Monday, December 5, 2016

Kate Pinkerton - Muslim NYPD officer threatened

Summary - A Muslim NYCP officer was threatened and told "I will cut your throat, go back to your country." The mother was dropping off her son when she was harassed. The man was held on $50,000 bail and charged with a hate crime and aggravated harassment. The police department has been supporting Elsokary and her Muslim faith and her wearing of a hijab. There were also other hate crimes that occurred in New York this same week. Hate crimes have been increasing since the election of Donald Trump-mainly anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim crimes.

Analysis - I am very saddened by these events. The fact that the election of Donald Trump has incited hate in so many people is truly upsetting. The fact that xenophobia and Islamophobia have been increasing is a bad sign. As a developed and modernized country we should be moving towards more accepting and open policies towards immigrants. I believe the cause of this hatred is that people are uneducated and intolerant. Many of the people affected by these crimes are actually native to the United States. Fear and misunderstanding divides our country.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/05/us/muslim-nypd-officer-harassed-trnd/index.html

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