US Asian lawmakers “underreport hate crimes”… Politicians call for self-reliance

Asian lawmakers, including Koreans in the US politics, defined the Atlanta shootings, which killed eight people, as an anti-Asian hate crime, and urged the politicians to self-esteem with a thorough investigation into the case.

In Atlanta, Georgia, on the 16th in a shooting by a white man in his twenties, six Asian people, including four Koreans, were killed and criticized as a hate crime targeting a specific race. The U.S. investigative authorities have stepped back, saying that the suspect’s’sex addiction’ as the reason for the crime was open to all possibilities after a headwind.

Republican Congressman Young Kim of Korean descent appeared on CNN on the 21st (local time) and demanded the magnetism of the political power, saying that some of his colleagues and the anti-Asian rhetoric of former President Donald Trump were “completely wrong and insensitive did.

When asked if the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes was influenced by the rhetoric of politicians, Congressman Kim said, “The words of the leaders are important. People really care about those words, so leaders need to be careful about what they say.” said.

“We really have to change,” he stressed.

South Korean congressman Michelle Park Steele, who appeared with him, said he faced racist attacks, such as being called’Mao’ (China’s first president, Mao Zedong).

Rep. Park also reported that he was accused of eating dog meat.

Chinese Democratic Congressman Judy Chu (California), chairman of the Asia Pacific Caucus (CAPAC), appeared on ABC and affirmed that the shooting was “anti-Asian hate crime.”

“A 21-year-old white man chose the’Young’s Asian Massage’ as his first offering. Then he ran 27 miles and attacked two other Asian spas,” he said.

“If his only problem was’sex addiction,’ he would have been able to choose anywhere from 27 miles away,” he said. “He went to the Asian spa in particular, and there were many Asian women in all three. In fact, most of the people he shot were such people.” did.

He added, however, that he knows the legal barriers to classifying shootings as racial crimes are high.

“We want a more thorough investigation into whether this and other similar crimes have been racially motivated,” said Thai Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, in an interview with CBS. “This incident appears to be racially motivated.” .

Dubworth pointed out that many racial crimes, especially against Asian Americans, are not so classified.

“We know that crimes against Asian Americans classified as hate crimes have increased by more than 150% in major cities in the United States. Last year, more than 3,800 cases have increased,” he said. “But many crimes specifically target Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. “We also know that it is reported as less than the actual robbery or harassment,” he said.

“The problem is that the crime is not often reported as hate crimes or racially motivated crimes on the scene with local police,” he said. “Because people don’t see Asian Americans as a minority under constant attack.” did.

Democratic senator Rafael Warnock, who won the Georgia Senate runoff vote in January as a black man and gave Democrats the status of the Senate majority, stressed the need for gun reform.

Congressman Warnock appeared on NBC and mentioned that one of the factors in the case may be’hatred’, and said that it seems that the suspect was committed the same day the gun was purchased, and “reasonable gun reform is necessary.” However, no specific measures were suggested.

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