another black racist being protected.. tsk tsk tsk
Yeah, yeah, yeah . . . .
There must be some common ground, and to find same, at the very least, let's admit reality to the conversation.
Here in NYC, there have been a series of attacks on Mexians...Here's one story:
"The latest victim of a hate crime in Staten Island is speaking out about the attack. Christian Vasquez, 18, is entering his senior year of high school, and was jumped by a group of men on his way home from work early Saturday morning. Velazquez told 1010WINS, "They were really kicking me hard and going at me when I was on the floor." He also believes his attackers were "drunk" or "very high." Vasquez says the attacks are particularly hurtful because, "All this happened because I'm Mexican. My parents brought me here from Mexico to get a better life." Now, police have arrested a 15-year-old boy for the attack.
The boy, whose name was not released, was arrested yesterday and charged with robbery, assault and harassment as a hate crime. Police are still looking for two other suspects. The assailants allegedly yelled, "Go home, you [expletive] Mexican!" as they punched Vasquez repeatedly in the face, and took the $10 he was carrying. However, Vasquez says the group was not after his cash, refuting a claim made by one local that the attacks happen because locals are jealous some Mexicans are holding steady jobs in this rough economy. Vasquez said, "If they were after my money, they would have asked for it. They were after me because I was a Mexican."
Hate Crime Victim: "This Happened Because I'm Mexican" - Gothamist
And this story, tying same to the Arizona law...
"Even in New York, the quintessential immigrant city, hate crimes against Latino immigrants have spread like a malignant virus - nowhere more destructively than on Staten Island.
The national climate of fear furthered by Arizona's new law is felt acutely in Port Richmond, where assaulting Latino workers has become a favorite sport of the intolerant racist.
To demonstrate a united stand against the hate that has affected communities on Staten Island, hundreds of residents joined Make the Road New York members and their supporters to march yesterday through the streets of Port Richmond - the flashpoint of recent bias attacks against immigrants.
The problem is serious.
There have been 10 attacks since April 5 that are being investigated as hate crimes. Eight arrests have been made."
Read more:
Hate finds a home on Staten Island as effects of Arizona's law are felt at home
You probably don't know that Staten Island is largely white, and "The borough has the highest proportion of Italian Americans of any county in the United States."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Italian_American_neighborhoods
Now, you object to what Willow wrote....but would you have known that all of the perpetrators involved were black?
I have found you to be honest; would you say that covering up the race of the perpetrators is accidental?
