New Jersey – A State Police sergeant’s teenage daughter who dressed like Hitler and posted on social media a picture of a popular gathering spot for Orthodox Jews – with the caption “perfect bombing time” – may have behaved offensively, but not criminally, authorities said.
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office examined the Twitter post and a cache of other pro-Hitler images by the Jackson teen and her associates and concluded that they did not amount to any credible threat.
“There was never any danger being posed to the community,” said Al Della Fave, a spokesman for the office. “It didn’t rise to anything criminal.”
He added that the one teen’s connection to law enforcement afforded her no special treatment – even as police remain on heightened alert for terrorism and threats conveyed through social media.
“That would not be something that would be a determining factor,” Della Fave said. “That has no bearing on the case.”
He also dismissed any suggestion that the authorities would have taken a harsher view if the posters – apparently all white – were of a different background.
“Everything was evaluated at face value. We have been assured by the families and the school that this is something that will be handled.”
In one of the posted images, a girl dons what appears to be a State Police hat. She also wears a swastika, is adorned with a Hitler-style mustache and gives the Nazi salute. The Twitter image includes this caption: “1944: crematorium crew.”
In another image, posted on the same Twitter account, a number of young Orthodox families are shown sitting outside an Italian ice shop on West County Line Road in Jackson. The caption below the tweet reads: “perfect bombing time.”
Della Fave said the prosecutor’s office adheres to state statutes regarding bias crimes when determining whether to file charges against individuals for comments made on the Internet.
He declined to discuss any further details, except to note that the posters the office investigated were all minors from Jackson. When contacted by the Asbury Park Press, the State Police sergeant related to the teen declined comment.
“You’re talking about a minor,” said the trooper at his front door. “No interviews.”
Read more at THE ASBURY PARK PRESS.
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Unbelievable! Pay attention because it’s quite noticeable that the teen nor the father have issued an apology.
That’s ok though.
Plenty people tweet about killing cops and nothing happens to them, right?
hameivin yavin
Frightening
A minor???
There are “minor terrorists” all over the world killing people!
What is the race of this individual?
I wonder what the authorities would do if the Nazi girl would target another minoriti and their perfect killing place.
“teens connection to law enforcement afforded her no special treatment” Are we meant to believe that? Sounds like a hate crime to me.
Chinuch begins at home. Hamayvin yovin
of course, this whole episode must be embarrassing to this girl’s family. but, in this day and age, this is not just a childish whim. something is very wrong and I hope her family is getting her the help she so badly needs