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NYC Subway murder now hate crime: Victim was killed because he looked Hindu/Muslim

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Woman accused of murder as a hate crime in NYC subway push death
New York (CNN) -- A 31-year-old Bronx woman has been charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime in the death of a man shoved in front of a subway train, Queens prosecutors said Saturday.

District Attorney Richard A. Brown identified the woman as Erika Menendez. She was awaiting arraignment.

"(She) said in sum and substance 'I pushed a Muslim off the train tracks because I hate Hindus and Muslims ever since 2001 when they put down the twin towers I've been beating them up,'" the prosecutor said in a statement.

The victim, Sunando Sen, grew up in a Hindu family, his roommate said.

Witnesses said a woman paced the platform and talked to herself Thursday evening shortly before pushing the man as the 11-car train entered the station. The 46-year-old man's body was pinned under the second car after it came to a stop.

The woman made "statements implicating herself in the death of Sunando Sen," Paul Browne, the New York Police Department's chief spokesman, said earlier. Security video showed a person running from the scene.

Menendez was identified Saturday afternoon in a lineup, Browne said. She was recognized earlier in the day on a street in Brooklyn by a passer-by who called 911, the police spokesman said. The caller said she resembled the woman in the video.

"The defendant is accused of committing what is every subway commuter's worst nightmare -- being suddenly and senselessly pushed into the path of an oncoming train," said Brown, the district attorney. "The victim was allegedly shoved from behind and had no chance to defend himself. Beyond that, the hateful remarks allegedly made by the defendant and which precipitated the defendant's actions can never be tolerated by a civilized society."

It was not clear Saturday evening whether Menendez had obtained an attorney.

Sen, of Queens, owned a shop called New Amsterdam Copies and was a graphic designer for posters, said roommate Ar Suman.

In early December, Ki-Suck Han, 58, was shoved onto the tracks in a Times Square station as a train approached.

Naeem Davis, 30, a homeless man, has been charged with second-degree murder in that case.
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Thought this needed it's own thread.
 
How ignorant you must be to club Hindus and Muslims together with regards to the twin towers tragedy? Hell, how ignorant you have to be ti associate any normal citizen with twin towers tragedy?
 
Juancho9 said:
Thank god they caught her.
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I agree. Thank god she can't live with it in silence and thank god she has to suffer for what she's done. What a despicable human being.

(the amount of 'gods' may lead you to believe that I'm religious. I am not, I am just a little drunk)
 
It's especially disgusting that not only are people horrible (and homicidal) racists but they can't even figure out who they're supposed to hate.
 
GK86 said:
Yeah, sorry if I wasn't clear. 1.5 million is for NEW stations. It would cost more for older stations. They would have to put a new system in place.
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I would be okay with the upcoming rate hike if it would be used towards this purpose.
 
GK86 said:
Yeah, sorry if I wasn't clear. 1.5 million is for NEW stations. It would cost more for older stations. They would have to put a new system in place.
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Oh okay, I can't see the city spending that kind of money considering how rare it is. New implementations can have such safety measures installed though.
 
kittoo said:
How ignorant you must be to club Hindus and Muslims together with regards to the twin towers tragedy? Hell, how ignorant you have to be ti associate any normal citizen with twin towers tragedy?
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to crazies all it matters is that you are brown

edit: from her statements and conduct she doesn't seem to be mentally all there
 
guess now im gonna have to

1) shave my beard
2) stand firmly in the middle of platforms

woman is fucking crazy. but i wonder with how she knew what she was doing if she can even plead insanity or something. im glad trash like her is off the streets
 
I saw the other thread earlier and thought this story was horrible enough then. Just what in the fuck is wrong with someone like her.
 
You Are Viewtiful said:
What civilized country actually allows posters like these on public property? Disgusting.
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There was a thread about these ads (albeit on buses). IIRC, due to the transit authority MTA being partially public, they can't deny ads based on their content for 1st amendment reasons.

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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=487061
The New York Metropolitan TransportationAgency attempted to bar Geller’s group from using the same advertising campaign on its buses. However, a federal judge ruled against the agency last month, deeming the ads protected speech.
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