NYC Cab Driver Stabbed After Passenger Allegedly Asks "Are You Muslim"

NYC cab driver stabbed after passenger allegedly asks "Are you Muslim?" and he responded yes.

So, driving while Muslim in New York City is bad, to some people at least. A cab driver is in the hospital after being stabbed by a passenger who allegedly asked if he was Muslim, according to NY1.

Investigators with the New York City Police Department say it all began Monday night when a 21-year-old man hailed a cab at 24th Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan.

Police say the passenger asked the driver, "Are you Muslim?" When the driver said yes the passenger pulled a knife and slashed him in the throat, arm and lip. The 43-year-old driver was able to lock the passenger in the back of the cab and call 911.

Both the driver and the passenger were taken to Bellevue Hospital. As of late Tuesday, no charges had been filed. Source

What is the delay in filing charges against the attacker? It is clear that this was a hate crime and should be treated as such by law enforcement. Unless, of course, they have misgivings about the allegations. We will see how this transpires because it is not out of the realm for this to be a deliberate act by a racist.

UPDATE #1: Politico reports today that the man who attacks a Muslim cab driver in NYC apparently as an anti-Muslim act, works for a group supporting the building of the mosque at ground zero. (American Thinker)