Sacramento Taxi Driver Says Assault Was Hate Crime

[Kadie]

Taxi Driver Says Assault Was Hate Crime
November 29, 2010 5:50 PM

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A taxi driver says the two suspects in an attack by two men that left him bloodied and beaten two men targeted him because of his religion.

Harbhajan Singh said two men he picked up near Harlow’s in midtown Sacramento threatened to kill him and demanded money late Saturday night.

“I said, ‘I’m from India, I’m Sikh, I’m not a Muslim,’” Singh said.

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The news of the attack spread quickly among cab drivers, who said harassment happens all too often.

“Sometimes they do it, asking, ‘Are you Osama Bin Laden?’” said co-worker Ricky Singh.

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http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2010/11/29/taxi-driver-says-assault-was-hate-crime/

[provis99]

1. it's all about racism, not religion.

they didn't care what religion he was; he just didn't "look right".