The New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force is working on the investigation of an attack on two Asian women. who were traveling on the city subway.
On Sunday night, according to CBS New York, he learned about that woman and another passenger, who were also attacked.
Laughing and pointing, thus began the altercation. sue youngwho was visiting from Nevada, I expected a group of teenagers who were in front of her in the car of an F train near West 14th Street on Thursday night they weren’t making fun of his family, so he shared laughter with them, he just didn’t know that the situation would get worse.
“It was just insult after insult after insult. And eventually my husband felt that he needed to chime in and said, ‘Can you use some better words besides that?’”Young said.
The woman from Nevada said that the minors finally realized that another passenger, Joanna Lin, was filming them and began to attack her as well.
Lin testified that a young woman hit her and now the New York authorities are looking for her.
“The same girl saw me with the phone. She ran up, grabbed my hair, threw me to the ground and started hitting me multiple times. And I said, ‘You know what? Let me protect myself’. boxing stance. No matter the gender or race, it should never happen,” said the witness.
Young said that she couldn’t bear to see Lin being attacked, so she got up from her seat and pushed one of the teenagers out of the way. Then, that same girl attacked her.
“My glasses broke. I have had a headache for a couple of days because my hair was pulled and my scalp was very sensitive. I had like a whiplash to the neck,” Young said.
Young said he can get over all thatand although he wants there to be justice, she would like to meet and talk to the teenagers, and she especially wants her twin 11-year-old daughters to learn about the fact that she lived.
“I want everyone to see that we can save this, that maybe there is something good in those girls. And I want something positive to come out of it, instead of just putting them in jail,” Young said.
Other passengers on the New York train were able to help get the family and Lin off the train safely.
Asian American Federation President Jo-Ann Yoo, who started its Hope Against Hate initiative, which promotes anti-hate situational awareness in communities across the city spoke about the incident.
“I think it’s great to see so many non-Asian youth stepping up in understanding the shared commitment we have to making sure everyone is safe,” Yoo said.
Police say they are behind inquiries into the altercation which is being investigated as a hate crime.
Anyone with information about this case who decides to offer their help should call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). ). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
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