Could also just be an expression of uncreative homophobia or other annoyance with society via graffiti vandalism.
"Investigators determined that this man was the suspect who battered the pregnant woman from…[and] have since determined the pregnant female was responsible for the burn injuries."
It's Jussie Smollett all over again. Here's the original report from 10News:
"Started hearing f*** this, f*** that. The word came up quite a bit," said Rowin.
With no one around him, Rowin, who is gay, realized the slurs were being directed at him.
"I yelled back a couple of things, 'Hey, that's f*** up!'" said Rowin.
Moments later, he heard footsteps behind him.
As he turned around, he says he caught a quick glimpse of one of the people, a man in his 20s or 30s. At the same time, he says a liquid was thrown at him, with the consistency of water.
"Immediately after that, I went up like coals on a barbecue. It started off really big," said Rowin.
On fire, Rowin says stopped, dropped, and rolled on the cement, patting himself and quickly putting out the flames.
The real story? Well, cops answered a call about a man attacking a pregnant woman around 10:40 PM PT on June 12.
The beating caused bleeding and injuries. The police had to transport her to the hospital.
About 90 minutes later, the police got a phone call about a man claiming someone had set him on fire. That man is Scott Rowin. The video recovered by the police shows another story:
"Investigators determined that this man was the suspect who battered the pregnant woman from the earlier incident at 900 6th Avenue," police said. "Investigators have since determined the pregnant female was responsible for the burn injuries."
Detectives have since located security footage San Diego Police say shows the "initial physical assault by the man on the pregnant woman and the subsequent use of fire as a weapon by the pregnant woman on the man."
Rowin is the latest reason why people take hate crime reports with a grain of salt. It seems the hate crimes that don't get attention are the real ones. We don't know which ones to report on.
I'd like to know how the pregnant woman set him on fire. She had to protect herself and her baby!
WHO attacks a pregnant woman!?
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — San Diego Police are investigating after they say a man who said he was a victim of a hate crime was shown on video assaulting a pregnant woman.
According to San Diego Police, officers received calls about a man attacking a pregnant woman on the 900 block of 6th Avenue just after 10:40 p.m. on June 12.
"Officers were dispatched and arrived within minutes, but the suspect had already fled the scene," the department said.
The department said the woman was bleeding and suffering from injuries when officers arrived. She was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Just before midnight, police received a report on the 1200 block of Market Street from a man who said he was set on fire, the department said.
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"Investigators determined that this man was the suspect who battered the pregnant woman from the earlier incident at 900 6th Avenue," police said. "Investigators have since determined the pregnant female was responsible for the burn injuries."
Detectives have since located security footage San Diego Police say shows the "initial physical assault by the man on the pregnant woman and the subsequent use of fire as a weapon by the pregnant woman on the man."
"This is a complex investigation, and detectives are examining all aspects and allegations. The San Diego Police Department takes all crimes of violence extremely seriously. We recognize the community's interest in this case and are working to balance transparency with protecting the active criminal investigations."
Thankfully, this was exposed before the media got wind of it.
Florida sheriff’s employee said he was shot while two ‘black men’ carjacked him — later admits he shot himself while ‘playing’ with his gun
A man who was employed as a telecommunicator with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office in Florida was fired after he faked a story about getting shot while two black men carjacked him. But it turns out his gunshot wound was self-inflicted, Law&Crime reported. Dakotah Wood, 21, has been charged...deadstate.org
The cynical side of me could see where his bit of paniced lying to avoid getting in trouble for a sudden case of TEH DUMB was inevitably going to go the moment a reporter said "hi" to him.Yeah it looks like he confessed rather quickly as well, since the article stated he admitted it was a self inflicted gunshot wound while at the hospital. Plus it wasn't perpetrated for malicious or ideological reasons but self centered ones.
I'm amazed this had to go to the Supreme Court...for why?Former Yale student acquitted of rape in 2018 has been cleared to sue his accuser
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled this summer that the former Yale student acquitted of rape in 2018 can sue his accuser for defamation.nypost.com
Hope he's able to take both the school and the accuser for a lot.
The Connecticut Supreme Court. I'm not too surprised. This was a federal case under the Second District Court of Appeals. They found that whether the defendant could be added to the case depended on a particular part about state law, something that wasn't obvious or decided. So, as Federal Courts do in these cases, the Court of Appeals asks the highest court in the state what the state law means, as that's the final authority on state law, not SCOTUS.I'm amazed this had to go to the Supreme Court...for why?
Thanks! That's what I get for skimming when I'm tired.The Connecticut Supreme Court....snip
Happens to all of us, lol. I got to nerd about a favorite topic, so thanks anyway!Thanks! That's what I get for skimming when I'm tired.
CAIR said:The victim of the reported hit and run said he was walking home from eating lunch when a car slowed down and rolled down the window. The driver of the car allegedly started yelling at him using anti-Palestinian statements like "Kill all Palestinians," "Long live Israel," as he swerved his car to intimidate the victim. The driver then allegedly turned around and hit the man while shouting "DIE!"
The Post Millennial said:After an investigation, police said Ayyad was not the victim of a racially motivated assault, and that video evidence showed "that injuries sustained at the time of the incident were caused by a violent fight that the alleged victim had participated in with his brother."
If Juicy had kept his mouth shut he would still be Jussie.And honestly if Juicy had simply kept his mouth shut he would have gotten a slap on the wrist and this would be over.
"He was difficult to identify for us because he had no real ties to Kalamazoo."
On Thursday, 27-year-old Jaifeng Chen was arrested in Arizona after he allegedly spray-painted swastikas on Hanukkah decorations and the wall outside of the Chabad of Kalamazoo in Michigan.
The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said that the FBI worked in coordination with other law enforcement agencies in Arizona to locate and ultimately arrest the Chinese national. He was also booked on an unrelated charge on Nov. 27, according to WTVB. Chen is now in federal custody.
In a statement to WWMT, police said, "The investigation into the incidents that occurred here in Kalamazoo is ongoing. Once complete, the investigation will be forwarded to the appropriate authority seeking charges."
Officers said they "don't know what his motivation was" in the act, but that he is also accused of spray painting other racist graffiti around Kalamazoo Valley Community College's Arcadia Commons campus.
"He was difficult to identify for us because he had no real ties to Kalamazoo," said Kalamazoo Public Safety Chief Dave Boysen. "He'd only been here for about a month. He's kind of been all over the country."
The vandalism took place on the night of Nov. 17 and the community immediately worked together to clean it up. Rabbi Haller told the outlet, "We do good things and positive things and in the long-run, the light prevails."
"They're not going to push us away...if anything, they're going to make us stronger," he said.
In a statement, Haller's wife, Dobroshe said, "Thank you for the outpouring of love and support." She added, "We will try to remove the graffiti and pray together for our brothers and sisters in the holy land and for peace everywhere; including here and Kalamazoo."
Since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists, antisemitism has been on the rise in the United States. Jewish students at Cornell have received death threats, Jewish students at New York City's Cooper Union were forced to hide inside lockers from an angry mob, and an Israeli student was physically and verbally assaulted at Harvard, among other instances.