In France, an elderly man attacked a gardener with a box cutter, injuring him during an incident reported by Fact17. The event unfolded in the Val-de-Marne region on November 17, involving a 75-year-old assailant and a 29-year-old gardener. At the time, a minibus owned by a gardening company blocked the road, provoking a severe reaction from the pensioner who, in heavy rain, unleashed racist slurs toward the minibus owner and the crew, hurling the insult “Black Sea.”
The gardener was tending to the green spaces when the situation escalated. He paused his work, pulled out a camera, and began recording the confrontation, footage that later circulated on social networks. The aggressor shouted threats and brandished a sharp weapon, shouting, “Black rabbit! I’m at home, so get out!” The victim sought safety at his employer’s residence and was eventually transported to a hospital for treatment.
Authorities charged the attacker with non-public insults based on origin, ethnicity, nation, race or religion, as well as intentional damage to property and armed violence. Following the initial arrest, the man was released under judicial supervision and is scheduled to appear in court in May. The incident underscores ongoing concerns about racial hostility and public threats that escalate into violence.
Earlier in the United States, a separate report described a teacher dismissal after comments comparing students’ skin color to coffee roasting emerged, highlighting concerns about prejudice and bias in schools [Fact17].