Opinion | The Deadly Collision of Racism and Mental Illness
How can we talk honestly about when mentally ill people commit hate crimes?
Source: nytimes.com
Stay updated with breaking news from Seaport Buffet. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
How can we talk honestly about when mentally ill people commit hate crimes?
The widows of violent hate crime murder in 2019 were angered by the court’s decision to send the suspect to a psychiatric hospital.
Arthur Martunovich, 37, pleaded not guilty by way of mental disease and was designated “dangerously mentally ill,” by Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Danny Chun Thursday in the triple homicide of three Asian workers on Jan. 15, 2019 at the Seaport Buffet, a restaurant in Sheepshead Bay.