Olympia man's attacker spewed anti-gay slurs, but police say it's not a hate crime
Qnews Apr 09 08Source: Olympian Olympia, Wash. -- The Olympian reports that an assault in the capital city that included anti-gay slurs is not being investigated by Olympia police as a hate crime. Carl Wittenbrink, 22, said he was attacked outside the downtown Olympia YMCA last week. The attacker swung a plastic grocery bag filled with something heavy at Wittenbrink and called him an anti-gay slur while yelling and cursing at him, the victim said. Cmdr. Tor Bjornstad said that the attacker would have to indicate that he was motivated to attack Wittenbrink based on his perceptions of Wittenbrink’s sexuality before. Full story...
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