Family Puts U.S. Flag On Mailbox, Then Burqa-Clad Figure Charges From The Woods
A Lawrenceville, Georgia, family said that a burqa-clad woman charged at them with an American flag they had put on their mailbox, assaulting them for the sole reason that they dared to fly Old Glory.
According to WAGA-TV, Amina Ahra, the 30-year-old clad in a burqa, was arrested on charges of simple battery after the attempted attack.
Dami Arno says that she was talking with her daughter in her garage when Ahra came charging out of the woods at them.
A lady walked out of our woods in a full burqa, full attire, stares at us for a minute, then grabs my American flag off of my mailbox and charges towards us with it, just swinging it with all her might,“ Arno said.
“When she came charging, it was kinda like momma bear instincts kicked in. She had to protect her children,” daughter Brittany Arno told reporters.
The elder Arno and Ahra began struggling and fighting. That’s when Brittany jumped in and managed to get Ahra to the ground. The 14-year-old son of the family went and got the family gun to make sure that Ahra didn’t try to attack them again. Neighbors helped them hold the woman down until police arrived.
According to the mother and daughter, Ahra never uttered a word. WAGA did report that the family said she “seemed possessed,” though.
“I have friends who have fought and died for the red, white and blue. When she took it down, it was not disrespect, it was not a slap in the face, it was a punch to the gut,” Arno said.
What it an anti-American attack? A Gwinnett co. family says a woman attacked them and their flag. #fox5atl pic.twitter.com/qywY7AA6cP
— Aungelique Proctor (@aungeliquefox5) June 1, 2016
Of course, there’s no talk of hate crime charges here. I hate to ask the typical question, but it must be asked — if someone put an Iranian flag up on their mailbox and someone clad in a Donald Trump hat were to attack them, wouldn’t we be looking into the possibility that it was a hate-based crime?
If you agree with hate crime legislation on the basis that someone who attacks over race, religion or ethnicity is more dangerous than someone who does it for different reasons, then you must believe that this woman should be charged with a hate crime if her motivations are proven to be due to the fact that her victim was a proud American citizen.
H/T BizPac Review