man Attacked Asian Woman, Believing She Was White, In Retaliation For Rise In Hate Crimes

[Demovictory9]

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/04/12/police-michael-rhee-lake-forest-attacked-asian-woman-believing-she-was-white-retaliation-rise-hate-crimes/

A Lake Forest man faces a hate crime charge after allegedly kidnapping an Asian woman, believing she was white, with the intent to sexually assault her.

Michael Sangbong Rhee, 37, was arrested Thursday night at his home in Lake Forest. Irvine police say Rhee may have attacked a woman, believing she was white, in retaliation for the rise in hate crimes against Asian people.


Irvine police say an Asian woman was sitting in the driver’s seat of her car near her apartment Thursday afternoon when she looked up to see Rhee standing at the door, holding a handgun. She told police she did not recognize Rhee, who ordered her to get into the back of her car if she wanted to live.

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Detectives believe Rhee — who is Korean — targeted the woman because he thought she was white, based on his own statements, and that the assault was in retaliation for hate crimes that have skyrocketed against Asian people.

[WA-03 Democrat]

1. I'd like Fictional Stories

For $500 please Alec (RIP).

I think this was just about violence against woman.

[murielm99]

2. Thanks.

I was trying to come up with a reply that would express my skepticism over this man's excuse for his behavior. Your reply was better than anything I could have come up with.

[TigressDem]

3. Like a gang war escalation... violence to solve violence just makes a lot of people dead.

People going out upset over hate crimes and deciding to take it out on someone are just fueling the fire and making it worse.

I grew up with "rival gangs" in California getting "payback" for alleged attacks against them and it could just go on and on forever.

Eye for an eye vigilante justice isn't a good look on American soil.

[JI7]

4. So they just accept and believe what the trash said ?

[Scrivener7]

5. He was going to rape her to protest hate crimes? Yeah, I'm thinking he was just out to rape someone.

But nice try, Mike.

[chowder66]

7. +1

[Demovictory9]

10. yes, probably. to make himself feel better "im not just a scummy rapist, I'm a scummy racist"

[LisaL]

6. Sure sounds like man made up a bizarre excuse for his behavior.

NT

[dalton99a]

8. Nice try

[Wounded Bear]

9. Now that's a novel excuse for bad behavior...