A Sikh truck driver survived harrowing attack in which he was beaten then stabbed 17 times in a rest stop off a Wyoming highway on Sunday, according to news reports.
The suspected assailant, Andrew Kris Bzdak, reportedly fled the scene, before Wyoming highway patrol troopers arrested him, the Sacramento Bee reported.
Bzdak has been charged with attempted first-degree murder. As of Friday, he was being held at the Sweetwater county detention center on a $1m bail, according to an inmate roster.
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“I thought that now my final time had come,” the driver told the Bee.
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I want to point out that the article says that there probably wasn’t any confusion here. The victim was targeted because he was a Sikh, and anti-Sikh mentality has been on the rise. Not that that’s really any better.
Probably not really anti-Sikh, just generally anti anyone who looks to be of middle Eastern descent. I would be surprised if the attacker could even recognize a member of the Sikh faith or even know anything about the the religion. I expect the attacker knows nothing but hate.
I don’t understand why anyone could be anti-Sikh. Unless it’s just good old xenophobia. But thank you for pointing that out.
Edit: Ah yes, it’s xenophobia. Cool. This fucking country…