Marilyn MonHoe 11,011 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 An arsonist accidentally engulfed himself in flames while trying to burn down a synagogue in the UK. On Friday, Tristan Morgan, 52, pleaded guilty to arson and terrorism charges at London's Old Bailey. Footage from the temple's security camera shows Morgan using a small axe to break a window at the synagogue on July 21, 2018, then pouring a liquid inside. But when he threw burning paper at the mixture, Morgan was swallowed by a sudden blast of fire coming from the synagogue. The explosion blew off his hat, singed his hair and left him with burns on his hands and forehead. Witnesses claimedMorgan was laughing and holding a gas can as he got into his car, parked a few feet away. When he was arrested, he reportedly still smelled of gasoline and told police, "Please tell me that synagogue is burning to the ground if not, it's poor preparation." Told Morgan was having a psychotic episode at the time of the attack, the court remanded him to a psychiatric hospital, as per the UK's Mental Health Act. "The footage, which was played in open court, shows the level of planning, determination and intent by Morgan, whom the wider evidence clearly showed held abhorrent extreme right-wing, anti-Semitic and white supremacist views," said Police Superintendent Matt Lawler in a statement."Morgan is clearly very unwell and following multiple detailed medical assessments it is clear that a hospital order is appropriate." Prosecutors say Morgan harbored "deep-rooted anti-Semitic belief, embodied in a desire to do harm to the Jewish community and an obsession with abhorrent anti-Semitic material." Morgan also admitted to owning a white supremacist handbook and publishing a racist song, "White Man," on Soundcloud. His attack occurred during the Jewish holiday of Tisha B'Av, a fast day that commemorates the destruction of the Second Temple. No one was in the synagogue at the time of the fire, but the damages totaled more than $29,000. "It is only by sheer chance that the Synagogue was empty and indeed that Morgan himself sustained only minor burns," said Lawler. Source: https://www.newsweek.com/arsonist-sets-himself-fire-while-trying-burn-down-synagogue-1448083 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AVeryGagaHolyDick 32,105 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Now he can burn in hell edit: oh, he's alive. I don't know if I'm happy about that, sorry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissMonster 30,688 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 SwissMonster®️ - Creating controversy since 1999 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn MonHoe 11,011 Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 42 minutes ago, SwissMonster said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartz 12,763 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I'm sad that he's so consumed in hatred. I hope help finds him. Inside, we are really made the same. 🕊 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn MonHoe 11,011 Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Quartz said: I'm sad that he's so consumed in hatred. I hope help finds him. He'll be stuck in a mental facility indefinitely so hopefully that helps him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartz 12,763 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Marilyn MonHoe said: He'll be stuck in a mental facility indefinitely so hopefully that helps him. Hope this helps his spirituality, too. I'm just glad no one got hurt! Inside, we are really made the same. 🕊 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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