Vehicles rushing to protesters condemning hate crimes▶ Click here for a larger view
In the wake of the Atlanta shooting, in which eight people, including six Asian people, including Koreans, were killed, a rally condemning Asian hate crimes spread in the United States, and hate crimes aimed at these protesters appeared, and the U.S. police launched an investigation.
Local broadcaster KTLA reported on the 22nd (local time) that the police began an investigation after a man drove a car and rushes toward a protester to protest hate crimes in Los Angeles (LA) county in the United States.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office, protesters marched at a hate crime condemnation rally in Diamond Bar, California on the 21st, and when they tried to cross a road junction, a man drove a car and rushed toward the protesters twice.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said no one was injured in the accident, but said the driver made racist remarks, such as swearing at protesters and slandering China, and said there was a potential for hate crimes.
Suspect assaulting a woman who tried to attend a hate crime condemnation rally▶ Click here for a larger view
Along with this, an assault case aimed at protesters to protest hate crimes occurred in New York, and the police dedicated to hate crimes launched an investigation, NBC Broadcasting said.
According to the police, a 37-year-old victim was assaulted by a man on the 21st at 11:37 am while walking on the street to attend a rally holding a sign condemning a hate crime.
The man attempted to take the victim’s sign and shove it into the trash, and when that didn’t work, he threw the sign to the ground and stepped on it.
When the woman protested why, the man hit the woman’s face twice with a fist and ran to a nearby subway station.
The woman had a bruise on her face, a bruise on her lips, and sprained her ankle while chasing after the perpetrator, police said.
The New York police revealed that the suspect’s impressions were being made and that a task force dedicated to hate crimes (TF) is investigating.
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