Once again, the elephant in the room is steadfastly and resolutely ignored. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams admits that Bickford was “inspired by radical Islamic extremism,” but neither he nor anyone else displays even the smallest glimmer of curiosity regarding how exactly this convert to Islam came to be “inspired by radical Islamic extremism,” or about what could possibly be done in the future to prevent this sort of thing from happening again. Williams and his colleagues of course do not want to appear “Islamophobic.” And so they ensure that we will be seeing many more young men like Trevor Bickford.
“Maine man sentenced to 27 years for Times Square machete attack on New Year’s Eve 2022,” by Courtney Copenhagen, Chris Jose and Jonathan Dienst, NBC New York, May 9, 2024:
The Maine 20-year-old accused of trying to murder NYPD officers in a 2022 New Year’s Eve machete attack near Times Square was sentenced to nearly three decades in prison after pleading guilty to several terror-related charges.
Trevor Bickford was indicted in Jan. 2023 on terror charges including attempted murder, assault and aggravated assault on a police officer, according to the Manhattan DA. He pleaded guilty a year later to five counts involving those charges, which stem from the Dec. 31, 2023, attack on three cops he approached on Eighth Avenue between 51st and 52nd streets.
Bickford previously told the judge he was under psychiatric treatment for schizoaffective disorder. During his guilty plea in January, he told the court “On Dec. 31, 2022, I attempted to kill 3 uniformed NYPD officers in an attack with a knife while they were working. I know what I did was wrong and I’m sorry.”
As part of his plea, Bickford admitted he scouted Times Square and chose a group of NYPD officers as his target. He said he carried out the attack to wage jihad, with the goal of killing military aged men so he could become a martyr. Bickford allegedly made statements to detectives implicating himself once in custody.
“Inspired by radical Islamic extremism, Trevor Bickford brutally attacked three NYPD officers who were just doing their jobs by protecting the public during the Times Square New Year’s Eve festivities,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said….
PRCS says
“radical Islamic extremism,”
When, oh when, will individuals like that judge, Sean Hannity, other talking heads, and yes–Donald Trump–stop using that moronic term?
How, exactly, do they believe it even makes sense?
When, if ever they learn the real issue is compliance with ISLAM, will they concoct an new term to not admit how wrong they are?
James Lincoln says
PRCS,
100% true.
Imagine if some brave judge actually told the truth:
The perpetrator was a devout muslim following the core tenets of islam.
Anyone disagreeing, would have to prove that the judge was wrong…
tharmon says
The “core tenet” of the rOp is to be a nutjob.
Charles Martel says
Agreed.
Just as the Brownshirts were not radical Nazis, jihadis are not radical Islamists. The Brownshirts were adhering to the text of “Mein Kampf” and the jihadis are following the text of The Quran”, Sunnah and Hadith. The Brownshirts wanted to bring about the Third Reich and Islam wants to bring about The Caliphate. That’s the stated goal of Islam.
The peaceful majority aren’t following the text, until they can.
PRCS says
+1
Billy West says
Islam IS the problem!!!
Cato the Elder says
No one can coexist alongside a religion who wants them dead. We either eliminate the threat, or the threat eliminates us.
They understood this 1000 years ago in Europe, why can’t we understand it now? Willful stupidity is not a helpful trait to have.
maria says
Yes muslims are evil creature who want to murder non- muslims. We have to eliminate them to save the our children and grandchildren from the gruesome death
Mpho says
We should eliminate the Islamic ideology not the Muslims
Goofy says
What is the problem?
Doesn’t the people of the US enjoy freedom of religion?
Isn’t Islam recognised as a religion in the US?
Isn’t it a command of the Holy Qur’an to strike the neck of disbelievers wherever you find them?
Isn’t New York city part of “wherever”?
In an Islamic perspective you may blame the young man for not having instilled enough terror in the disbelievers, but then again, he was a new convert, presumably from the religion of “cheap grace” to the greatest and fastest growing religion of self-righteousness! He was also supposed to cut their finger tips, but then again, how much can you do in such a short time?
His act was one of holy worship of the one and only god Allah, who had preordained everything! There was no selfishness or hatred in his brave attempt to abrogate the lives of these four infidels to honour Allah and to please him with the smell of the blood of disbelievers!
So the choice is simple:
1. Either maintain the acknowledgement of Islam as a religion and allow this kind of Qur’an compliant worship or
2. Forbid Islam as an abomination which contradicts the laws of all civilised nations and a number of international conventions as well, including those of human rights and the law of wars.
The present tolerance and inclusiveness is based on Christian values and is not shared by Islam. Islam knows only two categories, namely halal and haram. We are haram.
New laws on blasphemy are coming. If we Christians do not raise the first blasphemy case against Islam which blasphemes our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ denying everything he is for us Christians the Muslims will raise a case to forbid Christianity, which with its love and forgiveness offends the self-righteousmess of Islam!
abu taleb says
What is radical Islamic extremism? Following Islam as said in Quran and hadiths and not the teaching of other religions such as ” treating others as one would want to be treated by them”?
Then it is not radical Islamic extremism, it is nothing but Islam, pure Islam.
OLD GUY says
Islam equals “VIOLENCE” simple.
Dr K says
Please stop saying “radical Islam”
It is simply “Islam”
Sharia Is Shit-Don’t Put Up With It !