Oregon man smashes Buddhist monk’s head into a car while screaming about Muslims
What is happening to this country?
Why do we regress into this fear-based bigotry?
A Buddhist monk was assaulted in Oregon by a man who mistook him for a Muslim, KATU reports.
Kozen Sampson, 66, told the station he was visiting Hood River on Monday when he heard a man yelling at him.
“I pulled over, someone ran up and yelled. I turned around, they kicked the door, hit me in the side of the face and knocked my head into the frame of the car,” Sampson told KATU. “I do remember [him yelling] an F bomb [about] Muslims, and that was it.”
But Sampson said he is trying to spread a message of tolerance and love — and it seems to be working.
“I don’t know the Islamic faith well, but I do know that Muslims are our brothers and sisters and I would encourage everyone to just take a hard look at how supportive are you of all God’s children,” Sampson told the station.
What is happening to this country?
Why do we regress into this fear-based bigotry?