Couple arrested after launching hateful rant against family, including 10-year-old boy, on train

[mahatmakanejeeves]

A New York couple has been arrested and charged after they were filmed launching a hateful rant against a family on a train earlier this month, calling them "foreigners" and "immigrants with no rights."

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Couple arrested after launching hateful rant against family, including 10-year-old boy, on train
A New York couple has been arrested and charged after launching a hateful rant caught on video against a family on a Long Island Rail Road train.

Couple arrested after launching hateful rant against family, including 10-year-old boy, on train

Justin Likerman, 37, and Kristin Digesaro, 38, surrendered to police Wednesday.

Jan. 21, 2022, 11:15 AM EST / Updated Jan. 21, 2022, 3:49 PM EST
By Marlene Lenthang

A New York couple has been arrested and charged after they were filmed launching a hateful rant against a family on a train earlier this month, calling them "foreigners" and "immigrants with no rights."

Justin Likerman, 37, of Ronkonkoma, Long Island, and Kristin Digesaro, 38, of Huntington, Long Island, turned themselves into transit police Wednesday afternoon, MTA police confirmed.

Both were charged with endangering the welfare of a child, and Likerman was additionally charged with second-degree aggravated harassment, according to officials.

The charges are in collaboration with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and the Hate Crimes Unit, officials said. ... The incident unfolded on Jan. 10 aboard a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train.

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[nebby70]

1. why? WHY? WTF

... I just don't understand --- how can you get up every morning with so much hate ...
... and more importantly, why would you feel it's okay to just lash out ...

sigh

[Scrivener7]

2. Arrested AND fired from their jobs. Both of them. Good. The legal penalties for these

MAGA monsters seem to end up being miniscule. But at least the losses of their livelihoods will make these assholes think twice.

[Hortensis]

3. Good. They turned themselves in. Did they have trouble getting

to work or something?

[Karadeniz]

4. Hateful bullies... they have to put others down to make themselves feel bigger.

[Midnight Writer]

5. "turned themselves into transit police"? How exactly does that work?