Watch The Gruesome Attack On A Young White Couple Police Are Calling Not A Hate Crime Recently, an assault in downtown Springfield was caught on video, and has the nation calling it a hate crime, determining that the attack appears to be spurred by race. Some have even started to protest. As far as I know, theres no reason to believe this was an assault that broke out due to race, Lisa Cox, Springfield Police Department spokeswoman told reporters. Still, on Friday, the departments Facebook page received more than 1,500 comments from users who believe there was racial motivation in the incident. According to reports, the victims Meredith J. Cole (19) and Alex J. Vessey (23), suffered serious injuries following the attack, which happened by six black males. According to Cole, the attack happened after the men were disrespectful to her in a club downtown, and her boyfriend went outside to get a better look at them so that he could report the incident to police. As the couple was walking away, they were attacked. What do you think? Are these types of attacks ignored by the media? 