AAPI|RACISM|XENOPHOBIA| #stopasianhate
Local authorities in NYC have filed three felony hate-crime charges against 38-year-old Brandon Elliot in the brutal stomping of an elderly Asian American woman — a case that could test the efficacy of such statutes amid a national groundswell of concern over rising anti-Asian attacks. The accused Brandon Elliot is a homeless Black man on parole after serving 17 years in prison for killing his mother. He is said to have told 65-year-old Vilma Kari “you don’t belong here” before launching the unprovoked attack in Midtown on Monday. Elliot faces two counts of second-degree assault and one count of attempted first-degree assault that could carry a maximum sentence of 25 years, as well as other punishments for violating his parole. The beating was captured on lobby surveillance video which showed several onlookers failing to respond to Kari’s distress. One even had the audacity to close the door as the woman lay on the pavement in pain. Kari, was randomly approached by Elliot who cursed an...