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[Hoa Cái]

Ngày 17 tháng 10, 2020 1 đám người gốc Việt ủng hộ Trump khoảng 50 người biểu dương lực lượng tại 1 khu kinh doanh người VN, có 1 người Mỹ giương bảng hiệu chống lại Trump thì bị 1 số người trong đám đó rượt đánh . Anh bị thương tích, lên Facebook trình bày sự việc .

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Not mincing words, I was attacked at a Trump rally in my neighborhood, Othello, this past Saturday, October 17, at around 3:00 PM

I sat on this story for a few days because I needed 1) some time to process it, 2) to collect evidence to prove my version of events, and 3) to figure out next steps. Now that various false versions of what took place is getting out there, I decided to take back the narrative.

Before continuing, know that I've already gotten the most important feedback I could receive. From my wife: "I would've preferred you weren't there, but I agree with why you went." From my Krav instructors: "You made it home alive, which is the point of Krav. Good job. [fist bump]"

Speaking of which, while this photo looks bad, considering I was in a 6-versus-1 fight where three used flag poles as weapons, Krav 100% saved my ass. Unequivocally.

I'll keep the sentences brief because there's a lot of ground to cover.

Here goes...

A day or two prior, I got word that there would be a Trump rally at the parking lot of King Plaza in my neighborhood hosted by leaders of the local Vietnamese Trump-supporting community.

(Note: This does NOT mean that all Vietnamese-Americans support Trump. Trump support among Vietnamese-Americans is more commonly found among the first and 1.5 generation--parents' and grandparents' generation. There are seemingly plenty more Vietnamese-Americans who are apolitical or Biden supporters).

These events are organized in secret, ostensibly to avoid any counter protestors from showing up and to fully control the physical space they occupy. However, in doing so, it comes across as though their rally is occurring with out objection from the community. (Note: Thanks to social media, I obtained a list of the event organizers. One of the organizers was featured in a Seattle Times article published a few days ago.)

I decided to show up and counter protest.

Alone. (Yes yes...I already got feedback)

I made a sign in Vietnamese. Front: "you pay more for Vietnamese sandwiches than Trump pays in taxes." Back: "China owns Trump. Trump is a traitor. You are a traitor." I walk to the rally as it was only 5min from my house.

Now, here's where the building security footage I obtained comes in handy.

I position myself about 15-20 feet across from the booth Trump rally booth where they were about 50 attendees congregated. I held up my sign over my head with both hands (i.e. I wasn't flipping anyone off, signaling for a fight, etc.), kept silent, and braced for the boos and jeers.

Rally attendees walked over to me and used both their bodies and flags to surround me and block my sign. I tried walking away, sign still above my head. They followed me, continuing to harass and intimidate.

One guy (I have his name) moved himself to be slightly in my path and shoulder checked me, doing the whole "don't touch me bro" routine. I told him I didn't and that I had every right to be there, and then I walked away from him. This was the first physical assault.

I kept moving away from the people following and surrounding me, but they continued. I was still surrounded by bodies and their flags when the guy who shoulder bumped me did his routine again. This was the second physical assault.

Surprised by the second second assault and taunts, I turned towards him and observed that the guy's posture, the flag pole he hand in his hands, and everyone else surrounding me with their flag poles were all signals of an imminent danger to my personal safety.

So I took measures to defend myself.

Sparing you the play-by-play, I have video (which you'll see eventually) and photo evidence of 1) being outnumbered 6v1 against people with weapons, 2) trying to create distance and space between me and my attackers, and 3) those attackers continuing to chase me and attack me with flag poles.

Police were eventually called, took statements, and left. No arrests were made. One of the officers escorted me off the premises. I walked home.

Thuy came home from work and took me to urgent care. I received a few stitches.

I have footage taken by a bystander. I have the building security camera footage. I have photos of the attackers. I have the names of two of the attackers. I'm trying to identify three more.

I do intend on taking legal action.

I was put in touch with someone from the ACLU of WA and the Seattle Times, the former of which did email me with an introduction. I shared my account and some evidence to both the ACLU and ST; I'm still waiting for a reply.

I have a copy of the police report. I'm waiting to hear back from the sergeant on the possibility of a detective being assigned and how I can proceed with any legal action.

A couple of eye witness accounts from those not involved in the rally corroborate my story. One eye witness has subsequently been harassed by one of the rally organizers with demands to remove her post from social media. The eye witness has kept the post up.

A local Vietnamese newspaper (Người Việt Ngày Nay) already published a story about this altercation. However, the completely fabricated and lied about many of the details--many of which had Thuy completely ROFL. I was never approached by this newspaper for comment. Their complete misrepresentation compels me to look into any libel law infractions.

And, as you would imagine, those involved are already twisting the story to fit their narrative.

But, slight problem for them...I have evidence.

The optics look bad for them. If they had stayed on their side and just booed and cussed at me, then none of this would've happened. However, it turned into a 6v1 brawl with weapons, and video shows them chasing to attack me with them. Once again, Krav FTW.

OK. Breath.

I have a general idea on where I go from here. But, in the event I hit any dead ends, then I may come back to seek guidance from you all.

I may edit this post to provide more clarity and context. For the time being, it's time for my first coffee.

HC

Sửa bởi Hoa Cái: 22/10/2020 - 18:33

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