“What I’ve heard was that it was unprovoked, a homophobic attack,” said one of the victim’s friends.
That may be.
The group from which the killer emerged, however, specifically identified itself as Muslim. In Islam, homosexuality carries the death penalty:
A hadith depicts Muhammad specifying the punishment for homosexual activity: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘Whoever you find doing the action of the people of Loot, execute the one who does it and the one to whom it is done.’” (Sunan Abu Dawud 4462)
“VIDEO: Professional dancer stabbed to death by bigoted stranger for voguing shirtless with pals at Brooklyn gas station: witness,” by Julian Roberts-Grmela, Rebecca White, John Annese, Colin Mixson and Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, July 30, 2023:
A professional dancer voguing at a Brooklyn gas station after a trip to the Jersey Shore with his friends was stabbed to death during a confrontation Saturday night with a group of Muslim men who said the victim’s impromptu performance offended their faith, witnesses and friends told the Daily News.
O’Shea Sibley, 28, a professional dancer who has performed at Lincoln Center as part of an all-queer dance group, was blasting music and dancing with his pals at the Midwood Mobil station on Coney Island Ave and Avenue P just after 11 p.m. when their antics drew homophobic protests from a group of men nearby, authorities and witnesses said.
The NYPD is investigating the caught-on-video killing as a possible hate crime.
In surveillance video from the scene, Sibley and his four friends, all shirtless in swim trunks on one of the hottest days of the year, can be seen getting out of their white sedan to pump gas.
A friend of the victim in small tight trunks a witness described as “underwear” began dancing.
That’s when a group of men exiting the Mobil station started harassing the 28-year-old victim, clad in pink swim trunks, and his pals, according to Summy Ullah, 32, who witnessed the argument and slaying.
“They were saying, ‘Oh, we’re Muslim, so don’t do this in front of me,’” said Ullah. “From that I think it looks like a hate crime.
“Nothing else was going on. They were only dancing,” he added. “This guy was dancing in underwear and the suspect was like ‘Why are you dancing in your underwear?’”
Ullah says he believes the stabber was motivated by homophobia. “Obviously, they are gay and if they are dancing that’s the problem they had,” he said….
The killer ran off on Coney Island Ave. and has not been caught….
“What I’ve heard was that it was unprovoked, a homophobic attack,” Berry added….
Kristen says
Yet another incident pinpointing the genuine threat and the clear and present danger writ large, and predictably, the perp will be deemed “mentally ill.” More cultural enrichment that will be memory-holed in a New York minute.
Hiram says
Only if he’s a white man
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Will a muslim be charged w/ a hate crime against the LGBTQIA2S+ community, even if he’s identified as being muslim? The best I expect here is a normal murder charge, w/ no hate-crime appended to the charges
Kay says
Absolutely should be because it was a hate crime! But the evil Muslims will worm their was out of murder as usual. Their laws should never be recognized in the United States period!!!
The Istanbulian says
Funny how nation of islam is the answer to ‘western’ Christianity.
Linde B. says
To Istanbulian- I hope you are being sarcastic because by all appearances and accounts, Islam is the religion of Satan the devil.
May this man who was stabbed to death rest in peace with Jesus. + And I pray that his murderer gets caught, gets convicted, and serves 65 years with no chance of getting parole.
gravenimage says
+1
crown says
Any statement on this incident from the group “Queers for Palestine”?
gravenimage says
It is interesting that the only Gay rights group in the region, that Al Qaws, the group for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Palestine, is not located in the Palestinian territories, nor in Gaza. It is, unsurprisingly, headquartered * Israel*.
The Hindu says
Islam is the desert death cult that multiplies like a virus and spreads like a cancer. It will eventually lead to humanity’s demise. We are already too late to stop it.
gravenimage says
Why are you preaching surrender here? People have defended against Islam many times before–to tell us to give up now is not something that most of us here are going to kowtow to.
Linde B. says
To The Hindu- You are right, Islam is a desert death cult. But there are many people who will not surrender to it. So please do not “throw in the towel” and act like they have won. There are some places in the world where Muslims are hearing the Holy Gospel via satellite because that is the most efficient way for them to learn about Jesus Christ, God Incarnate. They do not need a Bible app if they can tune in to a program via satellite. Then there is another group that translates the New Testament into languages that have never had a Bible in their language before. So the Gospel is getting out there. There is hope. Free Speech Forever. Freedom of Religion Forever, too.
somehistory says
the man is stabbed to death…murdered…. by a mozlum. for dancing without a shirt.
While in Germany, a mozlum, strips in front of the police.
immoral, evil, foul and hypocritical scum. Worshippers and children of satan the devil.
tgusa says
“Our unity is our strength, and our diversity is our power. We reject the myth of us vs. them. We are in this together.”
Kamala Harris
Me, I’m just not feeling it.
gravenimage says
Brooklyn: Muslim stabs man to death for dancing shirtless, ‘Oh, we’re Muslim, so don’t do this in front of me’
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Dancing shirtless = worthy of the death penalty.
Stabbing a nonthreatening person to death = perfectly Islamic.
God, I hate islam.
Linde B. says
To gravenimage- I hate Islam too. And so many of the human adherents to Islam (I do not hate them, even though many of them think in brain-washed and evil ways) do not see the flaws and the satanic influences of Islam. ?
gravenimage says
Agreed, Linde.
Linde B. says
To gravenimage- Thank you for agreeing with me. I know you are a fair minded person who obeys the civil laws in the US and wants justice to prevail.
When I read here on JihadWatch what is going on in France, I feel like crying. France is a beautiful country and its people are civil, but Macron has to go.
He is a very good looking idiot that knows how to spout out the bull about Islam and it’s adherents.
gravenimage says
Agreed, Linde. This suicidal insanity makes me both sad and angry. As someone who is part French, this especially saddens me.
Rufolino says
Gay people in Europe had better watch out. With the increasing power & influence of Islam, persecution like this is likely to be happening in Europe more often. All the liberation gay people have struggled for is now at risk. And many Europeans will (unfortunately) be happy about that.
OLD GUY says
Why are the western countries leaders so hell bent on open borders and allowing the migration invasion of islam into our christian countries? Or for that matter the migration of huge numbers from any other country?
Linde B. says
To gravenimage- Your 9:56 pm comment
was revealing, and thank you! From my
“23andMe” test results, “French-German”
is my biggest genetic ethnicity. But what
counts in a civilized society is not genes
but positive behaviors and kind actions
that help others live their best life. Many devotees of Islam do not factor in that aspect. They just want to convert more people to Islam because, to their warped minds, Islam is the only religion. To them
I say: “I believe Islam is the religion of
Satan the devil.” ? No apologies. I just quote verses 9:5 and 8:12 and see what
they say.
Av says
I’m Muslim. We must speak out against hate even when it is commited by our own. A Muslim scholar recently said “most of the violence commited against Muslims is not by outsiders but from Muslims within”. There is not enough speaking out. Peace
Linde B. says
To Av- Thank you for identifying yourself as Muslim. What is the reason that you continue to stay as a Muslim?