Posted on 03/06/2020 3:36:05 PM PST by Baladas
SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Disturbing new video shows what appears to be a racially-motivated crime sparked by fear over the coronavirus.
The video shows a man on a New York City subway train arguing with a fellow passenger who is Asian, then spraying Febreeze air freshener at that passenger.
Much of the incident was recorded on a cellphone by another passenger and posted on social media.
The NYPD is now investigating the case as a possible hate crime.
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It happened Wednesday morning on the N train in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
"I am just disturbed when I see these bigoted attacks against our Asian brothers and sisters and our Asian New Yorkers," said public advocate Jumaane Williams.
The video shows the suspect yelling at the fellow passenger, "Tell him to move... because he is standing right (expletive) next to me!"
(Excerpt) Read more at abc7ny.com ...
Febreze helps covid-19 deal with body odor.
Febreeze? LMAO.
But I thought blacks can’t be racist, right?
So now spraying Febreeze in someone’s general direction from 6 feet away is a “hate crime”. The “attacker” probably got more on himself than the poor “victim”.
Couldn’t find video at link. Here’s a report without sound => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hy2_KM0xx0
Wondering if ABC is censoring this.
w/ sound and subtitles:
Video: 5 Jan: NY Post: Straphanger sprays Asian man with Febreze in possible hate crime
By Tina Moore and Olivia Bensimon
https://nypost.com/2020/03/05/straphanger-sprays-asian-man-with-febreze-in-possible-hate-crime/
“Disturbing new video shows what appears to be a racially-motivated crime sparked by fear over the coronavirus.”
For eons, that would be called assault and battery. Now, it is disturbing only because of the motive.
I wonder if mere assault and battery is still against the law. A person can be assaulted and battered half to death, but it is not near as illegal as someone being battered half to death if it is judged to be done with racial malice.
They screwed up with this article. They were supposed to connect the shocking increases of racial attacks such as this one to white supremacy and president Trump.
Saw a video on liveleak of an Asian couple in Africa surround by locals shouting, “You Corona! You Corona”, the Asian guy yelling back, “I not Corona!”
Not able to provide the XLS file right now.
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