When I first read about this story I didnât believe it. New Yorkers are many things but a lot has changed since Kitty Genovese in 1963. Does the news media especially the Daily News bear any responsibility for reporting this without checking the facts? I am no hero but me and most New Yorkers would have stepped into this situation and at least called a cop. There is nonsense abroad in the land but this kind of story does no one any good.
Iâm a life long New Yorker yet for some reason my BS detector went off when I heard and read this story. First when she said that no one helped her. Even in this city most folks would have jumped in to defend her. Secondly I never saw a description or picture of the alleged suspects. I think the authorities would have released one.
Letâs not use this unfortunate incident created by a disturbed woman to minimize the spike in hate crimes since Trump was elected. How can we not forget Morton Downey Jr. who claimed he was attacked by neo-Nazis when he defaced himself in a public restroom.
Exactly. If the whole purpose of fake news is to confirm for some their worst instincts and racial fears, than it is up to credible news sources to keep the spotlight on the (99 plus percent?) of these cases that involve real charged hate crimes and other much more prevalent uncharged hate incidents like schoolyard and classroom hate based bullying.
Itâs not one hoax - there are at least 22 post-election hate crime hoaxes:
http://williamsrecord.com/2016/11/16/two-students-admit-to-vandalizing-griffin-hall-on-saturday/
http://www.delcotimes.com/article/DC/20161122/NEWS/161129925
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/wake-ed-blog/article108224467.html
Wow! 22 hoaxes and tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands harassment, hate crimes and schoolyard bullying cases based on hate. Nothing like focusing on the man bites dog stories.