‘I laugh when a soldier is killed’ (From Oxford Mail)
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‘I laugh when a soldier is killed’
10:00am Saturday 17th December 2011 in News By Thom Airs
Azhar Hussain
A DRINK driver who told a policeman on Armistice Day “when one of your soldiers gets killed in Afghanistan I laugh” has been jailed.
Azhar Hussain committed a string of offences in Oxford on November 11, including racially abusing an Asian policeman and a school teacher.
On his arrest the 28-year-old businessman, who runs a company offering discount restaurant vouchers, told Pc Aidan Donohoe: “When one of your soldiers gets killed in Afghanistan I laugh.
“I hope it’s your brother.”
Turning his attentions to Pc Javid Haq, Hussain addressed him in Punjabi, shouting: “You ****ing dirty Indian. I’m going to kill you and **** your mother. I’m going to find out who you are.”
Hussain, of Cornwallis Road, Cowley, was jailed at Oxford Crown Court yesterday.
He was arrested after driving into the grounds of Oxford Spires Academy in Glanville Road, East Oxford, at about 3.15pm on November 11. There he played loud music, revved his engine and made an obscene gesture at a member of staff before before racially abusing him, prosecutor Charles Ward-Jackson said.
When Pcs Haq and Donohoe pulled him over Hussain smelled of alcohol and had a bottle of vodka in the car. He refused to give a breath specimen to police.
Three months earlier, on August 23, the defendant had taken his brother’s hire car without consent and drink drove around Bedford.
When parking attendant Iva Jursevska tried to issue him with a ticket he assaulted her and later resisted arrest before failing a breath test with a reading of 72 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath, more than twice the legal limit of 35 microgrammes.
In all, Hussain admitted 15 offences, including driving while disqualified and without insurance, and possessing cannabis.
Nick Cotter, defending, said his Oxford-born client had battled alcoholism since a family trip to Pakistan in 2004 when his parents tried to arrange for him to marry a woman five days after meeting her.
He said Hussain was “totally ashamed of his behaviour” and had written letters of apology to all his victims.
Mr Cotter added: “When sober he’s actually a very decent young man, very articulate.
“He’s someone who in fact if he can kick this alcohol addiction could make a very useful contribution to society.”
Judge Patrick Eccles jailed him for a total of 18 months and banned him from driving for three years.
Comments(33)
davyboy
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10:24am Sat 17 Dec 11
Gungy23
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10:28am Sat 17 Dec 11
EMBOX1
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11:34am Sat 17 Dec 11
I think we need a serious debate about who we have in the country and how to deal with such views.
FrodoBaggins
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12:23pm Sat 17 Dec 11
He has issues in his life that need addressing although I doubt he will ever be a reformed character.
Parveez
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2:06pm Sat 17 Dec 11
CowleyBoy
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3:02pm Sat 17 Dec 11
SteveOX4
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3:42pm Sat 17 Dec 11
CowleyBoy wrote:Sounds like he has integrated into British culture perfectly.
So we have a Muslim who seemingly despises Britain and the Western culture who has been arrested for....being drunk & rowdy. That's irony right there.
Lord Palmerstone
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4:15pm Sat 17 Dec 11
I'm told she was quite attractive when she shaved off her beard.
cuckoo
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5:27pm Sat 17 Dec 11
CowleyBoy wrote:Good comment CowleyBoy
So we have a Muslim who seemingly despises Britain and the Western culture who has been arrested for....being drunk & rowdy. That's irony right there.
equitable
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11:53pm Sat 17 Dec 11
mandate
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12:23am Sun 18 Dec 11
Still if he keeps on spouting his hatred in prison, he's more than likely to get what he deserves. This person has bought shame upon his family.
A Scroat
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10:34am Sun 18 Dec 11
make mine a double
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5:16pm Sun 18 Dec 11
oxfordboy00
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1:16am Mon 19 Dec 11
ox-cabby
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8:46am Mon 19 Dec 11
But that's what alcohol does to you. I've had people of all colours in the back of my cab say things about our service men and women which if said in public, they would get a slap.
This guy is a bit like the EDF lot.
## Nonny Mouse ##
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8:56am Mon 19 Dec 11
What a delightful young man. As has been mentioned, we need to look at why BRITISH Asians feel so disconnected from what is thier homeland - Britain.
And i don't buy the whole 'The drink made me say it/ i wasn't myself' line. You have to have the capacity to think it in the first place.
slimjim
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9:34am Mon 19 Dec 11
mandate wrote:I only wish you were right about getting what he deserves in prison, he will not! prisons are full of people of the same ilk.
What an absolutely repulsive thing to say. It's a shame that the police he insulted didn't give him a good hiding. Still if he keeps on spouting his hatred in prison, he's more than likely to get what he deserves. This person has bought shame upon his family.
ox-cabby
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10:09am Mon 19 Dec 11
i only had a glass of coke. . . and i meant to say
the guy is no different from the EDL
:-)
fawasha
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8:59pm Mon 19 Dec 11
(In ISLAM alcohol is prohibited,hope everyone is knows that)He is putting innocent people life's in risk,if you want to die, bloody hang your self and die .....you are f****** looser .....
morgeo
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12:05am Wed 21 Dec 11
juliedawn
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9:57am Wed 21 Dec 11
ockerfellas & many more..
thomashenry
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10:15am Wed 21 Dec 11
Sgt Oxford
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2:23pm Wed 21 Dec 11
Pottermouth
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12:39pm Thu 22 Dec 11
xjohnx
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3:55pm Thu 22 Dec 11
equitable
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9:37pm Thu 22 Dec 11
equitable
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9:37pm Thu 22 Dec 11
Waggler
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9:47pm Thu 22 Dec 11
Thanks for the photo
fozzboy
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1:15pm Fri 23 Dec 11
Barrymore
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2:56pm Fri 23 Dec 11
morgeo wrote:Or maybe he decides to stay here in the us because, like it states in the article, he was born here.
Thank you fawasha, What is needed is the muslim community to deal with these idiots and the terrorists. If they do not like the UK then they are free to leave and one wonders why they stay. I guess that is because life is better.
Barrymore
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2:57pm Fri 23 Dec 11
Maj Disaster
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11:36pm Fri 6 Jan 12
bagsie says...
10:08am Sat 17 Dec 11