In January, a man from South Asia noticed a note on his windshield while visiting his white girlfriend near Victoria, BC. His sister, whom we do not identify for security reasons, said her brother “started his vehicle and noticed that handprints began to appear on the front window. And then a note. “ 2:11 Suspected hate crimes leave Vancouver’s family terrified Suspected hate crimes leave Vancouver’s family terrified Her brother snatched it. “He saw that it said ‘your species is not welcome here’ with the Ku Klux Klan symbol.” The story goes on under the ad She said her brother was terrified. The family notified police of what had happened. “I think it is important to know what is going on in your city so that the police can be involved,” she said. “They went from neighbor to neighbor, they asked questions. “None of that came out of it, of course.” 2:30 Nanaimo RCMP arrests man after alleged attack on student Nanaimo RCMP arrests man after alleged attack on student She was making coffee on Thursday morning when she looked out the window and saw another note in her brother’s car. Trending Stories
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“When I took the note, it said, ‘This is your last Valentine, N-word, boy,’” he said. She went inside, woke up her brother and told him that they had received another message. “In that case, I thought, ‘Okay, someone followed him home to see where we live to leave these notes to see them.’ The story goes on under the ad He said the family was extremely worried and called the police again. They were told they had to have a security plan, which they did now. They upgraded their security cameras, made the lights brighter outside and bought bear spray. They have also outlined a plan so they know where everyone is and when they are returning home. When police were at home, the sister said they actually found another note saying “I’m watching you boy, wp”, which she assumed meant “white power”.
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Const. Markus Anastasiadis with the Sanic Police Department said that they received a call on Thursday from the victims regarding the hate speech and confiscated the notes to determine if there is any “probative value” in their processing. “We also reviewed a security plan with them so they can be safe and report any further incidents,” he added. He said that they can not say with certainty that the notes and the circumstances are connected, but at first glance, it seems so. “I can tell you that there is no room for hate speech of any kind here in Saanich,” Anastasiadis said. The story goes on under the ad He added that the confiscated banknotes are a charge of deliberate hate speech under the Canadian Penal Code. 2:04 New data show alarming increase in the number of hate crimes nationwide New data show alarming increase in the number of hate crimes nationwide – March 18, 2022 This Vancouver Island family just hopes that by speaking openly they will stop being harassed and will no longer be afraid to be in their own community. “Racism has not disappeared,” she said. “I think for a while, people were a little calmer about it, and I think since Trump was president, bullying has been encouraged and people are not ashamed to express their beliefs.” He ended up posting the notes on social media and received support from the community. He hopes that anyone who does this will see that they are cautious about the situation and are kept safe. “I always praise myself for growing up here. “Everyone is sweet and kind, so when that happens, it’s scary.” © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
