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demmiblue

(36,744 posts)
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 03:27 PM Apr 2021

Asian man, 61, in critical condition after 'horrific' N.Y.C. attack

Source: NBC

New York City police are investigating if a "horrific attack" that left a 61-year-old Asian man in critical condition Friday night was racially motivated.

The attack occurred around 8:30 p.m. when a man struck the victim from behind, "causing him to fall to the ground" in East Harlem, police said Saturday.

Surveillance footage released by the New York Police Department's Hate Crimes Task Force, which is also investigating the incident, shows the man kicking the victim's head repeatedly while he is on the ground.




Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/asian-man-61-critical-condition-after-horrific-n-y-c-n1265191
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Asian man, 61, in critical condition after 'horrific' N.Y.C. attack (Original Post) demmiblue Apr 2021 OP
That is horrific. CentralMass Apr 2021 #1
My God bluestarone Apr 2021 #2
Wow,... what a vicious sick puppy to do something like that. magicarpet Apr 2021 #3
Post removed Post removed Apr 2021 #16
Trump has far right QAnons of all races believing his blm Apr 2021 #18
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2021 #21
All the attacks are not by black males. Why would you say that? Scrivener7 Apr 2021 #22
QAnon is mostly white, but, has followers of all races. blm Apr 2021 #24
Black males going after Asians,... magicarpet Apr 2021 #28
K&R Solly Mack Apr 2021 #4
What is going on in NY? bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #5
It's where the peoole being targeted are more likely to live JI7 Apr 2021 #11
"struck the victim from behind," - Cowards keithbvadu2 Apr 2021 #6
Where are the cops when someone really needs to be shot?? nt joetheman Apr 2021 #7
No one deserves to be shot. Cops are not here to satisfy anyone's twisted delusion of "justice". marble falls Apr 2021 #9
it was attemped murder and if he dies, it's murder Shellback Squid Apr 2021 #19
And no one deserves to die at the hands of someone else. marble falls Apr 2021 #27
and I hope he's caught and accounts for his transgressions, don't you agree? Shellback Squid Apr 2021 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Apr 2021 #35
No objection dalton99a Apr 2021 #36
That was attempted murder. marble falls Apr 2021 #8
This kind of thing could lead to vigilantism, wnylib Apr 2021 #10
"Vigilantism" against black people has a bad history and shouldn't be supported mathematic Apr 2021 #14
Yup, the racist gun nuts are all about this JI7 Apr 2021 #15
What is feeding all this hatred and violence? mahina Apr 2021 #12
They're going to need to make a public announcement repeatedly: the penalty for a hate crime. C Moon Apr 2021 #13
I think that NY Police Department will get the fool..Orange Hat, and a stomper.. Stuart G Apr 2021 #17
That son of an ahole! Catherine Vincent Apr 2021 #20
Post removed Post removed Apr 2021 #23
Any other Republican dog whistles you want to blow? Lancero Apr 2021 #25
I don't think expecting police to deal with violent crime is a "Republican dog whistle" brooklynite Apr 2021 #26
You should appeal that hide rictofen Apr 2021 #38
what did it say ? JI7 Apr 2021 #40
Just some snark rictofen Apr 2021 #41
That's a right wing talking point. yardwork Apr 2021 #42
It wouldn't be a right wing talking point cinematicdiversions Apr 2021 #44
ANTIFA IS UNDER YOUR BED! ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2021 #45
.... yardwork Apr 2021 #47
No but "Chinese Flu" and "Kung Flu" are not Welcome Wagon,... magicarpet Apr 2021 #29
I'm Asian American and now I'm scared of Black people mainer Apr 2021 #30
I'm sorry for that... appmanga Apr 2021 #39
Thanks Orange Boy. You brought this vile shit to US. Hope kharma is served. nt Evolve Dammit Apr 2021 #31
I really wish I hadn't watched that. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Apr 2021 #34
That doesn't even look like a robbery, but just straight up random assault Sapient Donkey Apr 2021 #37
That guy should be given the death penalty rockfordfile Apr 2021 #43
The NYC underworld mostly shut down IbogaProject Apr 2021 #46
WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING, DAMN IT??? ailsagirl Apr 2021 #48
Sorry to say looks like this bastard is gonna be hard to identify. bluestarone Apr 2021 #49
horrible rollin74 Apr 2021 #50
UPDATE: New York City man suspected of attacking 61-year-old Asian man arrested demmiblue Apr 2021 #51
+1. Jarrod Powell has a lengthy criminal record dalton99a Apr 2021 #52
great news. glad they caught him rollin74 Apr 2021 #53
Not white! mike1977 Apr 2021 #54

bluestarone

(16,720 posts)
2. My God
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 03:39 PM
Apr 2021

These fucking people need to be fucking tortured themselves! So tired of these un-human type animals.

magicarpet

(13,935 posts)
3. Wow,... what a vicious sick puppy to do something like that.
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 03:41 PM
Apr 2021

Thank you trDUMP for unleashing Asian hatred and making it fashionable for fascists to act like and do this.

Response to magicarpet (Reply #3)

blm

(112,920 posts)
18. Trump has far right QAnons of all races believing his
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 08:10 PM
Apr 2021

anti-Asian propaganda. If he can get them to blame China, Fauci, and CDC he can avoid blame for his abysmal lack of leadership and his thousands of lies.

Not on him, my @ss. Trump made it open season on Asians over a year ago, and the trend has yet to stall.

Response to blm (Reply #18)

blm

(112,920 posts)
24. QAnon is mostly white, but, has followers of all races.
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 09:00 PM
Apr 2021

All the attacks are NOT by black males, but, I do know that RightWing propagandists have posted tapes and pictures of only assaults by blacks. Is that where you get your propaganda?

magicarpet

(13,935 posts)
28. Black males going after Asians,...
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 09:50 PM
Apr 2021

1).
Covid hit the Black community particularly hard. The wonder/miracle drugs blood/plasma Covid antibody meds given to trDUMP, Christi, Judy Trudy Rudy, were not given to the black community. So their Covid death rates were very high.

2).
As a previous poster mentioned, trDUMP royally fucked up the entire Covid response from top to bottom. He lied at every bend and turn so he could down play the severity of the pandemic crisis to enhance and boost his political chances at a second term. To cast any Covid aspersions off himself or accept any blame or responsibility, he deflected all blame off himself. Then proceeded to cast all blame of the "China Flu" and "Kung Flu".

He bounced all the blame off himself and targeted the Asian community. The Japanese, the South Koreans, the Vietnamese, the Cambodian, and finally the Chinese communities are all suffering and are being attacked because trDUMP unleashed the rabid dogs of hate on them to deflect blame off himself. trDUMP engineered this because his ass was on fire and he attempted to dump the entire problem of the Asian folks.


*~*~*~*~

So trDUMP is an active and direct instigator for this out of control and escalating Asian hate and attacks.

Shellback Squid

(8,909 posts)
19. it was attemped murder and if he dies, it's murder
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 08:22 PM
Apr 2021

Tasing or tackling him would have stopped it, fucking coward hit him from behind

Shellback Squid

(8,909 posts)
33. and I hope he's caught and accounts for his transgressions, don't you agree?
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:56 PM
Apr 2021

to the very fullest extent of the law

Response to joetheman (Reply #7)

wnylib

(21,146 posts)
10. This kind of thing could lead to vigilantism,
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 05:50 PM
Apr 2021

with neighborhood patrols to protect people from assault, or catch the assaulters. I do not normally support vigilantism, but people do need to be protected.

mathematic

(1,430 posts)
14. "Vigilantism" against black people has a bad history and shouldn't be supported
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 06:36 PM
Apr 2021

I don't think vigilantism could ever be an effective form of justice, protection, or deterrence, even without it's bad racial history.

mahina

(17,505 posts)
12. What is feeding all this hatred and violence?
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 05:58 PM
Apr 2021

This is really breaking my heart and breaking our communities!

Stuart G

(38,359 posts)
17. I think that NY Police Department will get the fool..Orange Hat, and a stomper..
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 07:33 PM
Apr 2021

...Further, people in New York City will be motivated to turn in the fool..The video is horrific, and
my guess is that it won't take long to find this fool. People in New York City are proud of their city,
and its diversity. My guess is that this fellow will get caught very soon.

Response to demmiblue (Original post)

 

cinematicdiversions

(1,969 posts)
44. It wouldn't be a right wing talking point
Sun Apr 25, 2021, 11:52 AM
Apr 2021

If we didn't have actual people claiming that we should abolish the police and replace them with social workers and investments in the community.

Which incidents like this show isn't realistic and would lead to more violence against minorities.

magicarpet

(13,935 posts)
29. No but "Chinese Flu" and "Kung Flu" are not Welcome Wagon,...
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:02 PM
Apr 2021

.... greetings and warm invitations to the Asian community. They are Fascist extreme right-winger,.... white nationalist ReThug dog whistles,... started by Nazi boy trDUMP.

mainer

(12,013 posts)
30. I'm Asian American and now I'm scared of Black people
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:12 PM
Apr 2021

And I never was before. In a room full of mostly white people, I would always gravitate toward the Black people in the room because I felt kinship with them. I felt we had something in common. I hate that this sense of comfort is changing to fear because of these attacks. I hate that a few bad apples make me afraid of those who have suffered greatly. I wish I could feel some sense of support from the Black community but on Twitter I see a lot of these comments: “that old Asian guy must have uttered a slur so he deserved to be beaten to death.”

I know there are those who want to divide us and I don’t want to be divided. But I’m scared.

appmanga

(523 posts)
39. I'm sorry for that...
Sun Apr 25, 2021, 01:10 AM
Apr 2021

...because I went to school with many Asian kids in that same NYC and we liked and respect each other even if we weren't the closest of friends. Prejudice is a poison that can inflect it's effects on all kinds of people. If this person is caught, it will likely be because someone who knows him, some other black person will drop the dime. I can't tell you who not to fear, but most people of any kind don't believe in doing this to another human being.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,535 posts)
32. I really wish I hadn't watched that.
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:41 PM
Apr 2021

I wanted to see if the attacker could be identified. Instead, I feel queasy. That was just awful to watch.

Response to demmiblue (Original post)

rockfordfile

(8,682 posts)
43. That guy should be given the death penalty
Sun Apr 25, 2021, 09:37 AM
Apr 2021

Maddow should do something on her show about the racist attacks. Some are clearly African Americans doing the racist attacks. Most
likely kanye west types that supported pos trump.

IbogaProject

(2,693 posts)
46. The NYC underworld mostly shut down
Sun Apr 25, 2021, 12:58 PM
Apr 2021

The NYC underworld has mostly shut down over the last year, so a lot of folks who are dependent on scams to raise a little drug money and the crooks who sell to them have been in a hard way. I'm not justifying it at all and the right wing blame china rather than our haphazard health system and selfish Republican Fat Cats who made this such a mess world wide.

bluestarone

(16,720 posts)
49. Sorry to say looks like this bastard is gonna be hard to identify.
Mon Apr 26, 2021, 10:26 AM
Apr 2021

I hope i'm wrong, cause i want him PUT AWAY!!!

rollin74

(1,952 posts)
50. horrible
Mon Apr 26, 2021, 01:46 PM
Apr 2021

I hope the attacker is identified and locked up very soon

these attacks are senseless and need to stop!

demmiblue

(36,744 posts)
51. UPDATE: New York City man suspected of attacking 61-year-old Asian man arrested
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 01:40 PM
Apr 2021
A man suspected of a "horrific attack" on a 61-year-old Asian man in New York City was arrested early Tuesday morning, police said.

Jarrod Powell, 49, of East Harlem, faces two counts of felony assault, according to a statement from the New York City Police Department. It's unclear if Powell has a lawyer.

The victim was allegedly attacked at about 8:30 p.m. Friday when a man struck the victim from behind, "causing him to fall to the ground" in East Harlem, police said Saturday.

Surveillance footage released by the New York Police Department's Hate Crimes Task Force, which is also investigating the incident, appears to show the man kicking the victim's head repeatedly while he is on the ground.

Emergency medical personnel rushed the man to a local hospital, police said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/new-york-city-man-suspected-attacking-61-year-old-asian-n1265465

mike1977

(7 posts)
54. Not white!
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 10:52 PM
Apr 2021

Wait this has to be false, many on here have stated it was a white supremacist that did it. because Trump! Ooh, I can cherry pick my news?

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