The statute of limitations on the second hate crime that was aimed at me is approaching. This was the hate crime where a number of masked terrorist wannabes rushed at me while I was a good 100 yards away, surrounded me, pushed me, shoved me, told me to leave although none of them had the authority to do so, and then the wannabes called the campus police in an attempt to get me arrested. Although the university has video from the university’s security camera showing I was attacked, the campus police refused to arrest anyone. I can only identify one of the masked attackers. Although I was clearly the victim, the campus police gave the wannabes my home address. I had to increase the number of security cameras around my home and notify the sheriff, who lives next door, of what happened. I also needed to formulate and institute a safety plan so I could be in my own home with less fear of being attacked by these wannabes.
Eventually, the wannabes stormed the administration building at New Mexico State University and 11 arrests were made – including the arrest of the one attacker I could identify. Of the 11 arrested only 5 were students. The term “outside agitators” appears to be appropriate.
Attorneys are required to attend continuing legal education seminars each year in order to keep our licenses. At least I get to pick what legal education I get. Rarely is there anything I don’t already know in any of the seminars. In 2014, being intensely bored, I started writing a novel during a seminar. Recently, there was a nugget of information. Although I had requested assistance from an assistant district attorney and from the campus police, no charges had ever been brought against any of the wannabes. I was reminded that the US Department of Justice handled hate crime prosecutions. Perhaps the feds would listen to me and prosecute at least one of these wannabes.
One might think it would be easy to file a report. One would be wrong. I started with the US Attorney’s office in Las Cruces. They weren’t interested and referred me to 575-339-1120. I’m not sure who I called, but I was a bit surprised to hear the person I was talking to found two reports I made to the FBI about possible terrorist activity. The person I was talking to decided that the two prior reports plus what I was calling to report were the same incident. No. Those were three separate incidents. Rather than help me, I was told to go to nm.doj.gov to file a report. I did. I’m not expecting to get help, but it’s useful to have additional places to file a report.
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