Hate crime
Life
New York City (NYC)
Man punches bus passenger and says “I hate gay people”
Law enforcement officials in New York City have made an appeal to the public in hopes of identifying a suspect in a hate crime.The attack in question occurred November 22 on the M23 bus in Chelsea just before 5 PM. Video footage of the encounter taken from security cameras shows the suspect–a middle-aged white man–punching a teenager.According to the victim–whose name has not been made public–the suspect approached him saying “You have long hair.