{"id":11433,"date":"2015-11-11T05:16:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T05:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=11433"},"modified":"2015-11-11T08:09:34","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T08:09:34","slug":"attacked-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/attacked-restaurant","title":{"rendered":"A Woman\u00a0Was Attacked In A US Restaurant For Speaking Swahili"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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In the middle of a conversation in Swahili, she became the victim of a violent assault.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A woman was offended by hearing a foreign language<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A woman named Jodie Marie Burchard-Risch overheard Jama\u2019s family speaking and was angered that the group was speaking a language other than English. She started yelling at the family and threw a drink at Jama. She told Jama to &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">go home<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,&#8221; and added: &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you&#8217;re in America you should speak English<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&#8221; The assault became increasingly violent and, as the restaurant staff attempted to escort Burchard-Risch out of the building, she roundhouse punched Jama in the face with a beer mug. Jama was taken to a hospital and received 17 stitches for gashes on her nose, eyelid and lip.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11435\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11435 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/15274561235_2923eec553_k.0.0.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn3.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/5hM9G1hgfchcb2ODCmEn5rxmEt8=\/158x0:1723x1174\/800x600\/filters:format(webp)\/cdn0.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/47617419\/15274561235_2923eec553_k.0.0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The attacker has been charged<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Burchard-Risch has been charged with third-degree assault. But some people think this charge is too lenient. Jaylani Hussein, the executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, believes that: <em>\u201cThe current charge is insufficient to communicate the seriousness of and possible bias motive for the alleged attack.\u201d<\/em> He thinks about what he would have done in the situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u201cMany times I\u2019ve sat in a nail salon slightly annoyed at the nail technicians speaking their native tongue. \u2018Were they talking about me?\u2019 I\u2019d think sometimes. Many people actually pose the same question when they go the nail salon. It\u2019s kind of become that thing you ignore. But never had I been so angry as to attack one of them, let alone punch them in the face with a glass,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11436\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/CTKenfcUwAAsXwM.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"709\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/CTKenfcUwAAsXwM.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/CTKenfcUwAAsXwM-85x75.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CTKenfcUwAAsXwM.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>People have come out in support\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A friend of Jama\u2019s started<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/Asmamedicalfund\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a fundraiser for her medical bills<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u00a0It only required $5,000 but raised about $11,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe can\u2019t express how your words and generosity has made a difference in uplifting Asma throughout this ordeal,\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the page says. \u00a0\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each and every word of encouragement has shown her that there are many many good people in this world. We thank you all from the bottom of our hearts. \u00a0Our friend is getting better as we encourage, pray, hope and support her as she goes through this ordeal.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11437\" style=\"width: 713px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/CTaBN-LUkAE7LdX.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"713\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/CTaBN-LUkAE7LdX.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/CTaBN-LUkAE7LdX-85x43.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CTaBN-LUkAE7LdX.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Jama told her story to local news outlets<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I live in America. I can speak English but we prefer to speak our own language. \u00a0If it bothers you, I\u2019m sorr<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">y,\u201d Jama says. \u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She also shared that she is thinking about moving out of Minnesota because she is scared for her life and does not feel comfortable anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11438\" style=\"width: 707px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/CTYkb9jXAAALLas.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"707\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/CTYkb9jXAAALLas.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/CTYkb9jXAAALLas-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><figcaption 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