The second day of Atlanta shooting… Hate crime rumors are overwhelmed by police prudence
White suspect accused of murder… Denial of racial motives
Spread interpretation of hate crimes due to circumstances, including most of the victims, Asians
Criticism rushing to the police who disclosed the statement as it was
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The incident is spreading on the second day of the 17th (local time) as eight people, including four Korean women, were killed in a serial shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. White suspect Robert Aaron Long, 21, was charged with murder and handed over to trial.
Long told the police that he was likely to be into sex addiction and that he had committed the crime. However, considering that the majority of the victims are Asian, the interpretation that Long committed hate crimes targeting a specific race seems to weigh on.
Some criticize the authorities for misleading the nature of the case of’hate crime’ by publicizing Long’s statement. On that day, investigative authorities charged Long with eight murders and one serious injury. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has also been put in on the course of the case, such as the motive of the crime, and joint investigations with the local police are underway.
Atlanta police released Long’s statement on the day of the incident. Long reportedly stated that he had problems such as sexual addiction, and that he was not racially motivated. It is argued that spas and massage shops considered themselves sexually seduced and tried to eliminate them.
In fact, there are reports that Long had been treated for sexual addiction in the past and said that while staying in a rehabilitation facility, “he went to a massage parlor for sexual intercourse.” The police say it is still too early to stipulate the motive for the crime, saying that they will open various possibilities and investigate.
However, there is growing opinion in American society that it is clear that Long committed the crime based on racial prejudice. The decisive reason is that the majority of the eight victims of this incident are Asian. A total of six people are known as Asians, including four Korean women who died in two spas.
The fact that the massage shops and spas Long aimed at is a business that is engaged in a lot of Asian origins puts weight on the suspicion of’racial hatred’. The fact that Long’s recent post that appears to have been posted on social network service (SNS) contains Chinese hatred also increases the likelihood of hate crimes. This article defines China as’poor and evil’ and contains content inciting to fight against China.
Considering this situation, interpretation is gaining convincing that this case is revealed in the form of a series of shootings that the hatred targeting Asians, which has continuously worsened amid the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), has been continuously exacerbated.
In the midst of this, criticism of the police, who unfiltered the suspect’s statement before the day had passed, is also inundated with criticism. It is pointed out that he contributed to masking the essence of the issue of racial hatred by releasing his claim of’sex addiction’ as it is.
In particular, the attitude of the police, who described the crime and said, “He’s completely exhausted and at a kind of dead end,” and said that the day of the shooting was “a really bad day for him” was also subject to criticism. .
It is from the criticism that he may not properly reveal the seriousness of the matter by being covered by remarks that seem to indirectly represent Long’s situation.
Jay Baker, a spokesman for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, who was responsible for the remarks, reportedly posted an image of a T-shirt on social media that contained accusations of China in connection with the Corona 19 outbreak. It caused controversy.
/ Reporter Kihyuk Kim [email protected]
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