Showing posts with label roosevelt island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label roosevelt island. Show all posts

8.11.2014

Sikh man attacked by teenagers in hate crime

34-year-old victim was assaulted and called "Osama bin Laden"


News of yet another hate crime out of New York City last week, where a Sikh man on Roosevelt Island was harassed and attacked by a group of teens who assaulted him and called him "Osama bin Laden."

Teens attack Sikh man, call him 'Osama Bin Laden' in Roosevelt Island hate crime

The 34-year-old victim, who wishes to remain anonymous, was with his mother walking to dinner when they were confronted by a group of approximately ten teenagers who called them "Osama bin Laden" and told them to "go back to your country.The man was surrounded and punched in the face and in the back of the neck.

Here is a statement from the victim:

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