"An attack against one person in our community is an attack against all of us." It's a common feeling among Not In Our Town leaders and it was also the message from San Jose City Councilwoman Rose Herrera, speaking at a press conference yesterday.
Herrera joined the San Jose, Calif. police chief in asking witnesses of a November hate crime to come forward. The police are seeking three men who attacked Atul Lall, an East Indian industrial designer, in a supermarket parking lot just before the Thanksgiving holiday. The press conference sought the public's help—announcing a $1,000 reward from Herrera's office—as well as reiterating its zero tolerance stance on hate crimes.
"As they were striking the victim with a bottle, it was obvious that the victim was of East Indian decent and they were yelling out and accusing him of being a terrorist," San Jose Police Sgt. Jason Dwyer said [1].
Lall suffered multiple injuries from the attack, which broke six of his teeth and his jaw.
For more information, see story, "New Reward in San Jose Hate Crime [3]."