Muslim NYPD officer threatened, told 'go back to your country'

[spanone]

CNN)New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said he's "sick to my stomach" over an incident in which a Muslim off-duty NYPD officer was reportedly threatened over the weekend by a man who said, "I will cut your throat, go back to your country."

The officer, Aml Elsokary, said she had just dropped off her 16-year-old son in Brooklyn Saturday evening when a man begin arguing with the teen. When Elsokary, who was not in uniform, intervened, the man allegedly told her, "ISIS [expletive], I will cut your throat, go back to your country," before fleeing the scene.

Elsokary, a 34-year-old Muslim-American, is an 11-year-veteran of the NYPD. She was wearing a hijab at the time of the incident, according to the NYPD.

Within 24 hours of the incident New York police arrested Christopher Nelson, 36, and charged him with menacing as a hate crime and aggravated harassment. Nelson was ordered held on $50,000 bail, according to Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/05/us/muslim-nypd-officer-harassed-trnd/index.html

[lonestarnot]

1. I almost didn't click here as this type of shit is a real trigger for me. Glad I did as I see the

bastard went to jail. Hope he has no ties to the community and can't scratch up 5K +

[spanone]

3. the trump effect....

from the same article....

Hate crimes in New York City are up 35% from last year, with a "huge spike" in incidents right after Election Day on November 8, NYPD Chief of Detectives Bob Boyce said Monday. Most of the reported hate crimes have been anti-Semitic in nature, followed by anti-Muslim crimes, Boyce said.

De Blasio said the uptick in hate crimes were "obviously connected to the (presidential) election."

Critics accused President-elect Donald Trump of fostering xenophobia and Islamophobia during the divisive presidential campaign. In an interview last month Trump said he was "so saddened" to hear about vitriol hurled by some of his supporters against minorities and told them to "stop it."

"You can't have a candidate for president single out groups of Americans negatively and not have some ramification for that, not have something as a result of that. It's very troubling. Look, a few times recently the President-elect has spoken out against it. He needs to keep doing that," de Blasio said Monday.

[lonestarnot]

5. Yes I know. Did you see Hillary's tweet?

[spanone]

6. just saw it! thanks

[sheshe2]

7. Will you post the tweet please?

TIA

[lonestarnot]

9. It's over here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8335248 Well it was over there LOL. poster self deleted.

[sheshe2]

10. Lol

Thanks...

[Ilsa]

2. Hit them in the pocketbook.

Make them all think twice about spewing their venom.

Looks like we are getting close to the end of solely white male majority, and they can't handle it.

[KittyWampus]

4. Blue Lives Matter! Unless they're Muslims.

[sheshe2]

8. tears.

the hate escalates.

Don fucking tRump.

[world wide wally]

11. Lock him up and make him listen to Trump speeches nonstop for about 20 years

[DemocraticSocialist8]

12. Of course Blue Lives Matter is silent