I didn't get a chance to go to Vincent Chin's grave, but if you're not familiar with his story, you should take a moment to Google his name or look him up on Wikipedia. (I can't get the link function to work right now.) I remember watching "Who Killed Vincent Chin?" years ago, and could never get the heartbreaking image of Vincent's mother's hands, as she wrung them in anguish, out of my head. As far as I know, the two guys who beat him to death are out there living their lives, never having spent a day in jail or paid a dime to his family. In 2002, his mom, Lily, also passed away. I'd like to say RIP Lily, but somehow, very sadly, I don't think that's the case.


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Chin
If Ronald Ebens ever owed money to the IRS he would've been flayed and quartered by the government in an instant regardless of where he would run off to. But instead he owed money to a grieving Chinese mother and got away.
It saddens me to see our legal system laxed when it comes to hate crimes. I mean it took a riot and hundreds of millions of dollars of property damage to get the courts off their asses to finally convict Rodney King's attackers. Is that what it takes for our legal system to care - constituents'
pocketbooks?
Yeah I know the incident is 24 years old but it still pisses me off as if it was yesterday.
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