“We will fight until hell freezes over” @NancyTungSF @AsiansAreStrong @StopAAPIHate @UnitedPeaceColl & more rally at HOJ ahead of 84-y/o Rong Xin Liao’s hearing.
They want “strict punishment” for his attacker (who was released & comtd a felony & is back in jail) #StopAAPIHate
This is Mr. Liao ‘s attack. He was kicked out of his seated walker in the TL.
I broke this story back in March. abc7news.com/san-francisco-…
He says he lives in fear & goes out only once a day now. #StopAsianHate
Here’s Mr. Liao today: he expressed his gratitude & extreme emotion for seeing so many people out to support him. #StopAAPIHate
Mr. Liao is speaking passionately to judge now. Learning a lot about his background.
He is f/Guangzhou. B/c of his work he was separated f/his family for 15 yrs.
1yr after the attack:
“I still experience dizziness & blurry vision…doctors drilled holes” 2treat blood clot.
“I have to rely on my caretaker & I have lost my independence. I’m considering moving back to China to live b/c I feel so unsafe here.
There should be severe consequences b/c of the severity of what happened to me.”
Ramos Hernandez has kept his head down the entire testimony.
@NancyTungSF @AsiansAreStrong @StopAAPIHate @UnitedPeaceColl NOTE: the DA's office sent me a statement this afternoon close to deadline which notes Ramos-Hernandez committed a trespassing misdemeanor, not a felony.
His public defender said he had a "relapse".
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