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December 2, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

West Sacramento Police have named a suspect in the attack of Sacramento cab driver Harbhajan Singh: Lt. Tod Sockman said detectives and Sacramento police SWAT officers served arrest and search warrants at the Sacramento, Binghampton Drive residence of 41-year-old Pedro Antonio Ramirez Thursday morning. Sockman said Ramirez is wanted for assault with a deadly weapon and commission of a hate crime in the attack on Herbhejan Singh. However, Ramirez is still at large and may be hiding from police: The […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: California, FBI, Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, Mariko Yamada, Pedro Antonio Ramirez, robbery, Sacramento, taxicab

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December 1, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

“Attacks on innocent individuals are always inexcusable, but the use of racial, ethnic and religious slurs are especially heinous and have no place in our society,” said SALDEF Associate Executive Director Jasjit Singh. “We call upon the West Sacramento Police Department and the FBI to ensure a thorough investigation is conducted and that hate crimes charges are brought against any culprits that are found.” — The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) is also calling for the investigation […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: California, FBI, Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, robbery, Sacramento, SALDEF, taxicab

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November 30, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Anti-Defamation League, an organization that combats anti-Semitism, is also calling for the investigation of the attack on cab driver Harbhajan Singh as a hate crime: This brutal incident is deplorable. People of all faiths should be able to feel secure when expressing their religious beliefs. This hard working man was merely doing his job when he was apparently singled out because of his appearance. We are confident that law enforcement will do all it can to track down the […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: Anti-Defamation League, California, Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, robbery, Sacramento, taxicab

Sacramento cab driver attacked, cont’d

November 30, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Despite already robbing him of the money he carried in his taxicab, Harbhajan Singh was continually attacked physically while his attackers called him “Osama Bin Laden”. Police are thus far only treating this as a robbery: Police said the assault and robbery appeared to be an isolated incident and, contrary to some media reports, it is not being investigated as a hate crime. It seems that as long as you attach the hate crime to another crime, you get a free pass on beating an innocent man […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: California, Council on American-Islamic Relations, FBI, Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, robbery, Sacramento, taxicab

Sacramento cab driver attacked

November 29, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Harbhajan Singh, a 56-year old cab driver in Sacramento, California, was severely beaten on the job by passengers in his taxi over the weekend. Two male passengers assaulted Singh, took his money, and then continued with their assault: …the two men exploded into violence. One shouted expletives and called him Osama Bin Laden. If this was a robbery, the perpetrators would have made their getaway after violently taking his money. Instead, the men remained on the scene and continued to attack […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: California, Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, robbery, Sacramento, taxicab

Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

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Sacramento cab driver attacked, cont’d

Sacramento cab driver attacked, cont’d

Sacramento cab driver attacked, cont’d

Sacramento cab driver attacked, cont’d

Sacramento cab driver attacked