Spanish judge frees man who beat elderly couple on bus
In Spain, a young man assaulted an elderly couple on a Bilbao bus. A judge released him immediately, sparking debate.
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Elderly Couple Beaten on Bus: Judge Frees Assailant Without Charges
This is the kind of news that ignites outrage: a young man of North African origin and Spanish nationality, with a police record including previous assaults, beats an elderly married couple on a bus in Bilbao because they complained about his loud music. The Ertzaintza (Basque Police) arrested him, but the judge released him immediately. Apparently, the victim did not even have time to file a complaint before the magistrate signed the release order.
The Pattern of Impunity
The assailant was not unknown to the police. According to case information, he had been detained numerous times. Just one month prior, he had hit a man who had asked him for a cigarette. Despite this history, the judicial decision was unconditional release without precautionary measures. In the digital sphere, the case has generated a torrent of analysis ranging from criticism of the judicial system to warnings about the effects of migration policy.
The Twist of 'Enjoying What You Voted For'
What distinguishes this debate is the emergence of an argument blaming the victims themselves: the theory that, by voting for certain parties (specifically, Vox is pointed out as the most likely), the elderly would have contributed to creating the environment that now attacks them. One user calculated that, assuming a 50% abstention rate, the probability that both had voted for Vox was 1.7%. Based on this data, it is concluded that there is a 98.3% probability that this is a case of "enjoying what you voted for." The irony does not go unnoticed: those who complain about insecurity would have supported those who, according to this logic, foster it.
The Response from the Trenches
Against this current, another stance points out that the true culprit is the judicial system, which acts leniently with repeat offenders, especially if they are of certain origins. It is mentioned that the judge "lost his mind" by releasing him before the victims filed complaints, and that the Ertzaintza and the Prosecutor's Office did not pressure to prevent the escape. Some go further: they speak of a deliberate design to decompose social cohesion, citing Lippmann, Bernays, and Rothbard as references for a strategy of "chaos governance."
The question floating is whether this case is an isolated failure or the tip of the iceberg of a system that protects the assailant over the victim. Meanwhile, the two elderly people remain in the hospital, and the assailant is on the street.
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This is the kind of news that ignites outrage: a young man of North African origin and Spanish nationality, with a police record including previous assaults, beats an elderly married couple on a bus in Bilbao because they complained about his loud music. The Ertzaintza (Basque Police) arrested him, but the judge released him immediately. Apparently, the victim did not even have time to file a complaint before the magistrate signed the release order.
The Pattern of Impunity
The assailant was not unknown to the police. According to case information, he had been detained numerous times. Just one month prior, he had hit a man who had asked him for a cigarette. Despite this history, the judicial decision was unconditional release without precautionary measures. In the digital sphere, the case has generated a torrent of analysis ranging from criticism of the judicial system to warnings about the effects of migration policy.
The Twist of 'Enjoying What You Voted For'
What distinguishes this debate is the emergence of an argument blaming the victims themselves: the theory that, by voting for certain parties (specifically, Vox is pointed out as the most likely), the elderly would have contributed to creating the environment that now attacks them. One user calculated that, assuming a 50% abstention rate, the probability that both had voted for Vox was 1.7%. Based on this data, it is concluded that there is a 98.3% probability that this is a case of "enjoying what you voted for." The irony does not go unnoticed: those who complain about insecurity would have supported those who, according to this logic, foster it.
The Response from the Trenches
Against this current, another stance points out that the true culprit is the judicial system, which acts leniently with repeat offenders, especially if they are of certain origins. It is mentioned that the judge "lost his mind" by releasing him before the victims filed complaints, and that the Ertzaintza and the Prosecutor's Office did not pressure to prevent the escape. Some go further: they speak of a deliberate design to decompose social cohesion, citing Lippmann, Bernays, and Rothbard as references for a strategy of "chaos governance."
The question floating is whether this case is an isolated failure or the tip of the iceberg of a system that protects the assailant over the victim. Meanwhile, the two elderly people remain in the hospital, and the assailant is on the street.
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