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Seattle man attacked shopkeeper, called him a terrorist
35-year-old Seattle resident Brock Stainbrook is facing assault and hate crime charges following allegations that he accosted a clerk at a convenience store. A detective testified in court that Stainbrook threw change on the floor near the victim’s feet, punched him in the side of the head with his fist then said “You’re not even American, you’re Al-Qaeda. Go back to your country.” After the police confronted Stainbrook, he allegedly admitted that he “struck a person on his turban” because he disliked him.
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2 Washington State high school seniors barred from graduation ceremony after racist prank
Two students have been banned from their graduation ceremony at Auburn-Riverside High School in Washington State after a racially toned prank. Two students, Andrew Carel and Kyle [No surname specified], hanged bananas on a balcony above a stairwell students had nicknamed “The Jungle” because black students hang in there. Carel, 18, told local news station “If I did offend anybody, then I apologize”.
Carel added the prank was meant to be a humorous exchange between friends of both races. ”I just got caught up in the moment and wanted to do something funny, and in the end it didn’t really work out too well.” He added that even black students call it “The Jungle”.
Another student was charged with assaulting the school’s security guard after he tried to break off the crowd that gathered after the incident.
Kip Herron, Auburn Schools Superintendent, said “The incident was very incendiary […] What you described to me is a pretty derogatory, inflammatory thing to do. Pranks go overboard and they become hazing and very disruptive.”
Both students were barred from attending the graduation ceremony, but will receive their diplomas.
Filed under: Auburn Washington Andrew Carel High School
