Family of Lakeside stabbing victim asks for support.
Monday's news conference was held before a hearing for the boy and a 15-year-old girl, also white, who is also accused in the attack. Both are charged with hate crimes. The boy is also charged with attempted murder. They have pleaded not guilty.
Streater said her family has been told the teenagers will get a maximum of 500 days in jail, no matter the outcome."That 500 days that they were given — that slap on the wrist — that shouldn’t be acceptable," Streater said, adding it sends the wrong message to others in the community."They’re going to think that it’s okay to walk around and harm innocent Black women."
KPBS has not been able to confirm that there would be a sentence of 500 days. We reached out to the D.A.'s office and received this statement:"The investigation of this incident is ongoing as to other potential responsible parties. We acknowledge the pain and trauma the victim and her family have suffered and continue to seek justice on their behalf in juvenile court. The law limits what we can discuss publicly as this case is currently in progress.
From the beginning, advocacy groups and community members have been outraged over what they have called the unequal treatment of the white teens and their family members, who they say also hurled racial slurs at the Black family during the April attack but were never arrested. The activists say that would never happen to Black or Brown people, who they say are often rounded up and charged when crimes happen for simply being bystanders.
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