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Protests against hate crimes of Asian origin have spread across the United States after the shooting in Atlanta, US, where eight people, including four Koreans, were killed.

A petition for dismissal has also begun for a spokesman for the local sheriff's office, who made a daunting remark, saying, "It was a bad day for the shooter."



Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung from Washington reports.



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Today (22nd) in the street demonstrations in Washington DC, the Korean picket to retire from racial discrimination took the lead.



Hundreds of people went out into the streets saying they couldn't be silent anymore as they watched the Atlanta serial shootings.



[Asian people, do not be silent any more.

Don't be silent.]



[Cho Hyun-sook/Washington CEO of Hope Butterfly: Due to this shooting, we have to stand up.

It seems that I feel that I shouldn't be quiet anymore.]



[Melissa/

Protestant

: (The shooting) was terrible.

I think we need to be solidarity to get rid of this behavior.]



Protests against hate crimes in Asia continued across the country throughout the weekend.



It is spreading through large-scale protests against racial discrimination, saying that the lives of Asians are also precious.



While it is still unclear whether the hate crime charges will apply to the shooting suspects, a petition for dismissal has been initiated to a petition for dismissal of a spokesman for the Cherokee's office, who said "it was a bad day for the shooter," and has already responded to more than 80,000 people.



The fact that he posted an image of a T-shirt containing Asian hatred on social media in the past is also revealing, and citizens' anger is growing.



Korean female lawmakers also raised their voices saying that Asians should no longer be victims of hate crimes.



[Michel Steele/US Republican Congressman: Asian Americans became victims.

We really have to change this.]



President Biden recounted the shootings and stressed that women need to do more to make a society free of violence.



(Video coverage: Park Eun-ha, Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)