Bring justice to Lakhwant Singh and his family by prosecuting Eric Breeman for running Singh over with his car in an intentioned hate crime. We are tired of attacks against the Sikh community and stand in solidarity with the black community in addressing the role of law enforcement in being unwilling to bring charges against Eric Breeman for his hate speech and for causing severe injuries to Mr. Singh.
Why is this important?
Sikh Americans make up almost half a million residents in America. But they also have the highest rate of hate crimes against them. According to the Sikh Coalition (which has become involved in this case), hate crimes against the Sikh community has risen to over 200 percent and racism is killing our community members as well. Most states do not have adequate hate crime prevention laws strong enough to tamp down white supremacists when they act violently towards our community. When a white supremacist walked into a Sikh Gurdwaras in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, he took away valued community members because he was fueled by hate. We need to make sure that officials in the justice system stand against violence towards the Sikh community and punish those who seek to harm communities that do not look like them. We have lost so many of our friends and neighbors because the American legal system has not had strong protections against hate crimes and does not bring those who commit them to justice.
According to reports about this case: " The Jefferson County district attorney’s office in Colorado is not convinced that the attack on an elderly Sikh man in Lakewood was a hate crime, even if the man who rammed his vehicle into him told him to “go back to your country”.
What will it take for the Jefferson County DA to bring charges if it's not racist and violent enough that Eric Breeman thought it was okay to run over Lakwant Singh? I hope we don't have to find out and that we push for stronger laws to protect our communities.
Urge Colorado State Attorney General Paul Weiser to investigate this case and to serve justice to Lakhwant Singh and his family.
