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Outcry against anti-Asian violence erupts amid ongoing investigation into Atlanta shootings (1322 hits)


Xinhua | Updated: 2021-03-18 09:09

WASHINGTON - The Joe Biden administration and congressional Democrats on Wednesday condemned the exacerbating anti-Asian violence in the United States in the wake of a series of shooting incidents in Atlanta on Tuesday that killed eight people, many of whom were Asians.

Rodney Bryant, acting chief of the Atlanta Police Department, told a news briefing that the investigation was still in the "very early" stage, and that investigators cannot determine at the moment that the shooting spree was a hate crime, although multiple calls received by the police department sought to confirm that conclusion.

Police on Tuesday evening arrested the suspect, 21-year-old white man from Georgia Robert Aaron Long, who during an interview with law enforcement at the night claimed responsibility for the shooting incidents at three massage parlors in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Eight people, six Asians and two Whites, were killed.

Long claimed that the attacks were not racially motivated, and that he had a "s*xual addiction" and saw the massage parlors as a "temptation" that he wanted to "eliminate", according to authorities, adding that Long, when caught, was on the way to Florida, where he planned to commit similar crimes.

The carnage added to the already high tensions around violence and discrimination targeting the Asian American community during the coronavirus pandemic.

President Biden told reporters on Tuesday that he has been briefed on the shootings by the attorney general and the FBI director, and that even as he reserved his comments on the possible motive behind the acts due to an ongoing probe, he found anti-Asian violence in the country "very troubling".

"The investigation is ongoing and the question of motivation is still to be determined. But whatever the motivation here, I know Asian Americans ... are very concerned, because as you know I have been speaking about the brutality against Asian Americans for the last couple of months and I think it is very, very troubling," the president said in the Oval Office before meeting virtually with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin.

"I'll have more to say when the investigation is completed," Biden added.

Vice President Kamala Harris offered her support for and solidarity with the Asian American community in light of the tragedy. "But knowing the increasing level of hate crime against our Asian American brothers and sisters, we also want to speak out in solidarity with them and acknowledge that none of us should ever be silent in the face of any form of hate."

Democratic lawmakers in both the House and the Senate condemned anti-Asian violence in the aftermath of Tuesday's shootings while warning of a surge in similar crimes.

Congresswoman Judy Chu and Congressman Ted Lieu, both of whom are of Asian origins, accused the Donald Trump administration of stoking racial discrimination and fanning the flame of hatred toward Asian Americans by using ethnic identifiers like "China virus", "Wuhan virus" and "Kung Flu" in describing the coronavirus.

"As a result, the anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents increased exponentially," said Chu, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. She said research has found that the amount of anti-Asian Twitter traffic increased by 900 percent in the first few months of Trump's usage of the slurs. "And what we saw yesterday, is the result of that."

The House has scheduled a hearing for Thursday on rising incidents of hate crimes and discrimination against Asian Americans.

Meanwhile, Richard Blumenthal, senator from Connecticut, tweeted that the shooting on Tuesday "reflects a sickening trend that must be stopped".

"America must unite to fight the stomach-turning surge in violence against the Asian-American community," he said.

In a series of morning tweets on Wednesday, former President Barack Obama said the identity of those killed in Tuesday's shooting rampage "underscores an alarming rise in anti-Asian violence that must end". He called for ridding the country of gun violence, which he said is a "longer-lasting epidemic" compared to the coronavirus pandemic.

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21-year-old white man from Georgia Robert Aaron Long. He Steve, is this one of your Clan Members?




Thursday, March 18th 2021 at 9:29PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
He says he's a s*x addict Ron. He had too many happy endings at the massage parlors and he is a Christian. He snapped from the contradiction.

Friday, March 19th 2021 at 1:11AM
Steve Williams
That is excuse Steve. Robert Aaron Long is a Murder and he sparked up some bad emotions of racisms among The Chinese community and across this nation by his actions.


Friday, March 19th 2021 at 10:21AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
That's you sparking things up Ron. Robert Long went on a shooting spree and it had nothing to do with anti-Asian hate. You don't even know what you mean by "Asian." You don't even know which of those victims have Korean names and which are Chinese. You seen to have no concern whatsoever that some of these female victims might have been trafficked.


Friday, March 19th 2021 at 1:35PM
Steve Williams
YOUR WORDS: That's you sparking things up Ron. Robert Long went on a shooting spree and it had nothing to do with anti-Asian hate.

MY REPLY: If not, Robert Aaron Long is a Murder and he sparked up some bad emotions of racism among The Chinese community and across this nation by his actions, can't you see that, Steve.

YOUR WORDS: You don't even know what you mean by "Asian."

MY REPLY: I have been to both Hong Kong and Korea in my lifetime and tell me Steve, if some of these female victims
that this THUGS Shot was trafficked, in your mind, it is OK for Robert Aaron Long to shot and kill them?



Saturday, March 20th 2021 at 12:12AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Now we know who all the victims are and the youngest was 33 so trafficking isn't a concern. Ron, what do you make of the fact that these "Asian" victims were segregated? The spas in Cherokee County were all Chinese and in Fulton County they were all Korean.

Saturday, March 20th 2021 at 3:14AM
Steve Williams
So, what are you saying Steve, was it OK for Robert Aaron Long to shot and kill "Asian American" regardless of who they are?


Saturday, March 20th 2021 at 10:11AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Why do the Chinese and the Koreans segregate their massage parlors? Why do they both HAVE massage parlors? Think about it Ron. Do you support their right to submit to patriarchy?

Saturday, March 20th 2021 at 11:08AM
Steve Williams
What's the matter Steve, Are you having a problem with this question?

So, what are you saying Steve, was it OK for Robert Aaron Long to shoot to kill "Asian Americans" regardless of who they are?


Saturday, March 20th 2021 at 12:25PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.

Outcry against anti-Asian violence erupts amid ongoing investigation into Atlanta shootings

SUBJECT

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"....He says he's a s*x addict... at the massage parlors and he is a Christian...."

...AND....{You don't even know what you mean by "Asian." }

Yes, seems like typical American Christian violent History....

...COLORED'whiteChristian' modus operandi since at least 1619....the kingJamesVersion.....

Our great President of the Senate Kamala Devi Harris is Asian or just as I, African Asian.....

Saturday, March 20th 2021 at 5:39PM
robert powell
House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Discrimination Against Asian Americans

http://blackinamerica.com/content/363872/h...

Ron, this hearing was 3 hours long and had much more information than the 2 soundbites THEY decided were all you needed to see. Did you happen to see the actual hearing? It's worth it, and I don't say that lightly, given it was chaired by Chicken Man, probably THE MOST RACIST Congressman we have.

Saturday, March 20th 2021 at 6:09PM
Steve Williams
Bottom line Ron, with all your talk you aren't going to save a single "Asian". Probably though you'll produce much more death and misery. What a shame.

Saturday, March 20th 2021 at 6:19PM
Steve Williams
In those two sound bites are some truths racism in the two soundbites that is being featured.


Saturday, March 20th 2021 at 6:27PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Because you think that you are powerless to make a difference.

Saturday, March 20th 2021 at 6:44PM
Steve Williams
In a series of morning tweets on Wednesday, former President Barack Obama said the identity of those killed in Tuesday's shooting rampage "underscores an alarming rise in anti-Asian violence that must end". He called for ridding the country of gun violence, which he said is a "longer-lasting epidemic" compared to the coronavirus pandemic.

This I Agree With.


Saturday, March 20th 2021 at 11:45PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Twitter is passe. Telegram is the place to be. Obama is a little slow.

Sunday, March 21st 2021 at 8:43AM
Steve Williams
Focus on what former President Barack Obama had to say "underscores an alarming rise in anti-Asian violence that must end".

This is what I 'am agreeing on.


Sunday, March 21st 2021 at 12:06PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
I don't think the shooting underscores anything Ron. Did you see the real story of this Southern Baptist born-again shooter I posted today? I told you immediately after it happened that Long was a disturbed Jesus believer who couldn't reconcile his natural desire for Chinese women.

Sunday, March 21st 2021 at 1:13PM
Steve Williams
Steve, why can't you talk to this subject of what former President Barack Obama said the identity of those killed in Tuesday's shooting rampage "underscores an alarming rise in anti-Asian violence that must end". He called for ridding the country of gun violence, which he said is a "longer-lasting epidemic" compared to the coronavirus pandemic.

would you agree to these words?


Sunday, March 21st 2021 at 9:54PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Is there an alarming rise in anti-Asian violence? I've never seen any Ron. Gun violence I know is not an epidemic.

Sunday, March 21st 2021 at 11:58PM
Steve Williams
So, what are you saying? Do you agree to these words or what?


Monday, March 22nd 2021 at 11:51AM
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