Asian food trucks were investigated by the U.S. police in the U.S. for racial discrimination based on graffiti

　　China News Service, June 11th. According to a comprehensive report from the US "World Journal", a dining truck selling Asian meals in Utah, the United States, was vandalized in the northern part of Salt Lake City, and its body was painted with racially discriminatory terms.

The police have initiated investigations into suspected hate crimes and also appealed to the public to actively provide clues to help solve the case.

　　"World-famous and delicious food trucks" shared several photos on their social media pages a few days ago and wrote that the truck was painted with white spray paint and graffiti with racially discriminatory terms.

"World-famous and delicious food truck" takes Filipino and Asian cuisine as its main products.

　　A post on a social media page read: "We will not let hatred prevent us from sharing our culture."

　　Police officer Hawkham of the Layton City Police Department in Utah said that the police learned of the incident through social media.

He also urged people who knew anything about the incident to contact the police.

He said that no suspects have been identified so far.

　　The management team of "World Famous Food Truck" issued a statement thanking the community for their love.

The statement also stated that the dining car has been repainted to cover up the graffiti.

　　In an interview with the local radio station KSL, the mayor of Leyton Petro said: "Our city shouldn't be like this."

　　Although incidents of discrimination against Asians have aroused national attention in the United States, and many political campaigns against Asians hate have been launched, statistics show that incidents of hatred for Asians have not diminished.

　　The non-profit organization "Stop Hatred of Asians and Pacific Island Nations" forum pointed out that from March 2020 to March 2021, a total of more than 6,600 notifications of incidents of hatred against Asians were received. Among them, the perpetrators were later criminal prosecuted or The proportion of civil lawsuits is extremely small.

Among the reported cases, 12% were physical attacks, and 10% were violations of civil rights, such as workplace discrimination and refusal to provide services.

　　The San Bernardino Increased Hate and Extremism Research Center released a research report stating that the police received notifications of crimes against Asians in hatred, which increased by 164% in the first quarter of 2021.

(Yan Lingru)