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Four people arrested in Washington after alleged hate crime attack on trans woman (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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I've had the misfortune of spending time in Renton because that was where Fry's (Electronics) was. Not exactly a bastion of fun and frivolity, and this is in the '90s.

Four people – including three teenagers – are accused of a hate crime in Washington state after being arrested in connection with an alleged attack on a transgender woman that left the victim hospitalized, according to authorities.

The Renton police department said the four suspects in the case first argued with the 39-year-old woman on Monday evening – then beat her after she saw them again later. Investigators say they hurled homophobic slurs at the victim, who was attacked on a street near a transit center in Renton and suffered serious injuries.

“They chased her, knocked her to the ground, and repeatedly assaulted her,” police said in their statement.

Police documents obtained by ABC elaborate, recounting how the woman told officers she first encountered the group while telling them to stop “harassing” people at a local transit center. That drew the group’s attention, and they began “charging towards her”, the police documents alleged.

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[–] LassCalibur@beehaw.org 7 points 10 months ago

...the woman told officers she first encountered the group while telling them to stop “harassing” people at a local transit center. That drew the group’s attention, and they began “charging towards her”, the police documents alleged.

In case anyone in need is unaware: A Self Defense Study Guide for Trans Women and Gender Non-Conforming / Nonbinary AMAB Folks.

It would have been better to wait and form a group of other victims of this harassment, stand side by side with one another, and then confront them. Don't assume people will have your back.