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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMarin immigration lawyer convicted of hate crime against man speaking Farsi
Not The Onion!!
He doesn't deny using profanities with the police who arrested him.
Nor does he deny he was heavily inebriated at the time. Indeed, he said tequila was largely to blame for his behavior.
What he did deny, in his testimony at trial, is that any of his actions were motivated by bias or bigotry. A Marin County jury apparently disagreed Thursday, convicting Wilson of a hate crime and battery.
The upside is, he may have to find a more suitable line of work if he gets disbarred over this.
Brother Buzz
(36,217 posts)http://www.marinij.com/government-and-politics/20150904/marin-immigration-lawyer-convicted-of-hate-crime-against-farsi-speaker
Even if he's not disbarred, he really needs to find a more suitable line of work
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)He needs to get help for that.
Iggo
(47,489 posts)It just made him forget to HIDE the fact that he hates Farsi-speakers.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)It's certainly possible that his tirade was completely in line with how he really feels, I don't think we can know that for sure.
Brother Buzz
(36,217 posts)But I think the root of his problem is he's pissed he has to share his town with a large Iranian population of 1%ers who arrived decades ago when the The Shah of Iran fell. And people who purchase LARGE houses with suitcases full of money don't need Wilson's services, they use the White Shoe law firms in 'The City'. Wilson is a small bitter man.
Kotya
(235 posts)"I'm an auto mechanic, and I'm sick and tired of people bringing me their broken down cars to fix!
Arghh!!! Where's the tequila?"
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Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Arrrriba!
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)If he was high on pot he probably would have hugged the Farsi speaking folks and told them he loved them.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Even gentrified, yuppified Marin.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)the law. I think the article says he was on probation.