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Speakers demand stronger prosecution in alleged hate assault on demonstrator; call for DA accountability
Summary
Multiple members of the public described an assault on Raymond — a demonstrator who carried an Israeli flag — and urged local prosecutors to charge the alleged attackers with hate‑crime enhancements and pursue the fullest charges available. Speakers said they have evidence and asked the city to press the district attorney.
Several community members addressed the council on June 10 to urge stronger prosecution of an assault they described as a hate crime. Speakers said the incident occurred on Feb. 8 when a demonstrator named Raymond (described in public comment as a Christian Zionist and migrant farmworker) was tackled and assaulted while carrying an Israeli flag; they said the area was subsequently vandalized with swastikas.
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