Suspect in Atlanta-area spa killings indicted on murder, domestic terror charges, could face hate crimes Updated 4:12 pm EDT May. 11, 2021 The suspect in a string of fatal shootings at Atlanta-area02massage parlors was indicted Tuesday on domestic terror and murder charges,02and02prosecutors signaled they will also seek hate crime charges02–02 something advocates have been pushing since the March slayings rattled the Asian-American community.02 Robert Aaron Long was officially indicted by a Fulton County grand jury in the fatal shootings of four people killed at two spas in Atlanta:02Suncha Kim, 69; Soon Chung Park, 74; Hyun Jung Grant, 51; and Yong Ae Yue, 63. The indictment does not cover the four others who were killed at another massage parlor in Cherokee County.02 The indictment charges Long with one count of domestic terrorism, four counts of murder, four counts of felony murder, five counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and four counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The domestic terrorism charge – which isn't02frequently used against in mass shooting cases due to legal red tape0202– says Long committed a series of illegal acts “which were interrelated by distinguishing characteristics, with the intent to cause serious bodily harm and to kill individuals and groups of individuals, and with the intent to intimidate the civilian population of this state and of its political subdivisions.” While mass shootings are often widely denounced as terrorism or a hate crime, a number of legal concerns often stand in the way of these charges being filed. The terms have legal definitions that02vary by state, and domestic terrorism isn't a charge on the books at the federal level. There's also02no federal list of domestic terrorist organizations, such as there is for foreign groups. Some experts say02the frequent lack of such02charges by prosecutors02 is a result of02institutional and systemic racism and misogyny. It will be up to a separate grand jury in Cherokee County to decide on charges in the shooting at a spa near suburban Woodstock in which four were killed and one person was wounded. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis also filed notice that she intends to seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against Long, who is white. The hate crime charges are based on actual or perceived race, national origin, sex and gender, according to online records.02 More: Georgia spa shootings: Suspect officially charged after 8 people killed at 3 businesses; most victims were Asian More: The Atlanta shooting put a spotlight on the vulnerability of spa workers. Many are still routinely arrested across Georgia. More: Hateful mass shootings terrorize the US. So why aren't more shooters charged with hate crimes or terrorism? Georgia’s new hate crimes law02does not provide for a stand-alone hate crime. After a person is convicted of an underlying crime, a jury must determine whether it’s a hate crime, which carries an additional penalty. Authorities say Long opened fire first at02Young's Asian Massage Parlor in a strip mall off Highway 92 near a rural area in Acworth, about 30 miles north of Atlanta. Four people died in the attack.02 An hour later, two other shootings occurred across the street from each other in Atlanta on Piedmont Road, at the Gold Spa and the02Aromatherapy Spa. Four more died in the set of shootings.02 After the attack, authorities02said Long, 21, claimed02his actions were not racially motivated and that he frequented some of the spas where the shootings happened.02Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Jay Baker said Long viewed the spas,02which are all listed on a prominent02illicit massage parlor matching02website,02as "a temptation that he wanted to eliminate." Baker said Long believed there was "some type of porn industry" in Florida that he intended to confront and that he was on his way to the state when he was apprehended. The killings came amid a wave of attacks against Asian Americans that coincided with the spread of the coronavirus02across the United States. Of the eight people killed, six were women of02Asian descent. Hate crimes against Asian-Americans have been spiking in recent months, and many advocates pushed for hate crime charges in the case, saying the Asian- American businesses were targeted.02 More: A hate crime? Georgia attacks that killed mostly Asian women raise questions of bias, motive More: Georgia spa shooting suspect, charged with 8 counts of murder, attended rehab for sex addiction Long had been in rehab for sex addiction and was wracked with guilt about his sexual urges,02according to two people who lived with him in transitional housing. He was02deeply religious and could not control his desire to visit massage parlors and engage in sexual acts, something that sent him into deep bouts of depression, said Tyler Bayless, who lived with Long for six months in 2019 and 2020. Contributing: Associated Press News from65every angle. USA TODAY covers the nation's65perspectives to keep you in the know. 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Nope, the poor boy was fed up He just had a bad day
【 在 WCNMLGB (CCC) 的大作中提到: 】 : 标 题: 亚特兰大枪击案嫌疑人被控谋杀和恐怖袭击 : 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue May 11 17:00:53 2021, 美东) : : Suspect in Atlanta-area spa killings indicted on murder, domestic terror : charges, could face hate crimes : Updated 4:12 pm EDT May. 11, 2021 : The suspect in a string of fatal shootings at Atlanta-area02massage : parlors was indicted Tuesday on domestic terror and murder charges,02and0 : 2prosecutors signaled they will also seek hate crime charges02–02 : something advocates have been pushing since the March slayings rattled the : Asian-American community.02 : Robert Aaron Long was officially indicted by a Fulton County grand jury in : the fatal shootings of four people killed at two spas in Atlanta:02 Suncha : Kim, 69; Soon Chung Park, 74; Hyun Jung Grant, 51; and Yong Ae Yue, 63. The : indictment does not cover the four others who were killed at another massage : parlor in Cherokee County.02 : The indictment charges Long with one count of domestic terrorism, four : counts of murder, four counts of felony murder, five counts of assault with : a deadly weapon, and four counts of possession of a firearm during the : commission of a felony. : The domestic terrorism charge – which isn't02frequently used against in : mass shooting cases due to legal red tape0202– says Long committed a : series of illegal acts “which were interrelated by distinguishing : characteristics, with the intent to cause serious bodily harm and to kill : individuals and groups of individuals, and with the intent to intimidate the : civilian population of this state and of its political subdivisions.” : While mass shootings are often widely denounced as terrorism or a hate crime : , a number of legal concerns often stand in the way of these charges being : filed. The terms have legal definitions that02vary by state, and domestic : terrorism isn't a charge on the books at the federal level. There's also02 : no federal list of domestic terrorist organizations, such as there is for : foreign groups. : Some experts say02the frequent lack of such02charges by prosecutors02 : is a result of02institutional and systemic racism and misogyny. : It will be up to a separate grand jury in Cherokee County to decide on : charges in the shooting at a spa near suburban Woodstock in which four were : killed and one person was wounded. : Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis also filed notice that she : intends to seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against Long, who : is white. The hate crime charges are based on actual or perceived race, : national origin, sex and gender, according to online records.02 : More: Georgia spa shootings: Suspect officially charged after 8 people : killed at 3 businesses; most victims were Asian : More: The Atlanta shooting put a spotlight on the vulnerability of spa : workers. Many are still routinely arrested across Georgia. : More: Hateful mass shootings terrorize the US. So why aren't more shooters : charged with hate crimes or terrorism? : Georgia’s new hate crimes law02does not provide for a stand-alone hate : crime. After a person is convicted of an underlying crime, a jury must : determine whether it’s a hate crime, which carries an additional penalty.: Authorities say Long opened fire first at02Young's Asian Massage Parlor in : a strip mall off Highway 92 near a rural area in Acworth, about 30 miles : north of Atlanta. Four people died in the attack.02 : An hour later, two other shootings occurred across the street from each : other in Atlanta on Piedmont Road, at the Gold Spa and the02Aromatherapy : Spa. Four more died in the set of shootings.02 : After the attack, authorities02said Long, 21, claimed02his actions were : not racially motivated and that he frequented some of the spas where the : shootings happened.02Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Jay : Baker said Long viewed the spas,02which are all listed on a prominent02 : illicit massage parlor matching02website,02as "a temptation that he : wanted to eliminate." : Baker said Long believed there was "some type of porn industry" in Florida : that he intended to confront and that he was on his way to the state when he : was apprehended. : The killings came amid a wave of attacks against Asian Americans that : coincided with the spread of the coronavirus02across the United States. Of : the eight people killed, six were women of02Asian descent. Hate crimes : against Asian-Americans have been spiking in recent months, and many : advocates pushed for hate crime charges in the case, saying the Asian- : American businesses were targeted.02 : More: A hate crime? Georgia attacks that killed mostly Asian women raise : questions of bias, motive : More: Georgia spa shooting suspect, charged with 8 counts of murder, : attended rehab for sex addiction : Long had been in rehab for sex addiction and was wracked with guilt about : his sexual urges,02according to two people who lived with him in : transitional housing. He was02deeply religious and could not control his : desire to visit massage parlors and engage in sexual acts, something that : sent him into deep bouts of depression, said Tyler Bayless, who lived with : Long for six months in 2019 and 2020. : Contributing: Associated Press : News from65every angle. : USA TODAY covers the nation's65perspectives to keep you in the know. : GET OUR FREE APP : Originally Published 2:50 pm EDT May. 11, 2021 : **Updated 4:12 pm EDT May. 11, 2021** : : -- : ☆ 发自 iPhone 买买提 1.24.11 : --
Suspect in Atlanta-area spa killings indicted on murder, domestic terror
charges, could face hate crimes
Updated 4:12 pm EDT May. 11, 2021
The suspect in a string of fatal shootings at Atlanta-area02massage
parlors was indicted Tuesday on domestic terror and murder charges,02and02prosecutors signaled they will also seek hate crime charges02–02
something advocates have been pushing since the March slayings rattled the
Asian-American community.02
Robert Aaron Long was officially indicted by a Fulton County grand jury in
the fatal shootings of four people killed at two spas in Atlanta:02Suncha Kim, 69; Soon Chung Park, 74; Hyun Jung Grant, 51; and Yong Ae Yue, 63. The indictment does not cover the four others who were killed at another massage parlor in Cherokee County.02
The indictment charges Long with one count of domestic terrorism, four
counts of murder, four counts of felony murder, five counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and four counts of possession of a firearm during the
commission of a felony.
The domestic terrorism charge – which isn't02frequently used against in
mass shooting cases due to legal red tape0202– says Long committed a
series of illegal acts “which were interrelated by distinguishing
characteristics, with the intent to cause serious bodily harm and to kill
individuals and groups of individuals, and with the intent to intimidate the civilian population of this state and of its political subdivisions.”
While mass shootings are often widely denounced as terrorism or a hate crime, a number of legal concerns often stand in the way of these charges being
filed. The terms have legal definitions that02vary by state, and domestic terrorism isn't a charge on the books at the federal level. There's also02no federal list of domestic terrorist organizations, such as there is for
foreign groups.
Some experts say02the frequent lack of such02charges by prosecutors02
is a result of02institutional and systemic racism and misogyny.
It will be up to a separate grand jury in Cherokee County to decide on
charges in the shooting at a spa near suburban Woodstock in which four were killed and one person was wounded.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis also filed notice that she
intends to seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against Long, who
is white. The hate crime charges are based on actual or perceived race,
national origin, sex and gender, according to online records.02
More: Georgia spa shootings: Suspect officially charged after 8 people
killed at 3 businesses; most victims were Asian
More: The Atlanta shooting put a spotlight on the vulnerability of spa
workers. Many are still routinely arrested across Georgia.
More: Hateful mass shootings terrorize the US. So why aren't more shooters
charged with hate crimes or terrorism?
Georgia’s new hate crimes law02does not provide for a stand-alone hate
crime. After a person is convicted of an underlying crime, a jury must
determine whether it’s a hate crime, which carries an additional penalty.
Authorities say Long opened fire first at02Young's Asian Massage Parlor in a strip mall off Highway 92 near a rural area in Acworth, about 30 miles
north of Atlanta. Four people died in the attack.02
An hour later, two other shootings occurred across the street from each
other in Atlanta on Piedmont Road, at the Gold Spa and the02Aromatherapy
Spa. Four more died in the set of shootings.02
After the attack, authorities02said Long, 21, claimed02his actions were not racially motivated and that he frequented some of the spas where the
shootings happened.02Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Jay Baker said Long viewed the spas,02which are all listed on a prominent02illicit massage parlor matching02website,02as "a temptation that he
wanted to eliminate."
Baker said Long believed there was "some type of porn industry" in Florida
that he intended to confront and that he was on his way to the state when he was apprehended.
The killings came amid a wave of attacks against Asian Americans that
coincided with the spread of the coronavirus02across the United States. Of the eight people killed, six were women of02Asian descent. Hate crimes
against Asian-Americans have been spiking in recent months, and many
advocates pushed for hate crime charges in the case, saying the Asian-
American businesses were targeted.02
More: A hate crime? Georgia attacks that killed mostly Asian women raise
questions of bias, motive
More: Georgia spa shooting suspect, charged with 8 counts of murder,
attended rehab for sex addiction
Long had been in rehab for sex addiction and was wracked with guilt about
his sexual urges,02according to two people who lived with him in
transitional housing. He was02deeply religious and could not control his
desire to visit massage parlors and engage in sexual acts, something that
sent him into deep bouts of depression, said Tyler Bayless, who lived with
Long for six months in 2019 and 2020.
Contributing: Associated Press
News from65every angle.
USA TODAY covers the nation's65perspectives to keep you in the know.
GET OUR FREE APP
Originally Published 2:50 pm EDT May. 11, 2021
**Updated 4:12 pm EDT May. 11, 2021**
Nope, the poor boy was fed up
He just had a bad day
【 在 WCNMLGB (CCC) 的大作中提到: 】
: 标 题: 亚特兰大枪击案嫌疑人被控谋杀和恐怖袭击
: 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue May 11 17:00:53 2021, 美东)
:
: Suspect in Atlanta-area spa killings indicted on murder, domestic terror
: charges, could face hate crimes
: Updated 4:12 pm EDT May. 11, 2021
: The suspect in a string of fatal shootings at Atlanta-area02massage
: parlors was indicted Tuesday on domestic terror and murder charges,02and0
: 2prosecutors signaled they will also seek hate crime charges02–02
: something advocates have been pushing since the March slayings rattled the
: Asian-American community.02
: Robert Aaron Long was officially indicted by a Fulton County grand jury in
: the fatal shootings of four people killed at two spas in Atlanta:02
Suncha
: Kim, 69; Soon Chung Park, 74; Hyun Jung Grant, 51; and Yong Ae Yue, 63.
The
: indictment does not cover the four others who were killed at another
massage
: parlor in Cherokee County.02
: The indictment charges Long with one count of domestic terrorism, four
: counts of murder, four counts of felony murder, five counts of assault
with
: a deadly weapon, and four counts of possession of a firearm during the
: commission of a felony.
: The domestic terrorism charge – which isn't02frequently used against in
: mass shooting cases due to legal red tape0202– says Long committed a : series of illegal acts “which were interrelated by distinguishing
: characteristics, with the intent to cause serious bodily harm and to kill : individuals and groups of individuals, and with the intent to intimidate
the
: civilian population of this state and of its political subdivisions.”
: While mass shootings are often widely denounced as terrorism or a hate
crime
: , a number of legal concerns often stand in the way of these charges being
: filed. The terms have legal definitions that02vary by state, and
domestic
: terrorism isn't a charge on the books at the federal level. There's also02
: no federal list of domestic terrorist organizations, such as there is for : foreign groups.
: Some experts say02the frequent lack of such02charges by prosecutors02
: is a result of02institutional and systemic racism and misogyny.
: It will be up to a separate grand jury in Cherokee County to decide on
: charges in the shooting at a spa near suburban Woodstock in which four
were
: killed and one person was wounded.
: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis also filed notice that she
: intends to seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against Long, who
: is white. The hate crime charges are based on actual or perceived race,
: national origin, sex and gender, according to online records.02
: More: Georgia spa shootings: Suspect officially charged after 8 people
: killed at 3 businesses; most victims were Asian
: More: The Atlanta shooting put a spotlight on the vulnerability of spa
: workers. Many are still routinely arrested across Georgia.
: More: Hateful mass shootings terrorize the US. So why aren't more shooters
: charged with hate crimes or terrorism?
: Georgia’s new hate crimes law02does not provide for a stand-alone hate : crime. After a person is convicted of an underlying crime, a jury must
: determine whether it’s a hate crime, which carries an additional penalty.: Authorities say Long opened fire first at02Young's Asian Massage Parlor in
: a strip mall off Highway 92 near a rural area in Acworth, about 30 miles : north of Atlanta. Four people died in the attack.02
: An hour later, two other shootings occurred across the street from each
: other in Atlanta on Piedmont Road, at the Gold Spa and the02Aromatherapy
: Spa. Four more died in the set of shootings.02
: After the attack, authorities02said Long, 21, claimed02his actions
were
: not racially motivated and that he frequented some of the spas where the
: shootings happened.02Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt.
Jay
: Baker said Long viewed the spas,02which are all listed on a prominent02
: illicit massage parlor matching02website,02as "a temptation that he
: wanted to eliminate."
: Baker said Long believed there was "some type of porn industry" in Florida
: that he intended to confront and that he was on his way to the state when he
: was apprehended.
: The killings came amid a wave of attacks against Asian Americans that
: coincided with the spread of the coronavirus02across the United States. Of
: the eight people killed, six were women of02Asian descent. Hate crimes : against Asian-Americans have been spiking in recent months, and many
: advocates pushed for hate crime charges in the case, saying the Asian-
: American businesses were targeted.02
: More: A hate crime? Georgia attacks that killed mostly Asian women raise
: questions of bias, motive
: More: Georgia spa shooting suspect, charged with 8 counts of murder,
: attended rehab for sex addiction
: Long had been in rehab for sex addiction and was wracked with guilt about : his sexual urges,02according to two people who lived with him in
: transitional housing. He was02deeply religious and could not control his
: desire to visit massage parlors and engage in sexual acts, something that : sent him into deep bouts of depression, said Tyler Bayless, who lived with
: Long for six months in 2019 and 2020.
: Contributing: Associated Press
: News from65every angle.
: USA TODAY covers the nation's65perspectives to keep you in the know.
: GET OUR FREE APP
: Originally Published 2:50 pm EDT May. 11, 2021
: **Updated 4:12 pm EDT May. 11, 2021**
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