Arrest in shooting in Dallas hair salon that police say might have been an Anti-Asian hate crime
cbsNOV 2022
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Unfortunately, anti-Asian sentiment has always been part of American society, and it will continue to be unless people speak up. Attacks against Asians are all too frequent, but non-Asians are quick to ignorantly disregard the role of race. America's white supremacist structure has historically fueled tensions in Asian communities, and it's time this changes.
The driving force behind urban crime is not racism, but rather the malevolence of thugs like Jeremy Smith. The Asian community faces violence from an ethnically diverse group of criminals - most of them non-whites - who need to be held accountable. The state must be tough on crime to solve this problem.