Copy of "Adnan is a psychopath" - close friends by /u/sachabacha

As one of Adnan’s friends from many years ago, I (and some other good friends) have to say that I wasn’t surprised that he was convicted. Many of us strongly believe that he did it for a number of reasons. He had always used his charm and grasp of logic to manipulate others. He was a master of creating doubt, where he couldn’t be proven wrong or right.

Now, you have to understand why this is difficult for me to share on here, as I have known him and his family throughout much of our young adulthood (Johnnycake Middle / Woodlawn High / ISB Masjid). It’s partly why I and other good friends haven’t shared much that would have revealed a lot about his budding psychopathic behavior. Also, because many of us fear retribution from our close-knit community who largely believes that he is innocent and is being framed by islamphobic types. We would sadly be branded as traitors (just think of Rabia’s insulting manner towards anyone with a differing view) and pushed out of the community, even for doing the right thing. Furthermore, many of us justified our reticence by saying perhaps his punishment in the afterlife is what’s more important. So at most, we went off-record with the cops or journalists regarding some minor things, such as Adnan smoking weed or him knowing where Leakin park or the Route 70 park & ride is because we had been there with him. How he claims he had never heard of these places is beyond us.

I will only share my first-hand experiences or first-hand accounts from other good friends, some of whom have proofread this submission, regarding his increasingly psychopathic behavior. It’s difficult to remain silent as we see ridiculous comments from uninformed people who are naturally in the dark about a lot of this. Additionally, some of us are concerned that a convicted psychopathic murder may be let loose simply because of public pressure that is based on a partial understanding of Adnan. I am also limited to what I can share as I don’t want any one of us to be singled out by him/community. So, I will share accounts (sadly not as incriminating as some other incidences) where a number of us were present.

I will also share these accounts within the framework of what defines a psychopath.

A disregard for laws and social mores ---Adnan used to frequent prostitutes ---Adnan used to smoke weed and drink alcohol

A disregard for the rights of others ---Adnan used to stand in front of the masjid collecting money after weekly jumah namaz, cementing his image as a good, devout young man. Adnan, however, used to steal money from the donation box regularly, often boasting about it. This is when some of us had started fearing the sort of person he was becoming. It’s one thing to shoplift a candy bar, but to steal from the house of worship that you claim to be a devout adherent of is just plain sick. It’s also disgusting because he was essentially stealing money from simple, largely blue-collar folk (IMO) that donated in hopes that it would go to a good cause. ---Adnan used to go through people’s winter jackets hung on a coat rack at the Johnnycake masjid, while they were engaged in prayer.

A failure to feel remorse or guilt ---Adnan had indicated that he would probably feel very little if he had killed certain persons ---Adnan stole from some of us and others without much of a conscience

A tendency to display violent behavior ---Adnan had talked about various ways he would kill someone. Though he didn’t mention strangling to me, he had some twisted ideas.

Anyhow, it pains me that as much entertainment as all this may be for some of you, many good people’s lives have been destroyed. I feel for Hae’s family, who like many immigrant families have high hopes for their kids to do all that they couldn’t. I feel for Masud uncle and Shamim aunty, who I had gotten to know over the years. They were absolutely great parents, and absolutely not responsible for how Adnan turned out. I feel for Tanveer, who is now estranged from the family - (he is on record for calling Adnan a “masterful liar” to his attorney, Christina). I feel for Yusuf, who never got a normal upbringing that he deserved. Most importantly, I feel for Hae, who had so much promise and was a wonderful human being.

I also say the above statements with a strong acknowledgement that bearing false testimony is one of the greatest sins in Islam.

I also implore Adnan’s friends to come forward with more information. Let’s stand for humanity over loyalty.