A Muslim Uber driver stopped at a red light and was praying (in Arabic) when he was sprayed with pepper spray.
Later, when I asked him why he did that, he gave an amazing answer that it was because his skin color was brown.
“he’s brown”
According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office:
Jennifer Guilbeau, 23, was arraigned in New York State Supreme Court on charges of second-degree assault as a hate crime;
third-degree assault as a hate crime;
Each was charged with one count of second-degree gross harassment.