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The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating why 28 year old black man ran into the Belt Highway, where he was hit by a car. Eyewitnesses say that two white men "struggled with" and "forced" Michael Sandy into traffic on Sunday night. Given that Sandy's race and the fact he was in Plumb Beach, a gay cruising area off the highway, the police have been investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. The Post has this account:
At about 9:40 p.m., he was confronted by two young white men, who began looking through the interior of the vehicle before Sandy ran off toward the Belt, witnesses told cops.The police have been downplaying any similarities between this and the Howard Beach attack of 1986, where a black man was killed after being chased by white youths. However, politicians and locals alike bemoan the crime that takes place at night, leading State Senator Carl Kruger to suggest the 9PM curfew change to dusk.The men, who appeared to be between 19 and 22 years old, caught up with him in the right lane and grabbed him.
But Sandy broke free and backpedaled into the middle lane as he and the men exchanged words, cops said.
Sandy then turned and ran into the left lane, where a car hit him before speeding off, according to police.
One of his assailants fled, but the other dragged Sandy back to the road's shoulder, and began rifling through his pockets, cops said.
The thug seemed to be looking for something in particular, and when he did not find it, he returned to the parking lot and looked there, police said.
Sandy, who designs merchandise displays at the Hicksville Ikea and lives in East Williamsburg, is currently unconscious and on a respirator at Brookdale Hospital.
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Oh here we go again... Apparently if a white person EVER, even unintentionally, kills/maims a black person it is racially motivated and quickly expodes into a media sensation. Am I the only one that remembers the white boy being chased by black kids up in Harlem, screaming "get whitey." He ran into traffic to escape and was struck and killed. No media sensation because it was determined to not be a hate crime. The double standard is sickening.
For every 1000 crimes black commit against white, 1 white person commits a crime against a black person.
A black person has a better chance of winning the lottery than being victimized by a white person.
Why do we continue to have these ridiculous, sensational news stories?
Oh, I know why. Gothamist LOVES to race bait.
God knows why. When our government collapses, even Ivy League educated orientals will be targets!
Did anyone stop to think that they were referring to the crime as gay-bashing and not necessarily a black-white thing?
I did hello? Which is why the other bloggers comments confused me. Its always a color thing I guess...
First, I think we should offer payers for this man's recovery.
Second, yes this is an issue of him being Gay not Black. The first two bloggers are idots.
Lastly, if you want to talk about bias, what about the number of White women who get all the media attention when they are abducted. You would think there are never any Black people abducted
First of all...this was a hate crime! It was a gay hate crime! Whether it be gay, black, or black on white...it is ALL wrong. I went to school with Mike. Nobody deserves to die in this way! It was a bias attack...these guys pretended to be gay to meet up with Mike to rob and beat him up. They lured him to that spot. For what other reason I ask the fools who say this is not a bias attack? I bet ya can't answer that!
People need to condemn all of these attacks.....I am white! I condemn anyone who kills, beats, or harms any other because of what they look like or their sexual orientation. It doesn't matter that a white man at some point was chased and beaten. What are you implying...."oh since they got one of ours, that it is ok to get one of theirs?" That's disgusting. We all need to stand together, black, white, gay, straight, Jewish, and CONDEMN these kind of attacks! God Bless Mike's family.