Nadisha Hosein wonders how to make her daughter feel safe.
"She is eight years old.
This happened last Thursday afternoon, following an incident she said occurred outside her home in the Montreal borough of La Salle.
"I was backing out of the driveway and saw a man coming down the street and I said, 'Stop the car,'" she explained.
A mother of two said she has an eight-year-old daughter with her.
According to Hossein, at one point a man told them to go home while she and her husband were standing outside on the passenger side, not speaking French.
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In the video, primarily in French, "Your home is India. India or Pakistan." Both are of South Asian descent, but said they were born in Montreal and speak French. She is grateful that people who live nearby have come to her aid.
"My neighbor came out and tried to reason with him. He said, 'You're from France. Go back to France,'" Hossein recalled. .
Its neighbor, Caroline Binchon, told Global News she felt compelled to protect Hossein and her husband. You can't insult people," she said. 'Unfair, not right'
Hossein reported to the police that they called their Hate Crime Unit.
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"When a file is referred to the Hate Incidents and Crime Module (MICH), investigators analyze the file and , to determine whether a crime was committed,” spokesperson Caroline Lovell wrote in an email. Recognition and prevention action will be taken with the person behind the complaint.Follow-up will also be made to the complainant.”
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However, lawyer Philip Schneider, according to criminals, said Hossein's video
He explained that she and her husband had been guarded by the car.
Schneider said: "If there was no car between them and he was approaching (husband), he would know that this gentleman was a threat to him and that he could have been assaulted. If so, the gentleman is guilty of criminal assault."
Schneider also explained that the incident in the video did not meet the criteria for a hate crime.
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"In matters of hate propaganda, hate crimes, or the promotion of hatred, as a general rule, the person in question would like to be prosecuted in a formal and responsible court," he explained. He makes comments promoting hatred against identifiable groups.
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"We were lucky that no one (in the video) could identify the group. I didn't know he was talking to."
Schneider pointed out that even if investigators followed up, the man was under no obligation to tell investigators.
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Montreal police explain on their websitethe difference between a hate crime and a hate incident.
For now, Hossein is focused on enlisting the help of his daughter, who said she was afraid to leave home.
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