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Street Harasser Causes Traffic Accident

June 10, 2016 By HKearl

This street harasser caused an accident!!!!!! ‪#‎StupidandDangerous‬

Via Syracuse.com:

“Syracuse, N.Y. — A two-vehicle accident at North Salina and James streets this morning was caused by a man honking at a woman who was walking to work, witnesses said.

The man was driving a black Hyundai on Salina Street about 8:20 a..m. when he started honking at the woman, several witnesses said. The car then pulled out into the intersection and struck a pickup truck pulling a utility trailer, they said.

Minutes after the accident, the driver of the Hyundai lay nearly motionless in the road next to his car. Ambulances arrived within minutes and the man, who was conscious, was put on a stretcher.”

H/T Donna Seymour

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Suspects Arraigned for Hate Crime in Queens

July 11, 2009 By HKearl

Carmella Etienne
Carmella Etienne

Carmella Etienne, a transgender female, alleges she was hit by rocks and a beer bottle in Queens earlier this week. She had to be treated at the hospital for a large cut on her leg. The men also allegedly shouted anti-gay slurs and threatened to kill her by cutting her throat. Both harassing men were arrested at the scene and are being held on $5,000 bail and will go to court on July 23. They could face up to 15 years in jail if they are convicted. Via NY Daily News:

“Etienne is now afraid to leave her home.

‘The law will hopefully put them to justice. I love being myself,’ she said.

The attack comes on the heels of another one on a transgender woman. Leslie Mora was assaulted with a belt buckle in Jackson Heights last month by two men. Prosecutors haven’t determined if they will pursue hate crime charges.

‘There’s mounting concern in the community and anger at the violence and prejudice,’ said Brendan Fay, a leader in the LGBT community in Queens. ‘Clearly these aren’t isolated incidents.'”

How horrible 🙁

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Filed Under: News stories Tagged With: carmella etienne, hate crime, ny, Queens, sexual harassment, street harassment, transgender woman

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