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Asian Woman gives strong argument for #justice4liang, refutes myth of "Asians aligning with White privilege"

Spoken by an Asian Woman at a #Justice4Liang rally in NY.

Found originally on this Facebook page. (Please contact me if you have a higher quality link).

On #Justice4Liang:

We [as Asian Americans] are angry, because we are also hurt by the systemic injustices, and the structural oppression, and the racism that continues to pervade this country.

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This protest is not about aligning ourselves with White Privilege. This protest is us standing up and saying: "Our system is wrong. The criminal justice system is wrong; it is unfair."

On Peter Liang's sentencing:

Peter Liang took the fall for the sins of a country, and while he should be held accountable for the actions he took, we believe that the sentencing that comes down in April needs to be proportionate to his action, and not proportionate to the sins of a nation.

On the American justice system:

We want all cops to be held accountable, and we want this justice system to be transparent, to be fair. We want white privilege to end, because this is not how Democracy works.

Posted Feb 21, 2016, 10:01 PM UTC

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