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the Asian community has not only ALWAYS been silent when Black people are victims of hate...
...they’ve often been complicit in inflicting said hate.
Such was the case with one officer Peter Liang
Asian American NYPD officer Liang shot and killed Akai Gurley, an unarmed Black man, as Gurley descended a stairwell in his girlfriends apartment building. There was no provocation, aside from Gurley was Black. And for that, Officer Liang felt threatened enough to kill him.
In response to Akai Gurleys death, the Asian community was as apathetic and silent as they always are.
In response to officer Liang being charged(he got off eventually) for the shooting, this was the Asian American community’s response:
Hundreds gather in downtown L.A. to support convicted New York cop Peter Liang
Kate MatherContact Reporter
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, carrying signs and chanting in support of a New York City police officer convicted in a deadly shooting.
The crowd, which was predominantly Chinese American, was one of many that rallied in cities across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the conviction of Peter Liang, who is also Chinese American.
Liang was found guilty of manslaughter earlier this month in the 2014 killing of Akai Gurley, an unarmed black man who died from a ricochet bullet that the rookie cop fired in the stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project.
The deadly encounter was one of many in recent months that drew heightened scrutiny amid the heated national debate over how police officers use force, particularly against African American men.
10,000 rally to support NYPD officer convicted in fatal stairwell shooting
In Los Angeles, demonstrators chanted Liang's name Saturday as they circled the sidewalks in front of City Hall. Cars drove slowly down the surrounding streets, horns honking as supporters held signs out of the windows. At one point, a black-and-white LAPD cruiser whooped its siren in front of the crowd, drawing cheers.
Supporters held signs plastered with slogans written in English and Chinese: "Save Peter Liang," "Accident not crime" and "All lives matter."
the Asian community has not only ALWAYS been silent when Black people are victims of hate...
...they’ve often been complicit in inflicting said hate.
Such was the case with one officer Peter Liang
Asian American NYPD officer Liang shot and killed Akai Gurley, an unarmed Black man, as Gurley descended a stairwell in his girlfriends apartment building. There was no provocation, aside from Gurley was Black. And for that, Officer Liang felt threatened enough to kill him.
In response to Akai Gurleys death, the Asian community was as apathetic and silent as they always are.
In response to officer Liang being charged(he got off eventually) for the shooting, this was the Asian American community’s response:
Hundreds gather in downtown L.A. to support convicted New York cop Peter Liang
Kate MatherContact Reporter
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, carrying signs and chanting in support of a New York City police officer convicted in a deadly shooting.
The crowd, which was predominantly Chinese American, was one of many that rallied in cities across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the conviction of Peter Liang, who is also Chinese American.
Liang was found guilty of manslaughter earlier this month in the 2014 killing of Akai Gurley, an unarmed black man who died from a ricochet bullet that the rookie cop fired in the stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project.
The deadly encounter was one of many in recent months that drew heightened scrutiny amid the heated national debate over how police officers use force, particularly against African American men.
10,000 rally to support NYPD officer convicted in fatal stairwell shooting
In Los Angeles, demonstrators chanted Liang's name Saturday as they circled the sidewalks in front of City Hall. Cars drove slowly down the surrounding streets, horns honking as supporters held signs out of the windows. At one point, a black-and-white LAPD cruiser whooped its siren in front of the crowd, drawing cheers.
Supporters held signs plastered with slogans written in English and Chinese: "Save Peter Liang," "Accident not crime" and "All lives matter."
