Another hate crime in Korean convenience stores…

Input 2021.04.05 01:25

In the United States, hate crimes targeting Asians are on the rise. This time, there was a’iron bar riot’ by a black man at a Korean convenience store.

According to local media such as WBTV and Fox46 News on the 3rd (local time), on the 30th of last month, a black man entered a Korean-American convenience store in Charlotte, North Carolina, wielding an iron rod, destroying property and causing a riot.

According to a closed-circuit television (CCTV) video recorded at the time, as soon as the man entered the store, the man knocked down the shelf with display of sweets on the floor and smashed store items such as refrigerators and tables. To the owner of the convenience store, he swears “XX Chinese guys, go back to your country.” He was arrested by the police while he took out a drink from the refrigerator he had crushed.

The identity of the offender was confirmed as Harvier Rash Udysilas (24). Police officers at Charlotte Mecklenburg arrested him for robbery, intimidation, and obstruction of public affairs using weapons, and are also considering the application of hate crime charges. The owner of the convenience store is said to be a Korean who has lived in Charlotte for decades.

In recent years, hate crimes against Asians have been followed in the United States. On the New York City subway, on the 30th of last month, a black man spit at a 44-year-old Asian woman and three of her children and made a racist remark, and the police went out in public wants.