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Brooklyn landlord Rafiqul Islam faces arson and attempted murder charges

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 78 points 2 years ago

Easier to deal with insurance than evict? 🤔

[-] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 95 points 2 years ago

The prison sentence might even be shorter than the eviction process would have been...

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Insurance won’t pay- trying to claim your house that you intentionally torched is insurance fraud.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I think the idea was he thought he could get away with the arson, or that he could blame the tenants for the arson.

[-] x4740N@lemmy.world 78 points 2 years ago
[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 52 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This never happened. Or did it?

Fox News has testified in court multiple times that their "news" is not fact-based and that no reasonable person could confuse their stories as factual. So... It's a fairly safe bet that this story is bullshit, based on Fox News' own sworn statements.

Fuck these Fox News affiliate links.

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[-] h0usewaifu@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago

Non-Fox link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/11/06/rafiqul-islam-landlord-brooklyn-apartment-arson-unpaid-rent-case/71478913007/

What kind of a ghoul do you have to be to commit arson and attempt murder (of two adults and six children) over unpaid rent? Like, you're a landlord. Get used to rent issues or get a real job.

[-] RichCaffeineFlavor@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

The elemental core of fascism is the belief that you deserve the benefits of other people's suffering. You haven't experienced rage until you've watched someone get slapped in the face by someone they deep down believe is inferior to them.

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[-] FerolisD@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

Real Mensa candidate here.

[-] Bremmy@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago

Fox? No thanks

[-] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago

If fox news is the only source we should just ignore it

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