Stabbed Boston firefighter
called "Gringo" by Assailants

Firefighter maliciously attacked for wandering into wrong neighborhood and perhaps for being Caucasian?

Far too often we hear of racially motivated crimes and insults invariably leaping from the tongues of Caucasians, as if white males had a patent on racial epithets. But we all know the hard reality of the world: racism knows no, eh, color. Want proof (not that it’s needed)? Here are some bitter tidbits from a news report linked on the DrudgeReport.com (third column, just above the photo of a violin-playing robot).

• A Boston firefighter is on the mend from what could have been deadly stab wounds he suffered early yesterday morning when he was allegedly jumped by a group of Hispanic males in East Boston while off duty. They allegedly told him they "don't want any gringo here."
• Though police are not classifying the incident as racially fueled, the Boston Police Department's Community Disorders Unit is investigating.
• The 32-year-old jake, whose name officials were not releasing, is white.
• Ironically, the firefighter's life was likely saved because he sought refuge from his alleged assailants at Engine 5 on Saratoga Street - the station house he's assigned to.
• "Fortunately, those firefighters were not out on a call," said Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald.
• MacDonald said the firefighter had gone to Chivas Restaurant in Day Square to grab takeout when "six guys started exchanging words with him. He indicated he was just there to get a sandwich and that he was a firefighter. They pushed him."

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Boston Firefighter Stabbed
By Laurel J. Sweet
The Boston Herald

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Our Take

Why is it that a crime against a white male never warrants the kind of media attention routinely given to minorities who are targeted in the same manner? If racism is indeed the culprit, it needs to be reported and given a proper audience even when the target is a white male. We commend the Drudge Report for giving this story the audience and attention it deserves.