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Jennifer Guilbeault, 23, shown on video assaulting Shohel Mahmud after he began reciting prayer in Arabic

A New York woman who pepper-sprayed a Muslim Uber driver while he was praying has been indicted by the Manhattan district attorney on hate crime charges.

Jennifer Guilbeault, 23, is shown in a surveillance video repeatedly pepper-spraying her Uber driver, Shohel Mahmud. The assault took place in August on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, near the corner of east 65th Street and Lexington Avenue, shortly after Mahmud began reciting a prayer in Arabic.

Guilbeault’s former employer, the public relations and marketing firm D Pagan Communications, wrote on X it is aware of her actions and “don’t condone this behavior”.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 112 points 1 year ago

I'm glad she's been indicted for a hate crime, but will Uber compensate the driver in any way? Of course not. He's not an employee!

And if you click through to the surveillance video article, you see this:

Mahmud acknowledged the ordeal has hurt him financially, as he is the breadwinner of his family who currently lives in Bangladesh.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How do you live in New York City, and still be this overtly racist?

[–] Javi_in_4k@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago

There's plenty of racist people in NYC just like there is anywhere.

Because it takes multiple generations to get rid of racism, and her lineage hasn't caught up.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (17 children)
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[–] mlg@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This story reminds me a lot of a cornerstore Deli in the ghetto side of (capital city of southern state).

It is run by a Bengali dude with two Arab cooks and an African American local. The name is likely ripped from a famous NY sandwich shop, but no one actually knows that.

The Arabs make most of the sandwiches and the African American specializes in salads.

You'll usually find the two Arabs reciting out loud while they cook, everyone seems to know everyone, and the Bengali is running the cash register and rejecting phony bills.

The outside looks like a crackhouse warzone but the inside is an oasis lol. Always busy with people buying food or cornerstore items.

Objectively the best place in the city to get a philly sub, but you'll never see anyone mention it outside of the ghetto area.

Point being that if someone asked me what defines America, I'd probably point to that place.

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago

that sounds amazing.

i just watched the first season of a show called The Bear, crazy stressful Back of House restaurant environment, slaps on to my personal experience pretty well.

[–] Coach@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Imagine being so fearful that someone praying in another language triggers you to pepper spray them. What is wrong with people?

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 year ago

I can't imagine what it feels like for a Uber driver. Riders are literally behind you, sitting in the back seat. There was a tiktok video of a psychopath jokingly pointing a gun at her driver.

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[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

She was obviously just protecting herself from a terrorist. /s

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I guess I’d be irritated if I had to listen to prayer for my ride, but I think my worst reaction would be retracting a star or two.

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