Well, that didn't take long. In the aftermath of the deadly Boston Marathon bombings, a man in New York City was assaulted by a group of men on the mistaken assumption that he was an "Arab": Boston Marathon Bombing Fallout: Bangladeshi Man Beaten In Bronx For Being An 'Arab.'On Monday, 30-year-old Abdullah Faruque, who is Bangladeshi American, stepped outside an Applebee's in the Bronx when he was beaten up by a group of four or five men who called him a "fuckin' Arab." The incident is being investigated as a hate crime.
"One of the guys asked if I was Arab," Faruque, who is actually from Bangladesh and grew up in New York City, told The Post. "I just shook my head, said like, 'Yeah, whatever.' I didn't even know that [the] Boston [bombing] happened because I had a busy day."Humanity, you continue to remind me how much you suck. More here: Abdullah Faruque Says He Was Attacked, Called 'F**kin' Arab' In Bronx After Boston Bombing.
The four or five assailants, who he described as Hispanic and had been drinking at the bar inside the restaurant, left him on the ground unconscious with a dislocated shoulder.
Faruque thinks the Boston bombings prompted the men to attack him. "I saw the news, and then it hits me: That's why I got jumped," he told The Post.
The irony is not lost on my that this story was originally reported by the New York Post, which in true irresponsible, sensational New York Post-ian fashion, published a cover story implicating two innocent men -- yes, two brown guys -- in Monday's bombings: New York Post Stands By Boston Marathon Story As Criticism Mounts.