Posted on 09/09/2013 11:27:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A 62-year-old man who was brutally attacked in Union Square last week died Monday.
On Wednesday, a man shouting that he “hated white people” punched victim Jeffrey Babbitt — who is white — in the face, witnesses said, causing him to fall and strike his head on the ground.
Lashawn Marten, 31, who is black, “made statements to the effect that I’m going to punch the first white man that I see,” said NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly.
image Brooklyn resident Jeffrey Babbitt died at Bellevue Hospital after a seemingly unprovoked attack at Union Square. (Image: Handout via Newsday)
After punching Babbitt, Marten allegedly attacked two other men who came to Babbitt’s aid, police said. Police were investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
Paramedics took Babbitt to Bellevue Hospital, where he lapsed into a coma and was pronounced brain-dead by doctors.
Babbitt was a longtime resident of the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, where neighbors and friends were shocked by news of the assault. “Everybody’s broken up about this,” neighbor Audrey Feifer, 75, told Newsday. “If you had to go to the doctor or anywhere, he would take you.”
Babbitt reportedly lived with his 94-year-old mother Lucille, and was described by those who knew him as being ‘obsessed’ with trains and comic books.
Marten has been charged with second- and third-degree assault and will go before a grand jury Tuesday, the Manhattan D.A.’s office told PIX11 Monday.
Marten’s charges may be upgraded at that time.
When asked by reporters if there was a racial component to the attack police spokesperson I. B. Shillen stated “there was no indication that this was anything other than a random attack and we’re not sure what the motivation of the assailant was at this point. We have however been able to definitely rule out race as a factor during our investigation.We also advise the public if they are ever attacked to offer no resistance and make a police report on the incident as soon as possible.”
It would only be considered a hate crime if the black perp had used a derogatory term like cracker to describe his white victim.
No, just too deep for you all. Cause and effect.
The black guy wouldn’t be looking to punch the first white guy he saw that day if the white guy he punched hadn’t voted for the guy who instigated the black guy in the first place.
Asked by reporters if the attack on Raymond Jackson by Cletus Peckerwood may have had a racial component police spokesperson I. B. Shillen stated “ most definitively during the course of our investigation it became apparent from statements from both the victim and witnesses that several racial slurs were directed at the victim by the assailant Mr. Peckerwood during the attack and the only reason Mr. Jackson was attacked due to his being African-American.” County Prosecutor Tyrone Mohammad stated” we will not tolerate racial prejudice in our communities, not only will we charge this defendant will criminal assault and hate crime statutes under the state criminal code but we have also been in contact with both the FBI and the U S Justice department about adding additional charges.”
Wonder if the perp yelling "I hate white people" was their first clue?
Sarcasm aside, FR is the only place I've heard about this incident. As usual.
This never happened. After all, Lashawn, just like the late St. Trayvon of the Skittles (SBUH), was “unarmed” and therefore unable to hurt anyone. It’s just a racist myth being peddled by Honkies and Crackers.
So “hate” then is simply a quirk of an ethnic dialect?
So “hate” then is simply a quirk of an ethnic dialect?
Liberal logic implies that “white person” is proper vernacular, so there couldn’t have been any malice involved and therefore this random assault on a white person is not a hate crime.
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