On Sunday, Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) stated firmly during an interview on ABC’s “This Week” that she strongly believes that the Atlanta shootings that left eight people and six Asian women dead should be tried as a hate crime.
On Sunday, Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) stated firmly during an interview on ABC's "This Week" that she strongly believes that the Atlanta shootings that left eight people and six Asian women dead should be tried as a hate crime.
"This is a 21-year-old white male who chose as his first victim a business that was called Young’s Asian massage. Then he drove for 27 miles to another spot where he hit two more Asian spas," commented Chu.
"If his only problem was sex addiction, then he could have had his choice in those 27 miles of any place that he could have gone. But no, he specifically went to those Asian spas, where it was clear in all these places there would be many Asian women."
According to the NY Post, Chu has also been pushing two Acts of Congress which would criminalize hate crimes related to the novel coronavirus, and beef up local enforcement of all hate crimes of any type.
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) shared similar sentiments with Chu's on NBC's "Meet the Press" almost simultaneously. Said Warnock:
"Look, law enforcement will go through the work that they need to do, but we all know hate when we see it."
As of now, federal and local law enforcement authorities disagree with both Chu and Warnock, and have as of yet determined that the shooting was not racially motivated.
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