A woman accused of spitting on an Asian American man and yelling an ethnic slur as he dined outdoors in Silicon Valley has been charged with a misdemeanor hate crime and battery, officials said. AdvertisementDuring the theft, the woman told the store owners she didn’t have to pay “because of their Asian ethnicity,” Mountain View police spokeswoman Katie Nelson said. During that time, they learned that she had been accused of spitting on the diner several steps from the market. Inman was not charged in connection with the theft because the store owners declined to press charges, Leung said. “Our community stands together against any hatred and racism against the Asian Pacific Islander community,” Santa Clara County Dist.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 09, 2021 15:33 UTC