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N.J. teens urinated on person, hurled racial slurs at football game, police say

The incident unfolded Friday night at a game in Lawrence Township, about 40 miles north of Philadelphia.

Oct. 21, 2019, 8:01 AM PDT
By David K. Li

Two New Jersey teenagers were arrested in connection with an alleged bias attack at a high school football game that involved racist slurs and at least once attacker urinating on a victim, authorities said.

The incident unfolded Friday night at the game in Lawrence Township, about 40 miles north of Philadelphia.

Lawrence High School in New Jersey.Google MapsBoth suspects are 17-year-old boys and they've been charged with harassment, bias intimidation and lewdness, according to a joint statement by Lawrence Township police and Mercer County prosecutors.

The teens charged are of "Indian descent," police said.

Before the arrest, investigators said the suspects used "racially derogatory names" in the attack and "that someone urinated on one of the victims while using this language."

"As I have said publicly before, hate has no home in Lawrence Township," Mayor Christopher Bobbitt said in a statement.
"As someone that has felt its sting, I know that bigotry exists and sadly will continue to exist but that doesn’t mean that I give up, " Bobbitt said. "Instead I look to find allies that will help me fight the cancer of bigotry."

Lawrence Township Public Schools Superintendent Ross Kasun said the district is cooperating with police, adding, "We take these incidents seriously and we will continue to investigate until all of the facts are uncovered."

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‘Urinated on one of the victims’: New Jersey teens charged after alleged racist attack at football game

by Madison Dibble
| October 21, 2019 02:00 PM

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Two New Jersey teens were charged with harassment, intimidation, and lewdness after allegedly attacking another teenager at a high school football game in Lawrence Township, 40 miles north of Philadelphia.

A report from the Lawrence Township Police Department revealed that a student was attacked following a high school football game. The attackers urinated on the victim and hurled racial slurs.

“It is alleged that racially derogatory names were being used and that someone urinated on one of the victims while using this language,” the department reported.

The police arrested two 17-year-olds in connection with the attack, both of whom were of Indian descent.

Lawrence Township Mayor Christopher Bobbitt said he was “deeply disturbed” by the reported attack, calling it a “racial bias crime.”

“As I have said publicly before, hate has no home in Lawrence Township,” Bobbitt wrote. “As someone that has felt its sting, I know that bigotry exists and sadly will continue to exist but that doesn’t mean that I give up.

Bobbitt also said he’s fearful the attack could lead to retaliatory incidents of violence.

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“There have been several comments that as Mayor of Lawrence Township quite honestly disturb me, not only about the incident but also the reaction or potential response to the incident,” Bobbitt wrote.

“Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at length about what happens when Black people feel unheard and I will not stand for any unlawful behavior in reaction to this incident. As the saying goes, ‘two wrongs don’t make a right.’”

Lawrence Township Public Schools Superintendent Ross Kasun claimed the school district “will continue to investigate until all of the facts are uncovered."

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The police arrested two 17-year-olds in connection with the attack, both of whom were of Indian descent.