Many people in today's society lack understanding of the controversy and hardhsip that still exists for interracial couples in modern times. These hardships seem to be especially prevelant for couples consisting of an african american and caucasion person. A recent article in the Seattle Times covered a story about an attack on a couple that was racially motivated. I will provide a link at the end of the blog for anyone who wants to read the article word for word.
The article was title Guilty Plea in racial Longview Assault. There was an eighteen year old transient man who was accused of attacking a young interracial couple. The suspect, Michael Mooney, decided to take a plea of a lesser charge of assault instead of facing a charge of malicious harassment hate crime.
The victims were a 14 year old white boy and a 13 year old black girl. The victims allegedly told police on August 21st that they were attacked by a man that had a swastika on him. The man hit the boy in the mouth which broke his jaw. He then shouted racially discriminatory comments to the girl and pushed her to the ground.
The man is predicted to get fourteen months in prison for this assault.
This story is proof, unfortunately, that radical racist behavior still occurs. For this one act of violence, there is probably many more people thinking racist thoughts that just dont act on it. These are things that people need to be conscience and aware of because it is still an issue that affects a lot of lives.
For those who want to read the article >>>> http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008270041_webinterracial15m.html
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