tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718120950252476804.post7123750546674166994..comments2023-12-28T09:21:30.579-05:00Comments on Adam Holland: Jewish teenager savagely beaten in BrooklynAdam Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245468599571473818noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718120950252476804.post-73267825735317409222008-05-19T01:53:00.000-04:002008-05-19T01:53:00.000-04:00Interesting. The NYPD doesn't sound particularly b...Interesting. The NYPD doesn't sound particularly bright. I mean, they say they're going on the presumption that the kid was assaulted? He was assaulted. He had no property on him but his bike was stolen.<BR/><BR/>So he was robbed, too. Whether it was a hate crime based on his religion is hard to tell but given the demographics of the community my gut instinct tells me that this was a hate crime.<BR/><BR/>Would the police be so quick to deny that it was a hate crime if the poor kid was Black or Muslim?<BR/><BR/>And the fact that the teen was assaulted and robbed doesn't preclude the possibility that it was a hate crime. It's possible that the robbers were looking for someone to rob and set their sights on targeting a Jew.<BR/><BR/>Or they wanted to target a Jew and figured while they were there they might as well steal his bike.<BR/><BR/>Hate crime or not it's a horrible crime and I hope they investigate it as they would any felony assault and robbery.<BR/><BR/>If it turns out to be racially motivated then they should bring in the FBI at once so these thugs can face federal charges as well as state charges.<BR/><BR/>Blaming the victim for being out late. Disgusting.Keli Atahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089132216830000713noreply@blogger.com