Posted on 06/19/2022 12:14:44 AM PDT by thegagline
A woman who was filmed pepper spraying four Asian women in a racially motivated attack in Manhattan last week has been tracked down and arrested by police, after video of the incident went viral.
The suspect, 47-year-old Madeline Barker, was caught on camera hurling racial insults at the victims, such as 'Go back to where you came from' and you don't belong here,' during the June 10 altercation.
The incident, which transpired in a public plaza in the Meatpacking District, subsequently sparked a search for the then-unidentified woman - dubbed 'Karen' by internet users. *** Barker, who hails from Florida, now faces hate crime charges for the attack, and was awaiting an appearance Saturday in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges of assault as a hate crime, attempted assault as a hate crime and harassment as a hate crime.
The incident, which left one victim 'unable to open her eyes,' comes amid a rash of anti-Asian violence in City That Never Sleeps.
The suspect, 47-year-old Madeline Barker, was caught on camera hurling racial insults at the victims, such as 'Go back to where you came from' and you don't belong here,' during the June 10 altercation. The footage subsequently went viral and led to police arresting Barker
Even though the victims attempted to walk away, Barker, who faces hate crime charges, chased and pepper sprayed the victims in the face, the footage shows. One victim said she was 'unable to open [her] eyes' after the attack. *** '[She was] saying, like, "Go back to where you came from, you don't belong here,"' one victim recalled to ABC 7.
'She pointed to an Asian bystander who was a man, we didn't know who he was, pointed at him and said, "Take your ***** back to your country."'
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Black Joan Rivers?
Sure glad they use the same tactics to arrest ANTIFA and BLM
insurrectionists.
Oh... wait...
My first thought!
She’s Hispanic. Owned a doggie bakery in Merritt Island, FL. Arrested there in 21 for aggravated battery. Looks rode hard, put up wet in the mugshot from 2021.
Wow
What goes on the meatpacking district, stays in the meatpacking business... until a karenloonypants/Joan Rivers doppelganger shows up for meats.
Sorry Joan, but there is a resemblance.
Nookin fa nub in awe da wong pwaces.
Gwei Lo! 鬼佬
A nasty creature
She may be Hispanic but she’s got Black in her too from her facial features. Perhaps Cuban, a lot of whom are mixed race.
I can picture her by the poolside, nagging her husband Morty, and kvetching about the small "senior discount" portions served by the hotel.
I know she's not a senior, but she looks it.
OK Madeline. (Couldn’t resist)
Looks like “Florida man” has competition. My question now is when will this whole “floriduh” thing become a reality show. Oh NO! Did I just type that? Supposed to be an inner thought. Oh well.
She could compete for Florida trans-man.
She might live in Florida, but I bet she’s got NY roots.
I’m going with a PR that splits time between FL and NY.
Since Joan is dead, I don’t think she’ll mind.
LOL. I love it.
Magda, from There’s Something About Mary. Lol.
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