Camerawoman Petra Laszlo sentenced for kicking refugees
Source: Al Jazeera
Petra Laszlo, who was filmed tripping up Syrian refugee children, is given three years probation for disorderly conduct.
13 JAN 2017 AT 08:49 ET
A Hungarian camerawoman who caused global outrage after being filmed kicking and tripping up refugees near the country's border with Serbia, has been sentenced to three years probation for disorderly conduct. Petra Laszlo, who appeared via video link at a court in the southern city of Szeged on Thursday, mounted a tearful defense and said she would appeal.
"It was all over within two seconds," she said, adding she was acting out of panic and felt under attack. "Everybody was shouting, it was very frightening." The incident, which occurred in September 2015 went viral after footage of her actions was uploaded to Facebook. The court was shown a frame-by-frame examination of her actions which included Laszlo delivering a roundhouse-style kick to two people as they fled from police, including a young girl.
Later, she tripped a 52-year-old Syrian refugee carrying a child.
Judge Illes Nanasi said Laszlo's behaviour "ran counter to societal norms" and said the facts of the case did not support her self-defense claim.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/camerawoman-petra-laszlo-sentenced-for-kicking-refugees/
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)Very sad. By her appealing the decision, she has communicated guilt.
Skittles
(153,138 posts)these are character-defining moments - you either learn from them, and show with your words and actions how you have taken responsibility and tried to change, or you validate the worst that people think of you - this gal has done the latter
NBachers
(17,096 posts)2naSalit
(86,498 posts)Hardly a sentence for such an egregious act.
IronLionZion
(45,403 posts)being attacked by dangerous Muslims
Judi Lynn
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Unforgiveable.
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,501 posts)LuckyLib
(6,819 posts)Who would do such a thing?
Judi Lynn
(160,501 posts)Who on earth would kick children like this?
Photographers know how to get their pictures. There was no professional reason for hurting these people.