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Sikh Uber Driver Strangled in Hate Crime Attack

From Angry Asian Man:

Early December 2019, an Uber driver called 911 to report he had been choked by passenger Grifin Levi Sayers. Sayers made racially based comments about the victim's dark skin color, his Indian origin, and his turban during the alleged attack. Because of Sayer's identification of the driver's race, national origin, and religion, the assault was investigated as a "bias incident". However, Sikh Coalition Leagal Director Amrith Kaur states that the incident is "verly clearly a hate crime under the defintino of the law" and expressed hope that the prosecuting attourney's offie would appropriate charge Sayers with a hate crime offense.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a national affiliation of five leading organizations advocating for the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and other underserved communities to promote a fair and equitable society for all. The affiliation's members are: Advancing Justice - AAJC (Washington, D.C.), Advancing Justice - Los Angeles, Advancing Justice - Atlanta, Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus (San Francisco), and Advancing Justice - Chicago.