๐๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ช/๐๐ถ๐ ๐ข๐๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ: someone who knows the man told me the victim is mid/late 60โs, ESL & has a speech impairment.
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This happened just a couple hours ago around Larkin & OโFarrell in San Francisco.#StopAsianHate#StopAAPIHate (1/3)
The suspect even BREAKS the cane & leaves for a moment then returns & appears to rob the senior.
The victim has to be taken to the hospital and Iโm told the suspect was arrested.
On a human noteโ I see a lot of this s**t as a reporter.
While it is ALL awful, there is something especially egregious that makes me sick about crimes targeting the elderly who use need help walking. I canโt help but think of this:
NOTE: some of you brought up a good point. I think โassaultedโ is a better choice of word rather than โbeatenโ since there appears to be the intention of physical harm.
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๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข: Oakland woman shields 69y/o man as he is attacked w/a caneโโ๐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ด๐ช๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต.โ
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Mychelle was riding the bus 4/26 when a man starts yelling & hits Mr. Hua Lin in the head (1/5) #StopAsianHate
Mychelle blocks the man f/Mr. Lin, pushes Mr. Lin against the Plexiglass to protect him.
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She then tells the driver to stop, jumps out, flags down an ambulance & chases the perp while recording w/her cell.
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The man comes back to attack Mychelle! But Mr. Lin is safe. #oakland
I visited Mr. Lin and his daughter after the incident. He was having trouble seeing and sleeping.
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This incident happened the same day Oakland Chinatown Chamber president Carl Chan was attacked by someone else.
Carl was on his way to check on Mr. Lin. #StopAAPIHate (3/5)
๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป & ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑโ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ด: โ๐ธ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐?โ
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Thien was w/ his kids Weds PM when a man asks him what kind of flag is on his house (1/4)
This is the flag. Itโs a dinosaur. Thien bought it for his 3y/o son.
Thien thought the man was asking ab his โTagaโ brand bike. Taga sounds like Tagalog, which is spoken in the Philippines. (Thien is Vietnamese.)
The man then starts calling Thien all kinds of thingsโฆ (2/4)
โ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฐ, ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ.โ
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The man threatens to come back.
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Hours later a 2.5lb weight is thrown thru Thienโs car window & landed in-between his kidsโ car seats (3/4)#StopAsianHate
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐น: โ๐ธโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐.โ
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Ms. Lau works at The Coconut on T in Sacramento.
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Sat night, she told me a regular customer was โฆ(1/4) #StopAAPIHate
โฆ waiting for his to-go order and wanted a beer in a cold glass.
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The restaurant was out so she offered him a regular to-go cup instead.
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Ms. Lau says he yelled โYou are such a bitch you are horribleโ before you see what appears to be the man throw a cup at Lau.
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When Lauโs friend intervened you can see she was not only thrown to the ground but punched.
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Lau can be seen chasing after the man & throwing an object to get him to leave. She filed a police report online.
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Both women are physically okay. Lau plans to press charges. (3/4)
โ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ!โ Listen closely as children at a Little League game in San Mateo chant this over and over and over again as a Chinese 2nd grader, (the only API on the team) takes the plate.
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Web, the childโs dad told meโฆ (1/3) #StopAAPIHate
โIt was jarring & stunning, completely caught me off guardโ & for other kids the cheer was โLetโs go _____!โ (Insert childโs name.)
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Web says no adult tried to stop the chanting & would like this to be an educational experience. Not part of cancel culture. #StopAAPIHate
He wrote letters to the commissioners & the headmaster of Webโs sonโs school has reached out.
Tomorrow @StopAAPIHate responds w/why this is racist & how theyโd deal with it.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ป๐ด & ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ ๐ข๐ณ ๐ต/๐ญ๐ญ"๐ธ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ฑ๐๐ ๐ธ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐."
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Harry Ong doesnโt seek attention & prefers to keep a low profile.
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Butโฆ (1/5) #Respect#911Anniversary#911Memorial
โฆI am so grateful he opened his heart to us at the cemetery where Betty is. He told me a part of her leg bone was found 3 blocks f/the World Trade Center.
Betty was the flight attendant on American Airlines flight 11 who made the 1st call about the chaos on board. #911Memorial
For those who havenโt heard the call, youโll hear her bravery. Her calm. Her composure.
Harry told me later he can tell there is some fear in her voice but she had the determination to keep her passengers & team safe. #911Anniversary
๐๐-๐๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ:โ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐โฆ๐ธ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ 19๐โ
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Bruce told me he takes the 22 bus daily (1/4)#SanFrancisco
Bruce said a group of young ppl threw things at his head on the bus around Chestnut & Fillmore
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Bruce asked the driver to call PD he says he was sucker punched, glasses flew off & he fell to his knees.
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โOne more shot & I would have been brain injuredโ (2/4) #SanFrancisco
He was let off & crawled/ran to a nearby restaurant which was packed w/customers
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โEveryoneโs got their Labradoodle & Patagonia. Iโm trying to save my butt.โ
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(Bruce is v. funny & credits meditation.)
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He says the suspects followed & swung at him at the restaurant (3/4)