The small kid was pushed against the middle school lockers by four well-built kids. One of the boys who was holding the small kid’s shirt put his face against the small boy’s face and told him “go back to your messed up country and don’t bomb us again.” They pushed him hard against the lockers again one last time and left. When the other kids were far from earshot, the kid muttered to himself, “I was born here, too, and this is my home.” These kinds of hate crimes happen all over the world to Arabs and Muslims since the New York bombing of 9/11, and these kinds of stories bring up a discussion about hate crimes against Arabs and Muslims. Both sides have the common belief that hate crimes against Arabs and Muslims have risen: one side says it
