At least five possible hate crime incidents at Stanford University since the Israel-Hamas war’s onset are under investigation, including an apparent hit-and-run crash involving an Arab Muslim student, according to the university’s public safety department.

The student was struck by a car Friday afternoon, authorities said.

“The victim reported that the driver made eye contact with the victim, accelerated and struck the victim, and then drove away while shouting, ‘f*** you people,’” according to a news release from the Stanford Department of Public Safety.

  • Bri Guy @sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    Stupid people can’t make that differentiation. And there are lots of stupid people whenever something like this happens.

    COVID: All Asian people were spreading the disease

    9/11: Anti-muslim attacks

    Hell, there was a restaurant in DC that had the name, “Russian” in it and it was vandalized when Russia first invaded Ukraine.

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      1 year ago

      9/11: Anti-muslim attacks

      Or when they were attacking Sikhs. Some Sikhs were like, “Um, we’ve kinda been hating Muslims for longer than you.”