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DonViejo

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 01:54 PM Aug 2018

Kansas Man Who Murdered Indian Engineer In Hate Crime Gets Three Life Sentences [View all]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By Matt Shuham | August 7, 2018 1:20 pm

The Kansas man who yelled “Get out of my country!” before murdering Srinivas Kuchibhotla and injuring two others in February of last year was given three consecutive life sentences Tuesday, according to Kansas City’s KSHB.

“If you could have kept your anger inside and spoke to my husband softly, Srinu would have been more than happy to share his background and help you understand that not every brown skinned person is suspicious or evil, but kind, smart and contributing to America,” Kuchibhotla’s widow, Sunayana Dumala, said in a statement read by prosecutors in court Tuesday, according to the Kansas City Star.

“Instead you chose to rage and bully in anger and when you were stopped, you decided to take their lives.”

Adam Purinton pleaded guilty to three federal hate crime charges in May.

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kansas-man-who-murdered-indian-engineer-in-hate-crime-gets-life-sentence

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Good irisblue Aug 2018 #1
Nice to know that justice still exists. nycbos Aug 2018 #2
One less Trump voter. edbermac Aug 2018 #3
DonViejo, you couldn't have posted better news than this today. Judi Lynn Aug 2018 #4
Bye-bye, asshole... Aristus Aug 2018 #5
Nothing like a reaffirmation that hate and bigotry has no place in this country still! nt SWBTATTReg Aug 2018 #6
Too bad he's not younger so he could spend more time in a cell. sinkingfeeling Aug 2018 #7
Hey Adam, think of prison like it's Con Air and think what it will be like Submariner Aug 2018 #8
Now he's going to get up close & personal with a LOT of brown & black people! Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #9
Please edit your response... moriah Aug 2018 #12
I did not make any reference to rape. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #15
And since those that do often do so to get protection from gang-rape... moriah Aug 2018 #17
Even tho you didn't say it... Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #18
It wasn't the subject line, it was the "Love Boat" reference. moriah Aug 2018 #19
Decent humans don't make jokes Codeine Aug 2018 #20
Why do you think prison rape jokes are funny? obamanut2012 Aug 2018 #14
Is Trump going to pay for an appeal?? Bengus81 Aug 2018 #10
Usually guilty pleas mean waiver of appeal rights. moriah Aug 2018 #13
Let him rot. n/t MicaelS Aug 2018 #11
Should've got the DP. If they have it. nt 7962 Aug 2018 #16
We have it, but only in certain circumstances Shrek Aug 2018 #21
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