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Apparently, praying in Cathedral Square rubs some people the wrong way.  "Two women have been charged with a hate crime after prosecutors say they attacked a group of women in Hijabs in Cathedral Square Park in Milwaukee."  Check your priors before you read on.

Here's what went down.

Payton Smith, 30, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor battery (hate crime) and one count of disorderly conduct (hate crime).

Miracle Reed, 34, was charged with one felony count of substantial battery - substantial bodily harm with intent (hate crime), one count of disorderly conduct (hate crime), and one count bail jumping.

A Milwaukee County deputy responded to a report of a fight in Cathedral Square, 520 E. Wells Street, around 6:20 p.m. on Sunday, July 30.

According to a criminal complaint, once on scene, a witness pointed to two women with nearly 10 children walking away stating, "They went that way... the ladies with the kids." Another group of citizens walking past also pointed stating, "That's them."

Those are the headlines, these are the details.

The complaint says one of the victims reported she got to Cathedral Square Park around 4:30 p.m. and "everyone was minding their own business and having a good time."

When another victim arrived at the park, she mentioned she was "getting dirty looks from some women in the park." The victims were wearing Hijabs, a head covering worn in public by Muslim women.

Thirty minutes prior to the assault, one of the women had walked around the park with her prayer mat to find a good spot to pray. Later, one of the suspects, believed to be Smith, allegedly said, "We're black aggressive women, and we're going to defend our own kind."

The victims and their families went back to "minding their own business" and chatting among themselves in Arabic at a picnic table. The complaint says then Smith approached the table and sat down, stating, "So what's the problem."

One of the victims responded, "Excuse me. Since when is there a problem between us?" Smith again stated, "So what's the problem." A victim replied, "I don't think there was ever a problem between us." Smith then asked, "Where are you from?" The victim replied, "It's not any of your business." The complaint said Smith then looked at Reed who was standing behind the victim and said, "You ready?"

That's when Smith allegedly grabbed one of the victims by her neck in "a form of a headlock and started punching" her. At the same time, Reed began punching another victim in the back of the head. Reed dragged the victim away, and the Hijabs were removed from both of the victims' heads. According to the complaint, the victim believed the Hijabs were intentionally pulled off because they do not easily fall off.

Last weekend's story might have involved excess drinking, although observant Moslems have such encounters with some frequency.

The complaint says when the altercation ended, both Reed and Smith and their 10 children "calmly" walked away and law enforcement arrived on the scene.

During an interview with authorities, Reed allegedly admitted to drinking at the park but denied attacking the victims. Reed said she has postpartum depression and may have "spazzed out." She claims she "blacks out" and does not remember things. In a second interview, Reed admitted she was in a video that captured the attack but denied hitting the victims.

When Smith was interviewed by authorities, she admitted to hitting the two victims twice and admitted she was also in the video.

Apparently diversity training isn't for toxic white guys only. "That diversity should be a beauty and something to celebrate and learn from."