Authorities said that a Hawaii man is facing further punishment after showing up in blackface to be sentenced for attempted murder.
Authorities said Tuesday that a Hawaii man is facing further punishment after showing up in blackface to be sentenced for attempted murder. The man said he did so because the court was treating him like a black man,"so today, I'm going to be a black man."
Char appeared in First Circuit Court in Honolulu on Monday with his head completely covered with what appeared to be permanent black marker ink,In video of the hearing published by KHNL, Char reads from a written statement accusing prosecutors and the judge in what he calls"this kangaroo court" of having railroaded him without a fair trial"for me trying to protect and defend myself against the attack from three guys," a reference to the three victims.
A spokeswoman for the state Department of Public Safety told KHNL on Tuesday that staff members at Halawa Correctional Facility"attempted to convince him to wash his face" before he entered court but that he refused.According to court documents, Char's court-appointed attorney, Keith Shigetomi — whom Char accused of incompetence in his statement — told Judge Todd Eddins that he was unable to advise Char because his client was refusing to talk to him.
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