Jennifer Guilbeault, 23, shown on video assaulting Shohel Mahmud after he began reciting prayer in Arabic

A New York woman who pepper-sprayed a Muslim Uber driver while he was praying has been indicted by the Manhattan district attorney on hate crime charges.

Jennifer Guilbeault, 23, is shown in a surveillance video repeatedly pepper-spraying her Uber driver, Shohel Mahmud. The assault took place in August on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, near the corner of east 65th Street and Lexington Avenue, shortly after Mahmud began reciting a prayer in Arabic.

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Guilbeault’s former employer, the public relations and marketing firm D Pagan Communications, wrote on X it is aware of her actions and “don’t condone this behavior”.

  • Sarmyth@lemmy.world
    217·
    20 days ago

    Explain. There is no xenophobia in my comment. Which “other” am I referring to? Lemmy trolls pearl clutching again. Get real.

      • Sarmyth@lemmy.world
        112·
        20 days ago

        Ain’t got a problem with Muslims. Got a problem with audibly praying while you’re driving me. Just like I’d have a problem with you having an intimate personal phone call with me in the car.

            • Zess@lemmy.world
              72·
              20 days ago

              I’m sure they’re real torn up that some dumbass on the Internet is disappointed in them 🤣

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                61·
                20 days ago

                I mean, I don’t think they’re ‘some dumbass,’ I don’t know them well enough, but I’m not especially torn up.

              • Sarmyth@lemmy.world
                17·
                20 days ago

                Some of us actually engage with each other rather frequently because of how small the active user base really is.

                  • Sarmyth@lemmy.world
                    12·
                    20 days ago

                    What did I say? I mean I’ve been having lots of engagement with people today. Mostly people pretending I have something against Muslims and then telling me what else I must think based on their imaginary impression of me.

    • Baaahb@feddit.nlEnglish
      121·
      20 days ago

      Assuming something malicious is happening because a language is used when its not yours sounds exactly like xenophobia

      • Sarmyth@lemmy.world
        16·
        20 days ago

        Didn’t express a muslim prayer in my response. Actually referenced common Christian phrases. The xenophobia is all in your mind.