Woman buying pot from NYC deli maced, dragged by hair, kicked in head by cashier who mistook her for trans

This is the consequence of the hatred that transphobes, garden variety conservatives and TERFs alike, have stoked. And the narrative that the media has gleefully ran with.

Being visibly trans or gender-non-conforming nowadays is genuinely scary in a way I think a lot of people don't fully understand. And of course when femininity is being policed, women of colour tend to suffer too, even if they are cisgender.

When she called 911 after getting home, cops showed up but she was told she needed to go back to the scene, which is in a different precinct from her home, and call 911 from there.

Cops will move heaven and earth to not prosecute the criminals they like. Especially corrupt racist-ass NYPD.

Almost like pointless hate makes the world a bit shitter.

This is what transphobia has to offer. Transphobia and TERFS are inherently misogynistic because they start to attack every single woman that doesn't fit into the worldview of a few people.

Is it still a hate crime if they were wrong about the person's identity? Imo it should be.

Oh that sounds like a perfectly normal reaction to someone different from you

Wait, this is being called a misunderstanding? I don't think whoever wrote that actually understands that word...

A sad reminder that transphobia and other forms of hate affect us all, not just the ones who are primarily targeted.

Haggling isn't illegal. She needs to sue the deli owner as well for hiring & protecting that shithead. I hope she takes everything they have.

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What does the pot have to do with someone being a hateful idiot? I’m not sure what the headline is trying to tell me

The cops knew the attacker and subsequently avoided any real investigation. Classic bastard behavior.

The headline just kept getting worse huh?

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Key takeaway.... they sell weed at deli's in NYC?

That's interesting. Around here it's all thru a licensed shop.

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Geez this is where we're at. Fueled by Fox and the right wing needing a bogeyman at all times.

Wow, that was a pretty insane sentence...

Fuckin' Staten Island.

Article is paywalled

That fucking clown needs to be taken out the back and shot.

Why the fuck is everyone focusing on suing the deli owner and not on the piece of shit who attacked her?

She gonna sue that place into the ground.

This is why when people mistake me for a butch cis lesbian, (Not my fault my hair doesn't grow!) I just let them keep thinking that.

Paywalled. :(

Can we not post paywalled links?

How? Not in the ethical sense, people are bastards, but in the physical sense. The picture makes it look like she has, um, corn-rows is what I think it is called? So how could they drag her by it?

She is pretty ugly..pot so good, make you want to slap yo custamuhs