MASSAGE PARLOR SHOOTINGS NOT ABOUT RACE, IT WAS ABOUT SEX
News agencies, for some unknown reason, have taken the wrong direction on the recent Atlanta killing of 8 people at massage parlors. Major outlets are exploding with headlines about the killings being racially motivated and calling them hate crimes against Asian’s. While there are several reports throughout America of hate crimes against Asian’s, this was not one of them. This was about ‘sex addiction by the suspect’s own account. News outlets are sayings things like “despite a motive not being known” even though 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long told authorities he shot up the massage parlors because of his sex addiction and the parlors were responsible for keeping him coming back for more. Long told investigators that he blames the massage parlors for providing an outlet for his addiction to sex,” a press release stated. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said that he was heading to Florida after the shootings to possibly commit other crimes. What the national news is not pointing out is that massage parlors like the ones targeted by Long are typically sex parlors. They are all over the country and many operated by Asian’s. While the parlors do offer massages – they offer a bit more for a bit more money. Sometimes these ‘extra’ benefits are called ‘happy endings’ meaning the women will perform some kind of sex act on the customer. Long’s excuse for shooting up the parlors is in no way reasonable or right. He should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for multiple murders. But if the police are going to do their job there needs to be a discussion on the widespread criminal activity of illicit massage parlors acting as illegal sex facilitators not to mention the ‘sex addiction’ problem in America. The Atlanta Police stated that at least one of the parlors targeted by Long was a legitimate massage parlor as far as they knew. For some reason, the shooter’s admission that the killings were a result of his sex addiction is being totally downplayed by the media and police and instead portrayed as an Asian hate crime.
Lexi
March 18, 2021 at 7:39 pm
This article is completely tone deaf, off base, and places blame on the victims. I do not understand how anyone can state this was not a hate crime. He targeted Asian businesses and killed Asian workers predominantly. You should be ashamed of this shoddy excuse for journalism.
Chad
March 18, 2021 at 8:57 pm
@Lexi Shutup you stupid Karen.
Lexi
March 19, 2021 at 12:40 pm
So eloquently put, Chad. Very impressed. Much wow!
David
March 21, 2021 at 10:58 am
Chad, kill anybody lately?
Susan123
March 21, 2021 at 12:13 pm
How is it about race? He targeted the massage parlors he went to for sex. The media is spinning this to avoid the real issues—protection for illegal sex workers and gun control—typically liberal interests! As far as the narrative of white supremacy and Asian female racism—who owns these salons? Asian Americans do! Who put up the advertising in the windows portraying Asian females in a provacative way? The salon owners! Do some research into these types of massage parlors—many have connections to crime networks, like the Triads (an ethnic Asian gang!). Do you think they are worried about racism against Asian females? I am a liberal Democrat by the way!
Donna
March 19, 2021 at 9:10 am
You are exactly right, Lexi and I agree with you 100%. The reason he was advised to say an addiction is so that he can plead temporary insanity vs the much stronger penalty for hate crimes.
Susan123
March 21, 2021 at 12:15 pm
But it’s so much easier for the politicians and lawmakers to consider it Racism—that way they don’t have to deal with tough issues like protection for illegal sex workers or gun control. . .AND they can keep the left happy at the same time!!