Tragedy of Hate Crime, Murder Rallies Community

July 22, 2007

Author: Darrell Steinberg

Source: The Sacramento Bee

http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/283945.html

America has always represented hope for a better life to people around the world, but for some new Americans, that dream can become a nightmare.

Satender Singh was attacked on July 1 in an apparent hate crime at Lake Natoma and removed from life-support four days later. Singh came to this country of freedom in peace and with a desire to build his life. But tragically his new life ended just as it was beginning. He died because a group of people expressed their hatred and their bigotry in the way most bigotry eventually expresses itself, through violence.