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Asian man kidnapped, attempted to sexually assault Asian woman 'because he thought she was white,' police say
Police in Irvine, California, arrested an Asian man last week after he allegedly kidnapped and attempted to sexually assault an Asian woman because he thought she was white. The crime was reportedly a retaliation for recent hate crimes committed against Asian Americans.
Michael Sangbong Rhee, 37, allegedly targeted the woman while she was exiting her vehicle at an apartment complex near Harvard Avenue and Coronado Street about 1:30 p.m. last Thursday, the Irvine Police Department reported in a news release about the incident.
According to police, Rhee approached the woman with what appeared to be a handgun and told her that if she wanted to live, she needed to get back in the vehicle. At that point, the woman allegedly offered Rhee her wallet and money, but then Rhee responded by saying they would "do that later."
He then opened the rear passenger door and pushed her into the backseat of the car. During the struggle, Rhee allegedly committed sexual battery against the woman.
The woman believed she was going to be sexually assaulted or killed and began yelling for help and attempting to escape. She was able to alert a nearby maintenance worker that Rhee was armed, prompting the suspect to flee the scene, running through the apartment complex and back into his vehicle before he sped away.
Police used surveillance camera footage to identify Rhee's license plate and track him to his home in Lake Forest, where they executed a search warrant. During the search, officers reportedly recovered "several items" connecting him to the crime, including a BB-gun similar to the weapon described by the woman.
Rhee was subsequently arrested and booked on the charge of kidnapping with the intent to commit sexual assault and was being held on $1 million bond. He has since been released after posting bond, inmate records indicate.
In the news release, police claimed that Rhee mistakenly believed his victim was white and that he carried out the attack as retaliation for recent violence against Asian Americans.
"Based on the totality of the investigation and statements made by Rhee, detectives believe he targeted the victim because he thought she was white," the report read. "Detectives also believe the assault was retaliation for hate crimes committed against the Asian community."
Hate crime charges are expected to be added to the complaint filed with the Orange County district attorney's office. An investigation is underway.
VIDEO: Assailant attacks 65-year-old Asian woman in broad daylight in NYC as security guards stand by and do nothing
A man brutally attacked a 65-year-old Asian woman in broad daylight in Midtown Manhattan on Monday, stomping her several times and reportedly yelling racial remarks, the New York City Police Department said. It's the latest in a string of anti-Asian hate crimes occurring across the country in recent weeks.
What are the details?
The attack occurred at approximately 11:40 a.m. right outside an apartment building at 360 W. 43rd St., according to WABC-TV reporter CeFaan Kim, who first reported the news.
Surveillance footage from inside the apartment building released to the media showed the assailant brutally attacking the elderly Asian woman without provocation. The woman was reportedly on her way to church when the assault occurred.
As he kicked her to the ground and proceeded to repeatedly stomp the defenseless woman's head against the pavement, the assailant is said to have yelled, "F*** you, you don't belong here," according to witnesses.
NYPD says 65-year-old Asian American woman was walking to church this morning when suspect assaulted her and said “… https://t.co/QEEc7OCPc9— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaan Kim)1617065525.0
According to WABC-TV, the woman was taken to a nearby hospital with "swelling to the face and pain in the left leg." She is said to be in stable condition.
A hate crime investigation has reportedly been launched into the incident, and the NYPD is asking the public for help identifying the assailant.
He closed door on helpless victim. She was punched and kicked causing her to fall. He then kicked her multiple time… https://t.co/BCofP6mf5Y— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaan Kim)1617065558.0
What else?
As the vicious attack unfolded, multiple staff inside the apartment building appeared to stand idly by, failing to come to the woman's aid. One of the individuals — reportedly a security guard — slowly closed the door on her as the attacker walked away.
In a since-deleted tweet, the NYPD's Asian Hate Crimes unit wrote, "The cold hearted building security guard not only failed to render aid, he closed the door on the victim," according to WABC-TV.
In a statement following the incident, the Brodsky Organization, the company that owns the apartment building, announced it had suspended the staff members who witnessed the attack.
"The Brodsky Organization condemns all forms of discrimination, racism, xenophobia and violence against the Asian American community," the company stated. "The staff who witnessed the attack have been suspended pending an investigation in conjunction with their union."
Anything else?
The incident immediately sparked outcry on social media, and even before police released video, elected officials had convened in Queens to condemn the attack.
"Asian Americans for too long in this country have been shamefully scapegoated because of ignorant fear," New York Rep. Grace Meng said. "That is the history of this country."
A wave of violence against Asian Americans has been reported across the country over the last several weeks, including the heinous murder of eight people who worked at three different day spas in the Atlanta area in mid-March. Six of the eight victims in the shooting spree were of Asian descent.
Meghan McCain blames Trump's rhetoric for racist attacks on Asians — and apologizes for her own comments
"The View" co-host Meghan McCain blamed former President Donald Trump for a surge in racist attacks on Asian Americans and apologized or her own comments that might have aided that agenda.
McCain made the comments in a tweet Monday after she was criticized by John Oliver on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver."
"I condemn the reprehensible violence and vitriol that has been targeted towards the Asian-American community. There is no doubt Donald Trump's racist rhetoric fueled many of these attacks and I apologize for any past comments that aided that agenda," McCain tweeted.
I condemn the reprehensible violence and vitriol that has been targeted towards the Asian-American community. There… https://t.co/85WQykTBLR— Meghan McCain (@Meghan McCain)1616434468.0
McCain's admission followed a mainstream media narrative that Trump's rhetoric blaming China for the coronavirus contributed to racist attacks on Asian Americans.
She had posted a meme decrying "Asian Hate" in a tweet after a lethal attack at three massage parlors in Atlanta that took the lives of six Asian women. Police have said that the suspect in the attack blamed his actions on a "sex addiction."
Oliver pounced on the meme to attack McCain and make the same charges against her as many had made against Trump.
"I think if the left wants to focus on P.C. labeling this virus, it is a great way to get Trump re-elected," said McCain in the video from March 2020. "I don't have a problem with people calling it whatever they want. It's a deadly virus that did originate in Wuhan."
"Oh good!" Oliver responded sarcastically.
"Meghan McCain doesn't have a problem with it," he continued. "Listen not to the scores of Asian Americans telling everyone that the term is dangerous and offensive. Instead, gather around and take the word of a wealthy white woman who's dressed like she's about to lay off 47 people over Zoom."
Here's the video of Oliver's critique of McCain:
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Report: Investigators have not found evidence of federal hate crime in Atlanta spa massacres
Federal and local investigators "have so far not found evidence" of a federal hate crime in the Atlanta spa tragedy in which eight people — including six Asian women — were massacred
What are the details?
Despite the narrative that widely circulated in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, the Associated Press reported that investigators working the case cannot find definitive evidence that clears the federal standard of a hate crime.
From the AP:
Though investigators have not ruled out ultimately filing hate crime charges, they face legal constraints in doing so. Federal statutes require prosecutors to prove that the victims were targeted because of specific factors, like race, gender identity, religion, national origin or sexual orientation, or the suspect infringed on a federally or constitutionally protected activity. To successfully prosecute a hate crimes case, prosecutors typically seek tangible evidence, such as the suspect expressing racism in text messages, in internet posts or to witnesses.
No such evidence has yet surfaced in the Georgia probe, according to the officials, who have direct knowledge of the investigation...
NBC News corroborated the AP's reporting.
In fact, the local U.S. attorney in Atlanta has not directed the FBI's Atlanta field office to open a preliminary federal hate crime investigation, yet another indication there is insufficient evidence for a hate crime.
"So far, no directive has been given, the officials said, because after probing electronic devices and conducting interviews, investigators have seen no evidence leading in that direction," NBC News reported.
Still, the FBI said it may pursue federal hate crime charges if investigators uncover evidence indicating the killer targeted the victims because of their race.
"If, in the course of the local investigations, information comes to light of a potential federal violation, the FBI is prepared to investigate," Kevin Rowson, a spokesman for the Atlanta's FBI office, told NBC News.
Georgia officials, however, have stated that state hate crime charges remain possible.
What about the motive?
While the investigation remains in the introductory stages, law enforcement revealed the alleged killer admitted he had a "sexual addiction" and targeted the spa businesses because they were a "temptation for him that he wanted to eliminate."
"It sounds to me like these locations, he sees them as an outlet for him, that something that he shouldn't be doing and that is an issue with porn and that he was attempting to take out that temptation," Cherokee County Sheriff's Office spokesman Capt. Jay Baker said.
Baker has since been removed from the case after outrage when he said the killer was just having a "really bad day" when he massacred eight people.
Jake Tapper says national media hasn't talked about anti-Asian racism at all and gushes over Biden's 'empathy'
CNN's Jake Tapper gushed over the "empathy" of President Joe Biden in addressing anti-Asian racism and then claimed that it had not been discussed by the national media at all.
Tapper made the comments while reporting Friday on his show about a scheduled speech that Biden was to give addressing anti-Asian racism.
"At any moment we're expecting President Biden to speak," said Tapper, "after meeting with Asian-American leaders in Atlanta following the shootings that left eight people, including six women of Asian descent, dead."
Tapper was referring to a trio of shootings at massage parlors in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday where the suspect claimed, according to police, that he had lashed out because of his frustration with a sex addiction.
"Biden is known for his empathy for being a good consoler in chief," Tapper continued, "this is obviously a big issue though, the pain in the Asian American community, not just from this incident, not just from the last year, but for racism that really hasn't been discussed much on national media at all!"
"That's exactly right," agreed Dana Bash. "Just by the fact that the president of the United States is going down and is shining a light on something that we've been talking a lot about, certainly this week, but as you said, Jake, has been going on to a lesser degree over the past year, is something."
Bash went on to blame anti-Asian racism on former President Donald Trump for using phrases in referring to the coronavirus that emphasized Wuhan, China, as its origin.
"And the fact that the other side of this, that culturally Asian Americans feel more emboldened to speak out about the horrible hate that they have been dealing with," said Bash, "particularly since people like President Trump have been using racial slurs to describe the COVID virus, and making people believe that people of Asian descent are somehow responsible for this, it's just, it's ridiculous."
Recent incidents of violence and hatred against Asian Americans have been frequently highlighted in the national media, especially by those trying to tie the attacks to rhetoric used by the former president.
Here's the video of Tapper's comments:
Add New Yorker’s report of Cuomo’s taxpayer-funded smear of accuser to growing list of scandals @DanaBashCNN… https://t.co/1G8PREyVD8— The Lead CNN (@The Lead CNN)1616189559.0
Mayor Bill de Blasio says police should confront people for 'hurtful' conduct even if they're not breaking any laws
New York City Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio is recommending police officers confront anyone who is behaving in a way that is deemed "hurtful," even if the actions didn't break any laws. De Blasio's motion to crack down on ill-natured demeanor was a response to being asked if the NYPD and the city government could be doing more to combat hate crimes against Asians in wake of the Atlanta-area shooting where six Asian women, a white woman, and a white man were killed.
"Even if something is not a criminal case, a perpetrator being confronted by the city, whether it's NYPD or another agency, and being told that what they've done was very hurtful to another person and could have ever repeated lead to criminal charges, that's another important piece of the puzzle," de Blasio said at a Thursday news conference, according to the New York Post.
Wall Street Journal reporter Katie Hogan asked de Blasio how his proposed hateful conduct clampdown would operate.
"The NYPD is a great example: one of the things officers are trained to do is to give warnings," de Blasio replied. "If someone has done something wrong, but not rising to a criminal level, it's perfectly appropriate for an NYPD officer to talk to them to say, 'that was not appropriate, and if you did that on a higher level, that would be a crime.' I think that has an educating impact on people.
"I assure you, if an NYPD officer calls you or shows up at your door to ask you about something you did, it makes people think twice," he claimed. "We need that."
De Blasio appears to understand that hate speech, which can be difficult to precisely define and constantly changing, is not exempted from the protections of the First Amendment. Hateful conduct that intimidates, harasses, threatens, or physically harms another person is not protected and is punishable by law.
The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, released a study this month that examined hate crimes in 16 of the largest cities in the United States. New York City had by far the biggest spike of anti-Asian hate crimes — skyrocketing from three in 2019 to 28 in 2020, an 833% increase over one year.
De Blasio has shifted funds away from the NYPD in the past year.
"We committed to move resources from the NYPD to youth and social services as part of our City's budget," de Blasio said, adding that New Yorkers "need to be reached, not policed."
Georgia mass killer said shooting had nothing to do with race. Trevor Noah says it does — but the suspect just doesn't realize it yet.
Comedy Central host Trevor Noah said this week that Georgia's spa mass murder was motivated by race — despite the accused Georgia mass killer himself reportedly saying that he targeted the spas over his sex addiction and not the race of their workers.
On Wednesday, Blaze Media reported that 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long — the suspect in a mass killing that took the lives of at least eight people at Atlanta-area spas — said, according to authorities, that he carried out the murders because of his "addiction to sex."
What are the details?
On Wednesday's episode of "The Daily Show," Noah said that it's obvious to him that someone who murders six Asian women is racist.
"What's been sad about the story is not just the loss of life but all the auxiliary things that have been happening around the story," Noah began. "Like, one of the first things that's been the most frustrating for me is seeing the shooter say, 'Oh, it wasn't racism, it was sex addiction.' First of all, f*** you, man. You killed six Asian people. Specifically. You went there. If there's anyone who's racist, it's a motherf***er who kills six Asian women. Your murders speak louder than your words."
Noah continued and insisted that anti-Asian sentiment is behind this and other attacks against members of the American-Asian community since COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China.
“Six Asian women were killed!" he continued. “And you know, in a way, what makes it even more painful is that we saw it coming. We see these things happening. People have been warning. People in the Asian community have been tweeting, saying, 'Please, help us. We're getting punched in the streets, we're getting slurs written on our doors, we're getting people coming up to us saying thanks for COVID, thanks for spoiling the world.' We've seen this happening. And while we're fighting for it, there are many people who have been like, 'Oh, stop being so woke and so dramatic. Kung flu, hahaha. It's just a joke.' Yeah, it's a joke that has come at one of the most tense times in human history. You knew that something like this could happen."
'Who could have predicted this tragedy?'
He noted that the deadly attack wasn't all that surprising.
Noah added, "This guy didn't go and kill these women by mistake. He knew what he was doing. And it's so frustrating to see this keep happening in America over and over again. America sees things coming, it knows something is gonna happen, but it does nothing to stop it. But then it's all-in on saying, 'Oh, it's so tragic, who could have predicted this tragedy?' Anyone who was looking at it could. Why are people so invested in solving the symptoms instead of the cause? America does this time and time again — a country that wants to fight the symptoms and not the underlying conditions that cause those symptoms to take effect. Racism, misogyny, gun violence, and mental illness — and honestly, this incident might have been all of those things combined."
He concluded, "Whatever you do, please, don't tell me that this thing had nothing to do with race. Even if the shooter says that — he thinks it has to do with his sex addiction — you can't disconnect his violence from the racial stereotypes that people attach to Asian women. This guy blamed a specific race of people for his problems and then murdered them because of it. If that's not racism then the word has no meaning."
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Dave Landau: Why the media still blames Trump for Asian hate crimes
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