CEBU – An 18-year old Cebuano tourist visiting the United States was attacked in Manhattan in New York in what could be another case of hate crime, according to Newspaper.ph.
A hate crime is a prejudice-motivated crime that occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of their membership in a certain social group or racial demographic. It is common now in the U.S. with New York alone has recorded 40 incidents since last year involving Filipinos either as a victim of hate crimes or criminal acts.
This was also confirmed by the
Philippine Consulate General in New York, saying the Cebuano tourist was
walking along with three other Filipinos near the corner of 6th Avenue and 46th
Street when he was assaulted.
The victim,
whose name was withheld by the Philippine Consulate General, suffered facial
injuries due to the beating. The unnamed attacker was eventually subdued and
was taken into custody by the police.
The
Philippine Consulate General said it is coordinating with the New York Police
Department to get more information about the incident. It advised Filipinos in
New York to remain vigilant.
Just
recently, a Filipino lawyer, John Albert Laylo, vacationing in the U.S. was
killed during a random shooting in Philadelphia. The 35-year old Laylo was on
his way to the airport with his mother to catch their flight to Chicago when
their car was fired with six bullets. His mother was slightly wounded by glass
fragments. (Cebu Examiner)
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