Group of Skaters Come to Aid of Muslim Women

By Jasmine Roziers

A group of skateboards from Newcastle, Australia have had enough of injustice against Muslims. Patrick Burgess and his group of friends witnessed two Muslim women being harassed in public. The man who is the alleged assailant accused the two women, a mother and daughter, of "not being meant to be there" before punching the side mirror of their car.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, " Police say the daughter then drove five metres [roughly 16 feet] and got out to fix the mirror. But as she tried to get back in the car, police allege the man forced the left side of his body into the car, took hold of the steering wheel and put his foot on the accelerator for about 10 seconds. The car was in park and didn't move."
Burgess and friends went to stop the man , but when they went to the car to help, the man threatened to kill them and physically harmed Burgess by punching him. The group of friends even said that the man stole two of the groups cell phones; however, he did not get too far. One of the skaters throw a skateboard and struck the man.
When speaking out about injustice and those who do not stand up to it, Burgess simply says, ""It's the indifference of good people that is bringing us down."