in connection with their brutal and unprovoked attack on 19-year-old Osamah Alsaidi in December 2020.
Officers Kevin Patino and Kendry Tineo-Restituyo are accused of violating Alsaidi’s Fourth Amendment right not to be subject to the use of unreasonable force by law enforcement officers. The officers also were charged with obstruction of justice, based on a false police report that they filed about the incident.
Osamah Alsaidi (Instagram)
Patino and Tineo-Restituyo appeared before a federal judge, who released them on a $50,000 unsecured appearance bond. The judge also ordered Patino to undergo a mental health evaluation, underscoring the depravity of his actions. Public records and a previous report indicate that Patino has used force in 15 other incidents over the past three years. In 12 of these episodes, he struck someo
NJ Police Investigated for Beating Muslim American Man on Video for Being ‘Suspicious’
Police officers in Paterson, New Jersey are being investigated for allegedly beating up a young Muslim American man before arresting him for multiple charges.
The incident, which was caught on video, occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 14, 2020, on the 1200 block of Madison Avenue, according to a police report.
Osamah Alsaidi, now 20, claims he was about to go to work when a group of officers approached and started punching him
“for no reason.”
“They kept smashing my head on the ground, causing me to black out for a moment,” Alsaidi wrote in an Instagram post.