The 42-year-old Brooklyn resident, who also randomly punched a woman walking down a Manhattan street nearly two years ago, represented himself during the weeks-long trial in Manhattan court.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never did anything racist to anybody, and I never did anything discriminating against anybody, and I never tried to injure anybody,\u201d he said in his closing remarks, the New York Post reported.<\/p>\n
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