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# Man Who Harassed a Woman Wearing a Puerto Rican Flag Shirt Is Charged with a Hate Crime

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## Video: Man Who Harassed a Woman Wearing a Puerto Rican Flag Shirt Is Charged with a Hate Crime

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_Published 2018-07-13. A man who can be seen in a video chastising a woman at a Chicago forest preserve for wearing a shirt with the Puerto Rican flag on it has been charged with committing a hate crime_


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## Transcript

Well, first fo all, the United States owned Puerto Rico so we're part of the United States. We don't own Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico is what? Are you educated? I do officer. Progress. Why does- We protect Puerto Rico. Okay. We don't own Okay. [ UNKNOWN ] United States of America. So what's your point now. Well what's your point sir? My point is, why are you wearing that? Because I can. Officer can you, I'm renting this area and he's harassing me about the shirt that I'm wearing. America. You're not renting anything. I did rent it. So you put a permit .

>> I have a permit for this. Permit. Right so, can you please step away from me sir? Can you please step away from me? You're not gonna change us, you know that? I'm not trying to change anyone. I'm just trying to come here for a birthday party. No, no the world is not gonna. Gonna change the United States of America. Okay, okay. You should not be wearing that in the United States of America. Okay. Are you a citizen? Yes I am a citizen. Are you a United States citizen? Can you please get away from me? Then you should not be wearing that. Can you please get away from me? You should be wearing United States of America.

Officer, officer, I feel highly uncomfortable. Are you a citizen? Grab him? Are you an American citizen? Please? Officer? I'm an American citizen. I would like to know, is she an American citizen? Can you remove him? Why is she wearing that [ BLEEP ]? [ INAUDIBLE ] Are you an American citizen? This is what I'm wearing, you guys. Are you really? No, you accuse me. This is what I'm wearing, that's it. I know what you're doing. That's it. You know what? I've got some really, really, really, nephews and nieces that will go down on you. Can you please get away from me? Can you please get away from me?

If you're an American citizen, you should not be wearing that shirt in America. [ BLANK_AUDIO ]

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