Hate Crimes Against Asians…have we made progress?
In a previous posting, I wrote about a case where Vincent Chin was murdered on the night of his bachelor party and the perpetrators never spent any time in jail back in 1982. Has anything changed since then? Have we made progress to ensure that victims today are brought to justice. Here are quotes from a recent article:
“A hate crime last November against Hai Vo eerily resonates Chin’s case. Vo was beaten into a coma outside a bar in Grand Rapids, Mich. According to news reports, a group of men made racial remarks against Vo’s friends and family, who were celebrating a birthday that evening. Although Vo survived, he suffered many medical complications. None of the men accused of the crime was charged.
In June of 2003, another crime that hit close to home for many San Franciscans involved five Asian American boys who were beaten by a group of students who attended Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory High School in San Francisco. Though there were as many as 20 boys accused of the attack, only one was brought to trial and sentenced to community service.”
There is no true justice here and definitely no equality. If you think about the reality of the situation, if a bunch of Asians beat up a group of white kids, think about the uproar. Or even if a bunch of African Americans were beat up by white kids, there would be uproar as well.
Unless we stir up attention to the media and cause uproar, we won’t get the justice that is deserved. Don’t be deceived. In real life, justice is earned.
Read more here: http://www.nichibeitimes.com/articles/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1185476856&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1
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