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1.媒體來源: abc7 news


2.記者署名: Matt Boone


3.完整新聞標題: Oakland police chief urges Chinatown residents not to arm themselves


4.完整新聞內文:

Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong is urging residents not to arm
themselves, after a resident opened fire on a robbery suspect Monday night in
Chinatown.

"When weapons are fired in our community, there could be unintended victims,"
said Armstrong Tuesday afternoon. "We don't want our business owners or
others to begin to arm themselves. We would really prefer them to be good
witnesses."

According to police, a woman was walking near 9th Street and Franklin Street
around 6 p.m. Monday when she was approached by a suspect who attempted to
take her camera.

During the struggle, investigators said a nearby resident came up and fired
several rounds toward the suspect.

No one was hit, but when police arrived, the man with the gun was arrested
while the robbery suspect got away.

"We just want to reassure the community that we're doing a thorough job of
investigating what happened last night," said Chief Armstrong, adding "the
District Attorney will determine whether charges are appropriate or not."

In California, defending yourself or someone else with a gun is legal, though
there is some gray area.

"There is no bright line rule," said defense attorney Elliot Silver. "It's
case by case. That's why many of these situations end up in front of a jury."

He says juries are told to look for three things. First, whether a person was
in imminent danger. Second, if the force was necessary. And third, if the
force was equal to the danger they were in.

"The question is, what would a reasonable person do if they were put in that
situation?" said Elliot.

The attempted robbery in Chinatown was the latest in a string of recent
crimes in the neighborhood.

"Everybody's scared out of their jackets right now," said resident Nancy Tan.

The police presence on Tuesday afternoon was clearly visible, with patrol
cars and beat cops roaming the streets.

She agreed with Chief Armstrong that guns are not the answer, though she
understood why someone might resort to that.

"He's just one example of people that are just frustrated. They want to take
the law into their own hands," she said of the person who fired his weapon at
the attempted robbery suspect.

Tan said, she noticed crime in the area started to intensify about a year ago.

"It's partially racism, partially profiling because Asians tend to carry more
cash, so we make for a better, riper victim," she explained.

It's had wide reaching consequences, not just for individual victims but for
the neighborhood at large. She said in addition to loss of business from the
pandemic, her hair dresser has seen a drop in clients because of the crime.

"Her customers are afraid to come here, they're afraid because of this," she
said, gesturing to where the attempted robbery took place Monday night.

Her message to would-be criminals was simple:

"Hey thieves, lay off. Give us a break!"


5.完整新聞連結 (或短網址): https://tinyurl.com/bfh5j502


6.備註:

奧克蘭的中國城治安從一月底開始變差 有密集的中老年人當街被攻擊或被搶

居民認為部分是種族因素 部分則是因為亞洲人比較會現金隨身 所以容易被鎖定

這篇新聞說的事件是星期一的搶案 雙方在街上扭打時 附近居民出來對搶匪開槍了

結果是 沒人受傷 但開槍居民被捕 搶匪跑了

奧克蘭市警局長表示 希望中國城居民不要武裝自己 「一旦開火 很可能就有人受害」

「我們寧可這些人當個好的目擊者」


乖寶寶亞洲人竟然也會對人開槍了 popo表示緊張~

街頭流氓: ?

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