This pandemic brings out the best and also the worst behaviour from people.
-despicable act of violence against an elderly Asian man by a racist dude. -sounds like it happened at a 7 Eleven in my neighborhood.
https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/04...ated-incident/
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Police in Vancouver are seeing an uptick in anti-Asian and racially-motivated attacks, and an elderly man being assaulted recently is another prime example.
The VPD says a 92-year-old man with severe dementia was inside a convenience store along Nanaimo Street and East 1st Avenue on March 13 when someone yelled racist remarks at him, including comments about COVID-19.
Once outside, police say the suspect shoved the senior, causing him to fall down and hit his head. The suspect was gone by the time police arrived, but officers are hoping someone might recognize him.
“Everything about this assault and the behaviour of the suspect is despicable,” Constable Tania Visintin says in a release. “As a police department, we do not tolerate incidents motivated by bias, prejudice, or hate. It’s even more disturbing considering the victim’s age.”
In recent weeks, the VPD says it is seeing more cases like this — 11 hate crimes were reported in March, with almost half of them reported as anti-Asian.