Community rallies behind Fil-am mom, son racially attacked in New York | TFC News New York, USA
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A mother and her son should be able to walk across the street, to walk their neighborhood, free of fear and free of getting attacked, all because of who they are.
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They must be held to a high standard of the law.
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That's Queensborough President Donovan Richards, together with several elected officials in Queens, New York,
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demanding justice for the Phil and mother and son who became the latest victims of a hate-driven assault.
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We are here today in solidarity with Ms. Lai and her family, with our AAPI community.
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We stand together in unison to stand against any hate, against any bigotry and violence.
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We will not tolerate that in this country.
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The message that we send loud and clear today, which is that an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.
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Since 2020, we have endured getting beat up, walking down the street, stabbed, coming home from work, slashed on the subway, robbed in our small businesses, called names, and spat at regularly.
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And now, we have to add, get punched as we cross the street to that list.
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That's exactly what happened to 44-year-old Cecile Lai and her son.
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Without provocation, they were called ugly Asians and physically attacked by three strangers,
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as they were about to cross a busy street in the diverse neighborhood of Corona in Queens, New York, earlier this month.
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I'm just confused. I just don't understand. Why do we have hate for each other?
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I tried to process it in my mind and in my heart. Why is this happening?
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The good news is, two of the three attackers have been arrested just a few days after the incident.
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has charged 18-year-old Natalie Plaza and 21-year-old Elijah Fernandez
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with Class E Felony Assault as a hate crime for their hate-motivated assault on the Filipino mom and son.
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Court records show that the suspects were also charged with aggravated harassment in the second degree, a Class A misdemeanor.
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We demand justice against the attackers and that we want government to take action at all levels.
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It's really important to keep this sustained. And if this happens, we have to let people know it's happening.
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But if we don't let people know, especially the public officials, especially if you don't report it to the local police precinct,
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they think it's not happening. And if it's not happening, they will not address it.
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So we have to do this, support each other when we do speak up, and make sure this stops soon.
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While the identity of the third suspect is known to authorities, he has yet to be arrested.
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Our community stands together with the Lai family, and we want to just send the message that the community is out there to support you.
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And we want you to feel like you're not alone.
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Plaza and Fernandez are expected to be back in the Queens Criminal Court on May 1st at 9 a.m.
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Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News, New York.
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