Cornell Student Assaulted (Black on White "hate crime" at Ithaca Ludacris concert?)

Copyright © 2003 by The Cornell Daily Sun, Inc. ^ | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2003 | By SUN STAFF

[Behind Liberal Lines]

ITHACA--A white female student assaulted Sunday night leaving the Nappy Roots and Ludacris concert at Cornell's Barton Hall told The Sun that she was the victim of a hate-crime, which left her with a ruptured ear drum and thirteen stiches on her face.

The Cornell Police morning report noted that the police received a "complaint from a student that was physically assaulted by an unkown individual." The report indicated that the assault occurred at 11:47 p.m. and that the investigation is continuing.

The incident, as described by the victim, began when the student had a minor altercation with another girl who was at the concert while the performace was still going on.

"She said 'Get your white hair out of my face,'" the student said.

After the student put her hair up to get it out of the way, the alleged assailant proceeded to hit her, at which point the student and her friends moved to the back of the concert space.

When the concert was over, the student separated from her friends to get into her car and said she found herself surrounded by a group made up of five black females and one black male, who have yet to be identified.

"They said they were gonna f**k up my pretty white face," she said.

Allegedly, the incident turned physically violent when one of the girls slapped the student hard enough to rupture her eardrum, a blow which threw her off balance. The other five assailants proceeded to kick and punch her as she fell down.

"They pulled a ton of my hair out," the student said.

The six assailants stopped hitting the victim only when one of her male friends came out of the concert and stepped in.

"If it wasn't for [him], I don't know how long it would have gone on," she said.

The victim said doctors estimate it will take her eardrum a year and a half to heal.

"This was a hate crime, and it shouldn't happen to another person. The more people know the better," said the victim's mother.

The University is currently investigating the situation.

"We take any sort of hate crime very very seriously," said Linda Grace-Kobas, interim vice president for communications and media relations. "We will thoroughly investigate all aspects of the incident."

"I would encourage her to file a bias-related incident report," said Robert Harris, vice provost for diversity and faculty development. "We have a process and with a report we can begin putting that process to work."

Once an incident report is filed, a University employee is assigned the case to assist victims in pursuing their situation, according to Harris.

"It's really hard to live with this. I want people to know because I need to press charges. If anyone has any information, tell the police because [they] don't know anything right now," the student said.

[gatorbait]

Will the "progressive" community stage massive rallies and demand meetings with the District Attorney (the way they did for suspected white on black hate crimes)?

Or will this incident disappear to never be heard about again?

The fact that this didn't make the Ithaca Journal (unlike the other incidents mentioned) makes one wonder.

Admit it,

You don't really wonder, do you?

[governsleastgovernsbest]

"We take any sort of hate crime very very seriously," said Linda Grace-Kobas, interim vice president for communications and media relations.

Speaking of Cornell's record for taking crime seriously, I have personal knowledge of a Cornell student who alleges she was rendered unconscious and sexually assaulted by a number of people at a frat party at Cornell.

She reported the assault to the Cornell Police and was advised that it should be handled . . . by Cornell's Judicial Administrator.

In other words, instead of seeking prosecution of rapists (assuming the allegations are well-founded), Cornell tries to sweep it under the rug through diversion to an internal slap-on-the-wrist process.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

I try to keep an open mind...unlike liberals ;-)

[eno_]

Name the prosecutor. I'll make a call that should get his ass moving.

[eniapmot]

The silver lining: there is one less liberal in the world.

[spodefly]

One thing that we all know, absolutely and without doubt, is that if the races of the people involved in this story were reversed, this would be a national news story, Jesse Jackson would already be on his way to the site of the incident, and there would be program after program on TV investigating 'institutional racism' and decrying the clear "Hate Crime" which had taken place.

But since the victim was a 'white' girl with her 'white' hair and her 'white' face, nothing ... nothing at all ... will be done about it. This is the Status Quo.

[yankeedame]

Nice. Very nice. Thanks for giving all conservatives a good name.

(Sigh) All I did was lift a picture from the web of some, added it to #7's note ("Jane Goodall...white phone"), and posted it.

-I added no comment of my own. I did not even add so much as a single letter.
-The picture was not unflattering. It was merely that of some gorillas.
-Jane Goodall has worked extensively with gorillas.

"Primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, renowned for her four
decades of work with another ape species,is founder of the Jane Goodall Institute."

In short, the conclusion drawn is the conclusion. It was never part of my post.

[joesnuffy]

mandatory sensitivity training for all African-American students and faculty (they way they have for suspected white on minority hate crimes)?

[Gunrunner2]

>> I dont believe this - blacks are incappable of commiting hate crimes.<<

Actually, you are closer to the truth than you care to be.

On the official FBI Hate Crime form (http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hatecrime.pdf, pg 23), you will note "Hispanic" can be a victim.

However, at the bottom of the page, under the "Suspected Offenders Race," Hispanic is NOT listed as a catergory.

Ergo, plain to all, Hispanics can be a victim but not the criminal.

Hispanics are liosted as "White" if they commit a hate crime.

Rubbish.

[Snidely Whiplash]

Not everything is race, my man. No? I gotta wonder, when you make chimp references in a story where black people are central players. One well-known epithet leveled at blacks has to do with monkeys or other lower primates.

Now, if you have some other intelligent explanation for the chimp reference that's actually plausible, go right ahead. I might buy your "mob action" explanation, if you're willing to admit that you made a bad or unthinking choice of metaphor. Otherwise, I'm sticking with my original assessment.

Snidely

[Behind Liberal Lines]

If it had been white on black it would be ALL OVER THE NEWS TODAY....

An alleged "white on black" hate crime in Ithaca last year was front page news for over a month:

Citizens vent outrage, seek justice
Community leaders, residents voice outrage over hate crimes

As noted before, this story didn't even make the local daily (the Ithaca Journal). Only the Cornell Sun (which is the student newspaper) picked this up.

If you are as confused as I am about why the local "paper of record" didn't report this alleged crime the same way they reported the other alleged crime, please feel free to ask the publisher or editors of the Ithaca Journal:

Rothfeld, Barry President/Publisher (607) 274-9252, brothfel@ithaca.gannett.com
Bohrer, Dave Assistant Managing Editor (607) 274-9272 dbohrer@ithaca.gannett.com
Carberry, John Senior News Editor (607) 274-9219 jcarberry@ithaca.gannett.com
Estes, Bruce Managing Editor (607) 274-9242 bestes@ithaca.gannett.com

I'm sure they'll have a good answer.

Ithaca is the City of Evil.

[Snidely Whiplash]

I bet this gansta rapper used the word 'Nigga' 100 times, along with Ho's & Bitch'es. Not that much difference between the 'ga' and 'er' versions of the N-Bomb you refer, if you ask me.

Well, stupid people say stupid things. Saying that it's okay to call a black person "nigger" because, hey, Ludacris says it is STUPID.

I guess the little white girl got an eduction and will not be attending any 'Black' concerts again. ..but who knows.

You know, I'd guess that a plurality of Ludacris' fans are white...whether that applies to those who attend his concerts is another matter altogether, but he certainly has a lot of white fans, as do all rap & R&B stars. Snidely

[Ditto]

"We take any sort of hate crime very very seriously," said Linda Grace-Kobas, interim vice president for communications and media relations. "We will thoroughly investigate all aspects of the incident."

ROTFLMAO. Ya, sure Ms. Grace-Kobas. I bet you'll be all over this case just like ---- Inspector Cleause.

[Snidely Whiplash]

But since the victim was a 'white' girl with her 'white' hair and her 'white' face, nothing ... nothing at all ... will be done about it. This is the Status Quo.

Yeah, white folks got it so rough in this country...it's really a shame.

Cry me a river.

Snidely

[AppyPappy]

Whatever

[Looking4Truth]

said Robert Harris, vice provost for diversity and faculty development.

This is an actual job? Sheesh.

[TexasCajun]

I'm not talking about R&B or Soul, I'm talking about gansta-rappers. They must all be stupid, cause they talk about niggas, ho's, biatches, cop-killing, and worst.

wigger: "wig-err"

A pejorative term for a caucasian kid ("white" person) who mimicks language, dress and mannerisms of black ghetto kids.

www.urbandictionary.com

[jwalsh07]

It's not a "hate" crime, it's simply a crime. If the facts are as related here, then the girl was a victim of felonious assault and the perps will have to do some time for the crime.

[reelfoot]

Re your post 54: I take it you either (i) are not outraged by the mob action against this young woman, or (ii) think it's wrong to point out the hypocrisy of only giving coverage to and prosecuting white-on-black "hate crime" cases in this country.

"Yeah, white folks got it so rough in this country . . . it's really a shame." Meaning what, that complaining of being beaten by blacks and seeking equal treatment in prosecution of the case is somehow asking for special treatment?