Suffolk Police Arrest Three In Hate Crime Assault

2009_06_newshc.jpg Cops who arrested three people—two women and one man—for assaulting a woman in Mastic Beach say that the trio "made numerous anti-gay remarks about the victim's sexual orientation." According to Newsday, Nora Mitzner (pictured), Lindsay McBeth, and Selwyn Icangelo repeatedly kicked, hit and pushed the female victim last night; the victim's injuries did not require hospitalization. The three were charged with aggravated harassment and the incident was reported to the U.S. Department of Criminal Justice. Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy said, "In Suffolk County, we stand united in denouncing violent and abusive acts against a person because of their race, creed, ethnicity or sexual orientation." Last year, a Ecuadorian immigrant was killed in Suffolk County during an apparent hate crime spree by teens.

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how wonderful is it that she's wearing a shirt that says "free" as she's being cuffed

so wonderful

Why would two girls beat up on another girl because she is gay? If she's gay that means more guys for them. Unless of course...

why fight the feeling ladies? it would have been a lot cooler if you all got busy doin' the hibbity-dibbity. hot!

What's worse than being gay or black?

Being from Long Island.

I'm gonna say Selwyn is a hipster name,
coming from a theatre from deuce and a guy who also goes by that name writing about the deuce.
but he old now. others have taken over his place.
i'm rambling.

"I'm gonna say Selwyn is a hipster name"

Oh yeah. No doubt. They're all hipsters, and Mastic Beach is the new Williamsburg.

well the selwyn I've met was a hipster. too bad he's didn't parlay his old timey 42nd street nostalgia to the net like vanishing ny or forgotten NY.
or, should I consider him to be WT which is what mastic beach is. WT comes into the city becomes a hipster.
don't even know if hipster was the term back in the early 90's. and he was a dick. and selwyn was not his real name, took it from the selwyn theatre.

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You stay classy, Suffolk County.

Right, because nothing like this ever happens in NYC.

Lot’s of inbreeds in Suffolk. Freaky white America if you ask me.

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