Someone Got a Timeout: Man Who Tore Down Hostage Posters Gets Suspended ... by His Jewish Dad

Uh-oh. Someone's been a baaaad boy.

Twitchy readers will remember the name Noah Schaffer from earlier this week, we hope. He is the Brooklyn man who, along with his wife Kelly, was confronted while tearing down and ripping up posters in New York City of Israelis (including children) who were missing and presumed taken hostage by Hamas. Here is the original video of the Schaffers that went viral on Twitter:

A furious woman in Brooklyn confronted a couple tearing down photos of civilians who were kidnapped by Hamas. She reminds them that American nationals are among those held hostage. pic.twitter.com/pFKEJFxqEX
— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) October 22, 2023

Thanks to the ever-watchful account @StopAntisemites, the Schaffers were quickly identified, which surely wiped those smug grins off of their faces.

Then things got really bad for Noah Schaffer: Dad found out.

Brooklyn man suspended from job by his Jewish dad after ripping posters of Hamas hostages https://t.co/e2t9wlamrr pic.twitter.com/unTqXX7WNs
— New York Post (@nypost) October 25, 2023

Noah’s dad Eric Schaffer informed his staff at his UX company Human Factors International in an email that he placed his son, an executive strategist at the firm, on unpaid leave for four months, the Daily Mail reported. 'As has been noted, Noah is my son. He is not an antisemite nor a supporter of Hamas. I can attest that he has not acted this way at any time during his whole life,' the elder Schafer wrote, according to the outlet.

'He now understands that his actions were reprehensible, he is deeply sorry and regretful. HFI’s senior management team and I personally, in no way condone his actions today. We are placing Noah on unpaid leave for the next four months. This will give him time to learn more about his Jewish family history, reflect deeply, and make amends. And after this time we will review if he can rejoin the company.'

His dad supported him until he was 40... and then hired him in a "consultant" position. His wife is a "former social worker" and has been linked to Antifa.

This sounds like family-enabled delayed adulthood. Time for tough love. Cut him off from the family money for a few years. https://t.co/adI04Mbmla
— Really, Asa? (@reallyasa) October 25, 2023

Suspension is not enough he need to be fired.
— Paul Kang (@LPaulKang) October 25, 2023

Well, look. The likelihood is that Eric Schaffer probably will give the job back to his incompetent son eventually. Assuming Noah shows a little contrition. Is it ideal? No. But fathers love their sons, and that's a good thing.

It's an even better thing when fathers show their sons (even if they are 41) that there are consequences to their horrible, inexcusable, hateful actions.

And now we're thinking that Joe Biden could take a hint or two here.