Monday, April 04, 2005

m-pyre

New Mexico makes the news. Now why isn't this being called a hate crime?

Courtesy of Democracy Now:
Mexican-Born Man Dragged From Truck in New Mexico
In New Mexico, a 32-year-old man remains hospitalized in critical condition after being dragged from a truck on Easter Sunday. The Mexican-born man, Fausto Arellano, suffered burn-like abrasions over half his body after he was bound by the ankles and dragged from a truck 4,000 feet through the streets of Gallup New Mexico. Police arrested one suspect on Friday and charged him with kidnapping, aggravated battery and assault with intent to commit a violent felony. Police have not yet described the incident as a hate crime.