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May he rot in jail.

New York man gets 17 years in prison for "vicious" hate crime attack against Asian woman​

BY GINA MARTINEZ
NOVEMBER 30, 2022

A man who pleaded guilty to punching an Asian woman over 100 times during a hate crime attack earlier this year in Yonkers, New York, was sentenced Tuesday to 17 1/2 years in state prison, prosecutors said.

Tammel Esco, 42, was sentenced for the the March attack against a 67-year-old Asian woman in the lobby of her Yonkers apartment building, the Westchester County District Attorney's office announced in a news release. Esco had pleaded guilty in September to first-degree assault as a hate crime.

On March 11, Esco used anti-Asian slurs against the victim, who is of Filipino descent, when he approached her from behind and punched her in the head, knocking her to the ground, prosecutors said.

Esco continued to attack the woman, punching her more than 100 times, stomping on her with his construction boots and spitting on her, prosecutors said. Shortly after the attack, police released surveillance video of the incident.

Security video of a man violently attacking a woman in the lobby of an apartment building in Yonkers, New York, on March 11, 2022. The suspect, identified as Tammel Esco, later plead guilty to first-degree assault as a hate crimeCBS NEW YORK

The victim was treated for bleeding on the brain, multiple facial fractures, and bruising and lacerations to her head and face, the district attorney's office said. She appeared in court to read her impact statement Tuesday, saying that the "heartless" attack cost her her home.

"Because of the viciousness and hate of Tammel Esco, I lost the place I called home for over 24 years, the place where I raised my daughters, and my longtime neighbors...As the attack happened, all I could think was, 'Please Lord let me live, please Lord my daughters need me," she said, according to the district attorney's office. "A complete stranger heartlessly spit, beat and kicked me over 100 times just because of my heritage...My only hope is that God and the criminal justice system will see fit to make sure this never happens to any other innocent family again."

In a news briefing Tuesday, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah described the attack as "one of the most vicious and shocking hate crimes" the area had seen.

"This is a case that has traumatized, not only the victim and her family, but also her neighbors in the city of Yonkers, the broader Westchester community, and the broader Asian American and Pacific Islander community, really across the country," Rocah added.

Esco has been held without bail since his arrest on the day of the attack.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Arrest Made in Brutal NYC Head Stomping Attack on 61-Year-Old Asian Man

A 49-year-old Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with last week’s brutal head stomp attack on a 61-year-old Asian man in East Harlem, cops say. Jarrod Powell was cuffed on two felony assault as a hate crime counts and an attempted murder charge around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday. Police had...

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Jarrod Powell
Another "white supremacist" in the eyes of Chinese PDF members

Suspect pleads guilty to hate crime in 2021 beating death of Asian man in New York City

The victim spent more than eight months in a coma before he died.

www.cbsnews.com

A suspect has pleaded guilty to a hate crime charge stemming from the 2021 fatal assault of an Asian man in New York City, authorities announced Thursday. The victim spent more than eight months in a coma before he died.

Jarrod Powell, 51, pleaded guilty in New York State Supreme Court to one count of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime and will be sentenced to 22 years in state prison, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said in a statement.

The attack occurred on the evening of April 23, 2021, on a street corner in Harlem. The suspect approached the victim, 61-year-old Yao Pan Ma, from behind, struck him in the back, causing him to fall, and then kicked him in the head multiple times, according to the New York City Police Department. The attack was witnessed by a bus driver, the district attorney's office said.

Ma suffered a traumatic brain injury and was hospitalized on life support, prosecutors said. He remained in a vegetative state until he died on Dec. 31, 2021.

 

[Beast]

University: Student was stabbed on bus because she is Asian

The victim was treated at a hospital for multiple stab wounds.

www.cbsnews.com

@Hamartia Antidote Does she looks like a black?

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

@Hamartia Antidote Does she looks like a black?

Nope, but according to the Chinese posters of some of the previous attacks in this thread the black attackers are actually really "racist white supremacists" not black.

I urge all asian american not to serve america. It would't paid to serve loyalty for this white supremacy country.

 

[Beast]

Nope, but according to the Chinese posters of some of the previous attacks in this thread the black attackers are actually really "racist white supremacists" not black.

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According to some delusionist. White are good people who will never hate Asian and never hurt Asian in USA. Its all the black fault.

 

[S10]

Keep up with the McCarthyism! Thank you America for exiling talents to China.

U.S.-China Tensions Fuel Outflow of Chinese Scientists From U.S. Universities

The trend is a sign of the U.S.’s fading appeal for a group that has been a driver of innovation.

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US Olympiad Maths team

US Olympiad Physics Team

US Chemistry Olympiad team

US Biology Olympiad team

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Suspect pleads guilty to hate crime in 2021 beating death of Asian man in New York City

The victim spent more than eight months in a coma before he died.

www.cbsnews.com

A suspect has pleaded guilty to a hate crime charge stemming from the 2021 fatal assault of an Asian man in New York City, authorities announced Thursday. The victim spent more than eight months in a coma before he died.

Jarrod Powell, 51, pleaded guilty in New York State Supreme Court to one count of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime and will be sentenced to 22 years in state prison, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said in a statement.

The attack occurred on the evening of April 23, 2021, on a street corner in Harlem. The suspect approached the victim, 61-year-old Yao Pan Ma, from behind, struck him in the back, causing him to fall, and then kicked him in the head multiple times, according to the New York City Police Department. The attack was witnessed by a bus driver, the district attorney's office said.

Ma suffered a traumatic brain injury and was hospitalized on life support, prosecutors said. He remained in a vegetative state until he died on Dec. 31, 2021.

New York man gets 22 years in jail for killing Chinese immigrant Yao Pan Ma

Jarrod Powell knocked the 61-year-old victim down from behind and kicked him in the head, leaving him in a coma for 8 months before he died.

www.scmp.com

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

May 1, 2021

Soon Li Fei Fei from Stanford and Patrick Soon will also left US to return back to China as she is scared for her live here... Thank you Neocon.

still here...apparently China is still scary.

Nov 7, 2023

Fei-Fei Li: A Candid Look at a Young Immigrant’s Rise to AI Trailblazer

In her new memoir, Li parallels her story with AI’s rapid development, and shares why AI is a responsibility worth our optimism.

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Stanford HAI Co-Director and computer scientist Fei-Fei Li’s path to becoming a leading voice in AI was not linear. As a young teenager, she boarded a plane with her family from China to New Jersey with less than $20 to make a new life in America. She struggled to learn English while keeping up in school, and spent her free time working in restaurants and at her parents’ drycleaning business to help the family stay afloat. Her full scholarship to Princeton came as such a shock that she asked two different high school advisors to review the acceptance letter.

After Li’s early focus on physics, her time as a PhD at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) inspired new interest in computer vision and neuroscience. That led to her groundbreaking project ImageNet—the largest database of images ever created, 15 million images spread across 22,000 distinct categories—which set the stage for major advances in AI and neural nets.

Today Li leads the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI and, in her expert role, sits on a UN AI advisory board, meets with the White House, and is promoting an AI agenda that prioritizes human impact.

In her new book, The Worlds I See, Li parallels her own path with that of the hyper-advances in the field of AI. In this conversation, she discusses her immigrant path, ImageNet tribulations, and why she is continually hopeful about her field.

Your story is the American dream - a young immigrant who succeeds through talent and perseverance. How has your immigrant story shaped your research?

Every bit of my journey lends itself to my research. Being a scientist is about resilience because science is exploring the unknown, just as an immigrant is exploring the unknown. In both, you are on an uncertain journey and you have to find your own North Star. I actually think this is why I wanted to do human-centered AI. The immigration story, the drycleaning business, my parents’ health — the journey I've been through is so deeply human. That gives me a lens and a perspective that is uniquely different compared to a kid who maybe had a more anchored upbringing and a computer since age 5.

In many ways, your book feels like a tribute to mentors - a high school math teacher, PhD advisors, several AI pioneers. Why are these people so important in your journey?

They saw something in me before I saw it myself, as a woman of color. I don't walk around with a huge ego, and it's hard to be one of the few women, or the only woman, in technology. These mentors supported me and saw in me things I didn't see myself.

Most know you as the founder of ImageNet. You discuss how incredibly difficult it was to build this, the many snags you encountered, even some discouragement from respected mentors. Why did you continue?

Delusion? Maybe it’s the same kind of unbelievable conviction that took my parents to America. I think about that: They didn't speak a word of English, they didn’t have more than $20 between them, they didn’t have an education or a social support network here. Why are they here? When I was younger, I didn’t appreciate that. But maybe that passion is my inheritance, something that helped me find my own North star.

You note you have seen an exodus of students and faculty leaving the research lab for AI companies. Is this common with major technological advances, and does it worry you?

Yes, we’ve seen this before. Just one example in computer science is hardware architecture design — we’ve seen that shift to industry. I don’t necessarily think this is bad. But if the imbalance is too strong, then the implication is profound. Universities train talent, and they’re always oriented to the public good rather than profit. And that healthy balance between blue sky public good, thought leadership, and deep technology is needed in this society. But I don’t know how imbalanced we are right now. I don’t think the generative AI cycle has played out fully.

You call AI disruptive, revolutionary, a puzzle, a force of nature. But you finally describe it as “a responsibility.” What do you mean by that?

It's recognizing the future of AI is so profoundly impactful that the agency must remain within us. We have to make the choices of how we want to build and use this technology. If we give up agency, it would be a freefall.

Why do you have so much hope for AI?

I see the younger generation stepping up as much more multidisciplinary thinkers and doers. They are enamored by AI, but they are also embracing the ethical conversations - looking at it from a climate lens, for example, and thinking about fairness and bias. My generation was much more naive and undereducated, to be honest.

If you could ensure people finish this book with one main message, what is it?

This book is about finding my North star, in computer vision and human-centered artificial intelligence. I want to inspire others to find their North stars. Anyone could be an AI leader. If you’re an immigrant, if you’re a woman, if you have a life struggle. I don’t have the typical “tech bro” profile. And I want women, people of color, people with struggles or who come from different backgrounds to be able to see they can define their own paths and find their own North stars.