29 October 2010

Muslim woman says man cursed, spat at her in Walmart

A 66-year-old man is facing ethnic intimidation charges after he allegedly verbally abused a female Muslim-American customer at an Oxford Walmart on Tuesday. The woman is speaking out and says she doesn’t want this to happen to anyone else.

The 31-year-old woman, who asked not to be identified for safety purposes, said she went to Walmart to buy a carton of milk. Instead, she says, James Currin Jr., 66, confronted her and asked: “Hey, are you Muslim?”

When she said yes, Currin began swearing, spitting at her and told her to go back “wherever you came from,” she said. [WRAL.com] Read more