What's interesting is that according to the perp's attorney, this is the first time that he has been involved in anything like this. He has also been engaged in some kind of voluntary work in Afghanistan that promotes 'inter-faith dialogue' and the last time he was in a fight was before high school.
Question this raises is why has he done this now?
He is not a drunk idiot; as there would have been a pattern prior to this occasion that could be linked to a drinking problem; i.e drunk and disorderly offences and misedemeanours, fines etc.
We know that alcohol generally lowers one's inhibitions.
He most likely would not have done this sober.
He has lilkely been drunk before.
We know that he asked the cab driver if he was a Muslim before initiating what can onlyu be described as a vicious and frenzied assault.
So, what has recently occured, to make what would be a normal, responsible person act so out of character?
I have my own opinions on this, but to me its disturbing and has potentially further implications. I think, lumping this attack in with any other attack is dangerous thing to do at this stage and caution is probably warranted until all the facts come in about the perp. However, I have a feeling that there will be no evidence of prior Islamaphobia until recently and his character is, apart from this incident, otherwise 'clean'.
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