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Illinois man killed Muslim boy, 6, in hate crime motivated by Israeli-Hamas war, police say (apnews.com)

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[–] afellowkid@lemmygrad.ml 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apparently the attacker was also their landlord:

According to the Will County sheriff’s office, the woman had called 911 to report that her landlord had attacked her with a knife, adding she then ran into a bathroom and continued to fight him off.

The Muslim civil liberties organization called the crime “our worst nightmare” and part of a disturbing spike in hate calls and emails since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. The group cited text messages exchanged among family members that showed the attacker had made disparaging remarks about Muslims.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not going to lie, I am surprised he even allowed them to rent from him in the first place. Surely there was some deep-seated racism there already that predates current events.

For the boy's sake, now I wish he hadn't.