More members of an Ohio Amish community, convicted of hate crimes in hair and beard cutting attacks

(12 Apr 2013) HEADLINE: Amish 'not sure what to expect' in jail
CAPTION: More members of an Ohio Amish community, convicted of hate crimes in hair and beard cutting attacks are entering federal prison. Their departure will leave nearly three dozen children without one or both parents. (April 12)
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LOCATION - DATE : BERGHOLZ , OHIO - APRIL 9, 2013
1. Wideshot horse and buggy
2. Wideshot school house
3. Wideshot buggies
4. Wideshot Amish families in school house
5. Medium shot Amish girl singing
6. Tight shot 2 Amish girls singing
7. Wide shot Amish classroom
8. Soundbite: Freeman Burkholder/convicted in beard-cutting attack: " If I'd have know this would happen I wouldn't have been there. "I figured they'd take a message out of it." To leave us alone and be good parents." Yeah. I wish I wouldn't have done it now.It didn't help them any.We didn't get any.It don't look like any good comes out of it, but it might, I don't know." I really don't know what to expect. I've never been inside of a jail."
9. Wide shot horse and buggy
10. Tight shot wagon wheel
11. Wide shot buggy pulls in front of school house
12. SoundbIte: Anna Miller/convicted in beard-cutting attack: " I don't know what to expect, how to feel, what to expect from a plane ride. I never dreamed I'd get a plane ride." "Once we start talking about mom's going to jail, they say no , mom doesn't have to go to jail. They don't want mom to go to jail."
13. SoundbIte: Freeman Burkholder/Convicted in beard-cutting attack: "we can make it as happy as the circumstances will allow, but it ain't right 'til everybody's here."
14. Medium shot amish girls on seesaw.
15. SoundbIte: Martha Mullet/Community Elder: " All the other families can go on with their lives. And they keep tearing us all apart.They just want to tear our community apart. And all we'd like to do is have some peace and be left alone so we can live our life"
16. Wide shot of buggy pulling away.
Storyline:
Bare feet and work boots shuffle on the wooden floor of the Amish schoolhouse as the children settle into tight rows of scuffed metal desks across the room from their parents _ the men on one set of benches, women on another, some cradling younger children.
They have gathered to celebrate the end of school, but no one claps or cheers. The only voices raised are those of the students as they begin singing, the melodies rising and dipping like the surrounding hills. A warm breeze carries the religious lyrics, mostly in German, through open windows and over the fields where families will mingle afterward.
The ceremony is typically in late April, but this school year was cut short to allow some youngsters a few more days of family time before their parents leave for federal prison.
"It's a happy day on the outside, but not on the inside. On the inside, a lot of times we're crying, but we have to keep our spirits up for the children's sake," said Martha Mullet.
Her husband, Sam Mullet Sr., is the group's leader and is among nine men already behind bars on hate crime convictions for hair- and beard-cutting attacks against fellow Amish. He was sentenced to 15 years, the longest term of the 16 defendants.
Seven aren't yet in prison. Come Friday, five of them _ four women and one more man _ from this tight-knit group in rural eastern Ohio will enter the prison system in various states.
Prosecutors brought hate crime charges because they said they believed the attacks were spurred by religious differences.
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[@joshuawood362]

These folks are my neighbors, its not an amish community, its an occult

[@Ohio-gx2eo]

It’s actually a religion

[@Ohio-gx2eo]

@Stumpy Stumpy it’s a religion

[@joshuawood362]

@Alex p i think both terms are correct. Not sure,

[@j.s.3893]

How does this show up?

[@Yobydobie]

@@Ohio-gx2eoand what exactly is the difference between a religion and a cult?

[@stephenbutterfield5986]

You can be left alone....but Not when you break any laws

[@topfeedcoco]

Lick more boots.

[@Anonymous_________]

So they held people down and cut their hair?

[@1951kvk]

Martha Mullet, your behaviors against those who don't think like you is what tore your community apart. Mind your own business and leave others alone.

[@sdsurfgirl60]

Mullet? Really?

[@tigern_i_f_rimeri6069]

HATE CRIME IS HATE CRIME!! ALSO AMISH PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO HATE AND HURT OTHERS...SO THEY HAVE TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE!! STOP DEFENDING HUMANS WHO HATE

[@dorcylance540]

You should look in the mirror. You hate the Amish. You talk about them as though all Amish are guilty of what these few people did. Mind you the people they targeted in this so-called “hate crime” are Amish themselves, but let’s not focus on them. Instead let’s accuse all of Amish of what a few did.

[@washa8881]

A bad apple did this not the amish

[@chelsieburgess12]

@@dorcylance540 Welcom to the life of a Christian in 2022.

[@tigern_i_f_rimeri6069]

"if I knew that happens I would not have been there"...you are a good parent??? not really

[@violettaloughnane6604]

Weird stuff...

[@aresmarrow7713]

I remember when this happened, it wasn't to far from where I was and one if the people convicted was related to one if my friends

[@tomdavis6225]

So....this must be the first time in history that a religious group has been violent...

[@ziggylaurie2268]

A well known cult

[@grotemuis4889]

So how long was the sentence in reality since it is now 2021?

[@scrapeyhawkins5299]

Who came up with that hair style?......

[@lysanderfilipe6786]

The most unattractive beard style known to human kind 🤣🤣

[@mikelclark9723]

I think you guys are awesome people and should be left alone I'm sorry some people don't know how to do that

[@Kumutuna]

Well next time leave the victims alone hello simple

[@yvonneost12]

None of them look happy as for going to jail they will all be getting a short back and sides when they go in there , won't they ??

[@m.peterson6149]

Why does it just repeat?

[@cwwi5975]

my family left the Amish now I wish they didn't.

[@jellybean819]

I think it is horrible. I live near Lancaster, PA and I like the Amish. The food is great, the country side is the most beautiful I have ever seen, and it is safe and clean. The government just wants to take control of these people because they reject the fact that they live in America.

[@captainobvious156]

This is an Amish CULT, they rejected core Amish beliefs, and they attacked other Amish people. They deserve to go to prison.

[@apallok54]

The Amish in Ohio is beautiful. Hard working people and beautiful culture. Really misunderstood

[@CNel-9999]

Yeah read this.....Hidden in the dark.....www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a30284631/amish-sexual-abuse-incest-me-too/

[@CNel-9999]

Can't trust any humans in any religion...www.cbc.ca/fifth/m/episodes/2016-2017/the-mennonite-connection

[@polferiferus1938]

I heard the 911 tape. They broke into another’s home in a completely other Amish community to there own and heald them down and chopped off the families hair, men and women both. The assaulters even filmed what they were doing.. Jelly Bean what’s wrong with you?! Crazy jumping bean who jumped to your own opinion before lifting a finger to know what’s what.

[@1justice2012]

Shame on these people, they don’t see nothing wrong with what they did, getting into people’s houses and cutting their beards to the men and the hair to the women is complete wrong and criminal.

[@CristianoRonaldo-sg3qt]

Why all have same haircut? Hairstyle

[@Ohio-gx2eo]

Because it’s probably something to do with the religion

[@CristianoRonaldo-sg3qt]

Ohio 42 those poor kids who dosent chosen THIS life most go true it amish life... that boring

[@discostu9585]

They all look like Toad off Mario.

[@tomdallas3690]

At 3.17 that girl looks like that Roxanne or Roseanne on the TLC show.

[@nodak0164]

I just have to say this. The Amish have got to be the worst singers of any religion I've ever heard.

[@ken45y]

The singing you speak of is in another language. So yeah, it seems bad to you. -_-

[@Sheikah_Mage25]

😂 I’m done

[@francesodle6069]

A type of old German language the singing hymns part their church. These ppl are ok this is freedom in the USA PRACTICE RELIGIOUS LIFE WHAT EVER ONE CHOCICES ARE.

[@adambarnhart2188]

2018 guys...I live in Middlefield Ohio & I cannot stand them

[@douglasw1545]

Leave them alone and let them do their thing. They’re not hurting anybody

[@deerepower337]

@@douglasw1545 your right let them hurt themselves eventually they will destroy themselves

[@douglasw1545]

God bless the Amish we must protect these amazing traditional people

[@twasjahseh5766]

Douglas W what? Have you not heard of the horrible things they’ve done like fucking *ANIMAL CRUELTY*

[@The_Food_Police]

Lol

[@douglasw1545]

‘Twas Jahseh what animal cruelty have they done? Explain your empty claim

[@twasjahseh5766]

Douglas W they literally beat dogs then sell them to someone else that beats them

[@ken45y]

@@twasjahseh5766 Not all do this. Is like saying all us English are into drugs.

[@skyt3265]

but this never actually said what they did? haha wow

[@K3NTCLARK]

Weirdos

[@washa8881]

Sinner

[@saintjames5816]

@@washa8881 trump 2024

[@jimiseverus]

LOL

[@whatthefrickbro]

Leave them alone

[@imonthewinningside8281]

If you mean- don't make them wear masks, then absolutely I agree with you. If you mean leave them alone if they assault AND RAPE someone - then no! a thousand times NEVER!!

[@washa8881]

@@imonthewinningside8281 you cannot throw out the baby with the bathtub, there will always be a Judas

[@washa8881]

Sinners continue with your serving Satan and leave these saint alone

[@angieh4534]

😂 they’re work Salvationist, and if they’re blessed to be saved they’re sinners saved by grace.. basically acquitted because of Jesus Christ. Just like any other saved Sinner..

[@washa8881]

@@angieh4534 Faith without works is dead. They work out their salvation with fear and trembling. They do everything for the glory of Jesus Christ. Jesus said be ye perfect as your Father which is in heaven is perfect and go and sin no more or else something bad happens to you . There is no forgiveness of sins for a wilful sinner. God seeks peace to his people but let them not turn to their folly. Which works are they doing for salvation???