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More on Iyanna Washington: Hate Criminal

CBS is reporting about the notorious video depicting a college student's assault of near-septuagenarian.  Iyanna Washington, a hate criminal, is attempting to downplay her role in inducing a college-aged male to assault a senior citizen:Washington admits she cheered on the younger man during the fight, as did several other people around her. She said ever since she posted the clip on YouTube, she has received emails and comments on her YouTube account; some of which used the n-word.She did not merely cheer the man on during the fight.  Instead, she use racially-loaded terms like, "pinky," and "white boy."  She encouraged the African American college student to "Fuck up that white boy," "Get pinky," and "Beat his white ass."Iyanna Washington is, quite simply, a hate criminal...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on February 17, 2010 (boomark / email).