[PGR88]

Law enforcement sources initially said it did not immediately appear to be a hate crime, and added Monday that it was being investigated as an unprovoked push-in attack.

In fact, he might have even loved her. Its NYC. $100 bail and come back in six weeks for trial!

[Steve_Seattle]

"Law enforcement sources initially said it did not immediately appear to be a hate crime, and added Monday that it was being investigated as an unprovoked push-in attack."

An unprovoked attack with no apparent motive (e.g., robbery) other than the attack itself? After all the talk of anti-Asian hate crimes in the last two years, they are not wanting to call this a hate crime because . . . well, never mind.