You could pretty much start a ?do not do to women? list after a Chicago racist allegedly spit on, slapped, and called a black Chicago female judge ?Rosa Parks? last week. In front of the courthouse itself.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the incident occurred outside of the Daley Center when 55-year-old David C. Nicosia, became upset that the 79-year-old judge Arnette Hubbard was smoking near him. After becoming upset, Nicosia allegedly spat in the judges face and referred to her as ?Rosa Parks.?
As Nicosia walked away, Hubbard confronted him. That’s when he allegedly spit on her again and slapped her in the face, according to a county Sheriff’s spokeswoman. Hubbard then called for help.
Since the incident, Nicosia has been arrested and charged with several counts of aggravated battery and a hate crime. He is also being held in lieu of $90,000 bail.
It’s incidents like these that show the sheer ignorance, intolerance, and racism that still exists in 2014. While the racism is bad enough, when you add in the fact that a 6-foot, 240-pound man slapped a 79-year-old woman, it seems like there is no hope for some people.
Unfortunately for Mr. Nicosia, his victim turned out to be not only a judge, but a well respected civil rights advocate and leader in the field of law.
According to Hubbard’s fellow attorney and friend Geraldine Simmons, 75, Hubbard was ??pretty shaken up about it. She also went on to say:
?I can’t even begin to imagine what she’s going through psychologically. How do you recover from something like that? She’s more than an icon, she’s historic?She has been an inspiration to young attorneys for years.?
While the courts will decide the facts and the punishment involved in this case, there is no room for the toleration of such acts in today’s society. None.
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