Security is heightened at Jewish
schools and temples in Los Angeles Thursday, after two men were shot in a synagogue parking garage. One suspect is in
custody, but
police are not sure they have the right man. Police are investigating if this is a
hate crime.
The two men arrived separately for morning services at the Adat Yeshurun Valley Sephardic Orthodox temple in North
Hollywood at around 6:30, when the gunman approached them in the garage. Without speaking, he opened fire, hitting the men in the legs. They are hospitalized, and listed in good condition.
About a mile away, police detained a teenager matching a "very loose" description of the attacker. But since the description is general, Lt. John Romero said police are still scouring the area in case they don't have the gunman.
Police immediately added extra patrols around Jewish institutions. "We are being vigilant for any follow-ups that may occur," Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief Michael Moore said.
Shayan Yaghoubi, 13, was walking with his
mother to the synagogue's adjoining
school but wasn't allowed to cross the police line.
"The cops told us we can't go," he said. "I feel very bad because this is my favorite school ... I have a lot of friends over there. I hope everyone is OK. There's never been a problem with fighting."
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What is a hate crime? How can you tell?
If a cross-dressing man gets assaulted at a bar on Saturday night, and your teenage daugther gets assaulted the same way while shopping downtown. Which assailant deserves the harsher penalty?
It's the CRIME that should determine the punishment, not some supposed reason that the perpetrator did it. How do you prove that anyway?
- buhk
October 29, 2009 5:23PM
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Most crime
Isn't most crime " hate crime "? If you assault someone, I am guessing you are not a big fan. What is in a person's heart or mind is far less important than what action they do.
I may hate single, white with black spot, runny nose, large pawed frogs, but if I do not hurt them, then so what if I hate them. Now, if I start throwing bottle caps at this much descriminated against group of frogs, then throw my rear in jail.
- moby clarke
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