Current Events > White man 'yelling about COVID' attacks Asian woman on Minnesota hiking trail.

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http://www.citypages.com/news/racist-yelling-about-covid-attacks-woman-in-bloomington/572407081

On Saturday afternoon, a 24-year-old woman of Asian descent walked a nature trail in the Minnesota River Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Around 4 p.m., the woman was confronted by a man who made "race based comments" and hit the woman with a tree branch, according to a release from the Bloomington Police Department. The woman managed to get away from her attacker, who left the area, and was soon found by other hikers on the trail. Susan Maas, one of the first to find the woman after the attack, says the man was "yelling about COVID" as he attacked her. The woman said her assailant also told her "you don't belong here." Bloomington police responded to the scene and searched the area, but couldn't find the attacker. The victim was taken to Fairview Southdale Hospital with "non-life threatening injuries to her upper body," according to the release. The suspect is white, about 6 feet tall and of medium build, and was described as "disheveled in appearance and wearing a tan or dirty T-shirt, shorts, hiking boots, and a black face covering."

Thousands of racist incidents against Asian Americans have been reported this year, and one poll found 30 percent of respondents blame China for COVID-19. In March, an Asian American couple living in Woodbury received a letter telling them to "take the virus back to China."

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One more reason I'm leaving MN. Racists are taking the fuck over and not even hiding their bullshit anymore. I'm really concerned for our Somali community, especially if Trump wins.

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I just don't understand what causes this. Are they just born with this hate that's directed at people they don't even know? Who are these types, do they have some kind of psychological issues? They can't possibly be the norm or the majority of society.
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Another trumper

It's pretty crazy how common these hate crimes against asian Americans have become.

Wish there was more talk about it just to make sure people knew it was an issue, but people tolerate far too much racism against asians in the US.

The_Ivory_Man posted...

It's pretty crazy how common these hate crimes against asian Americans have become.

Wish there was more talk about it just to make sure people knew it was an issue, but people tolerate far too much racism against asians in the US.

there was a direct correlation between increase in attacks on asians and trump calling it "the china virus"

saspa posted...

I just don't understand what causes this. Are they just born with this hate that's directed at people they don't even know? Who are these types, do they have some kind of psychological issues? They can't possibly be the norm or the majority of society.

Trump has normalized racism

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Poop2 posted...

there was a direct correlation between increase in attacks on asians and trump calling it "the china virus"

Not too surprised on that, but this has been lurking for far longer.

Racism against asians is pretty commonplace and tolerated in the US, you can have blatantly racist songs air in the US and be applauded for them. It's really messed up.

Fargo showed me that Minnesota was friendly as all heck, ya? What the fuck.

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Words0fJokeAc posted...

Minnesota

America

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saspa posted...

I just don't understand what causes this. Are they just born with this hate that's directed at people they don't even know? Who are these types, do they have some kind of psychological issues? They can't possibly be the norm or the majority of society.

Its stupidity. People who are non-educated. You rarely ever see people who are smart and educated doing things like this

A shame she wasn't armed.

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InhumaneRaider posted...

Fargo showed me that Minnesota was friendly as all heck, ya? What the fuck.

The heck do ya mean?

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Machete posted...

The heck do ya mean?

Oh jeeez, ya know, I just thought, from that TV show Fargo, them Minnesootans were friendly as all heck. But uffdah, ya never know, eh?

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pretty dang sad :(

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