One of the attacks that occurred two weeks ago resulted in the strangulation and death of 19-year-old Ruth George, an Indian American who originally came from Hyderabad in India and a student at the University of Illinois, Chicago.
Her assailant, Donald Thurman, faces charges of first degree murder and sexual assault. He was denied bail after he confessed to the attack.
“The defendant was angry that he was being ignored. The defendant came up behind the victim, grabbed her around the neck from behind, and put her into a choke hold,” said Cook County Asst. State’s Attorney James Murphy. “With his arms still wrapped around the victim’s neck the defendant dragged the victim from the ground and he opened her back seat car door.”
Roomate wanted to kill 'all Asians' at Iowa State
University police at Iowa State this week arrested a student accused of threatening to kill his roommate and all Asians, reports the Des Moines Register.
Kyle Francis Haney, 22, faces charges of first degree harassment and fourth degree criminal mischief.
“(It was reported that the) Defendant was kicking the door, and screaming ‘I will kill you,’ ” says a criminal complaint written by university police. “I arrived and Defendant answered the door. Defendant appeared to be very intoxicated.”
After being taken to jail, the complaint states he continued to maintain he wanted to “kill every Asian.”
His roommate, who was not identified, told police he took the threats seriously.
The incident happened at an apartment complex near the university. Prosecutors say they are considering filing hate crime charges. The suspect is out on bond, but has been barred from having any contact with his roommate.
Haney was described as intoxicated and told police he had consumed two malt drinks.
Kyle Francis Haney, 22, faces charges of first degree harassment and fourth degree criminal mischief.
“(It was reported that the) Defendant was kicking the door, and screaming ‘I will kill you,’ ” says a criminal complaint written by university police. “I arrived and Defendant answered the door. Defendant appeared to be very intoxicated.”
After being taken to jail, the complaint states he continued to maintain he wanted to “kill every Asian.”
His roommate, who was not identified, told police he took the threats seriously.
The incident happened at an apartment complex near the university. Prosecutors say they are considering filing hate crime charges. The suspect is out on bond, but has been barred from having any contact with his roommate.
Haney was described as intoxicated and told police he had consumed two malt drinks.
Students suspended for racist attacks at Syracuse U.
Two of the incidents used language “derogatory to African Americans,” while the other attacked Asian American and Native American students.
USA Today reports the Syracuse Police Department arrested Kym McGowan, 18, on accusations of fourth degree criminal mischief and graffiti.
In all, the campus paper says there have been 11 racist incidents since November 7.
Students have staged sit ins in protest of what they say has been the university’s inadequate response. Since then, the chancellor has signed on to a list of demands made by the students.
“They want to feel like the university actually cares about their safety and making them feel welcome on campus,” Casey Darnell, editor of the Daily Orange told NPR. “They want mandatory diversity training for faculty and staff. They want stricter consequences for hate speech and actions like racist graffiti. And they want diversity and inclusion to be more than just buzzwords.”
“In response to real concerns raised by members of our community, the leadership team and I have worked in good faith – to support the thoughtful, forward-thinking and constructive solutions offered by many of our students,” Syracuse Chancellor Ken Syverud said.
Arrest made in feces attack at University of Toronto
Toronto, which prides itself in being the most diverse city in North America, tries to maintain that reputation by denying any racial animosity despite the fact that in five separate incidents, all the victims have been Asian.
Toronto police have arrested a 23-year-old man accused of throwing liquid fecal matter on his victims, reports CP24.
All the victims appear to be Asian, but authorities don’t think this was racially motivated.
“(The victims) were Asian, however, we don’t think that might be the connection because we have different parts of Asia in there. We have some from the west side, some from the east side,” Const. Victor Kwong said to CP24.
According to the Daily Mail, the attacks on five people occurred in three separate incidents over four days.
The newspaper reported all three incidents happened on university campuses-two in libraries. The first happened at the John P. Robarts Research Library on the University of Toronto last Friday (Nov. 22). The suspect allegedly walked over to two people sitting at the table and dumped the substance on top of them.
In the next attack Sunday, a man entered into the the Scott Library on the York University’s Keele campus and assaulted a woman and man.
The latest incident occurred at the University of Toronto outside a building.
All the victims appear to be Asian, but authorities don’t think this was racially motivated.
“(The victims) were Asian, however, we don’t think that might be the connection because we have different parts of Asia in there. We have some from the west side, some from the east side,” Const. Victor Kwong said to CP24.
According to the Daily Mail, the attacks on five people occurred in three separate incidents over four days.
The newspaper reported all three incidents happened on university campuses-two in libraries. The first happened at the John P. Robarts Research Library on the University of Toronto last Friday (Nov. 22). The suspect allegedly walked over to two people sitting at the table and dumped the substance on top of them.
In the next attack Sunday, a man entered into the the Scott Library on the York University’s Keele campus and assaulted a woman and man.
The latest incident occurred at the University of Toronto outside a building.
“Great work by Toronto Police arresting an individual in the “feces attacks” investigation. He can’t face justice or be given help until apprehended and it seems our police have that in hand. I hope this arrest will help calm concern on campuses and across the city,” tweeted Toronto Mayor John Tory.
No one is certain why there appears to be a rise of attacks on students of color.
“You definitely feel insecure if you are a person of color, or if you are someone who has been attacked by these,” said Shiv Das, a Syracuse graduate student from India.
Some attribute the guarded atmosphere to the apparent hostility of the Trump administration towards immigrants and the increasing boldness of white supremacists to express their feelings of being replaced or loss of social and economicc stature in the growing diversity of the North American society.
College campuses are just a reflection of the what's going on in rest of society -- the shootings in El Paso, Gilroy and Dayton attest to that -- including government.
“What’s really important for the government to do, first of all, is to stop espousing rhetoric that strikes chords with people who are afraid of immigrants,” a former white supremacist, Arno Michaelis, said in an appearance on Hill.TV on Tuesday.
"There has to be some responsibility in that regard," he added.
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