An elderly Asian woman fought back against her attacker after he assaulted her and another elderly man in California’s Bay Area.
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The attack occurred around 10:30 a.m Wednesday on Market Street when the unknown 39-year-old man attacked the 75-year-old woman and prior to this attack, he also assaulted an 83-year-old Asian man. Moments after, the unknown woman fought back and attacked him with a stick, sending him on a stretcher with blood on his face. In Chinese, the woman asks the man “You bum, why did you hit me?” as EMTs pushed him on the stretcher.
She told authorities that she was leaning on a pole when the man randomly punched her several times before a nearby security guard intervened as reported by SF Gate.
Just came upon an attack on an elderly Asian woman on Market Street San Francisco. Effort I got more details pic.twitter.com/5o8r0eeHE2
— Dennis O’Donnell (@DennisKPIX) March 17, 2021
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Police said in a statement to the outlet that investigators are currently looking into if “bias played a motivating factor in the incident.” Amid the increase in violence against Asians in the United States, people praised the woman for her bravery and for defending herself against the attacker.
Little Asian Granny beat his sorry butt! Stop attacking women, elderly, people of color, and any other human being. This white boy got his booty whooped! Now take him to jail for a hate crime. https://t.co/A1Mt7PKH9c
— TexasHeartNurse (@NurseTexas) March 18, 2021
“Go to hell… you hit me… you hit me” while she’s sobbing…. I’m fucking sad https://t.co/RiHebUCrsm
— olive 🍸 (@olivyyeah) March 18, 2021
I don’t know if non-Asians understand, but attacking the elderly(in northeastern Asian cultures at least, not sure about other Asians)is one of the greatest acts of disrespect in Asian culture bc of generational veneration. Elder abuse is a spit on the Asian population as a whole https://t.co/gRarFSGJV9
— hehehehe (@MKapophenia) March 18, 2021
She put that mf in a stretcher I’m crying https://t.co/KB1yPVXegv
— Don’t Argue With Me If You Dont Have Any Citations (@JamelTheCreator) March 18, 2021
As much i loved that this lady beat up that person ass for bullying her.. she should not have needed to defend herself like this in the first place.. https://t.co/QYzVq9ldfR
— 🦋shiero🦋 (@shieroell029) March 18, 2021