co coping with in the wake of the atlanta shootings. today, a house judiciary subcommittee heard testimony from asian-american lawmakers about the climate of hatred that they, and their constituents, are experiencing. the committee also heard from texas congressman, chip roy. the ranking republican who used part of his time to recall the good, old days, when lynchings in texas were a-okay. there s old sayings in texas about, you know, find the rope in texas and get a tall-oak tree. we take justice very seriously, and we ought to do that. round up the bad guys. so, to a community living in fear of random acts of violence, during a hearing to address that violence and discrimination. congressman roy, there, seems to have praised the idea of mobs of people lynching other people from trees. and just as as americans of asian desent are being slandered with false allegations of loyalty to a foreign country, racist allegations that have, frankly, a long history in this country
Eight Killed, Including Six of Asian Descent, in Shootings Near Atlanta
The violence in Georgia unfolded days after US President Joe Biden used a nationally televised speech to condemn a recent surge in hate crimes and discrimination against Asian-Americans.
Crime scene tape surrounds Gold Spa after deadly shootings at a massage parlor and two day spas in the Atlanta area, in Atlanta, Georgia, US. March 16, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Chris Aluka Berry
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Eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, were shot dead in a string of attacks on Atlanta-area day spas on Tuesday, and a man suspected of carrying out all of the shootings was arrested hours later in southern Georgia, police said.
Colorado Springs massage parlor owner arrested for prostitution charges
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - The owner of a massage parlor in Colorado Springs was arrested on several charges including prostitution.
The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) announced on Tuesday that their Metro Vice Unit wrapped up a months-long investigation into the Rose Spa massage parlor, located at 2833 N. Dublin Blvd.
You may remember the Rose Spa was featured in the KRDO NewsChannel 13 special investigative series, Hiding in Plain Sight, spotlighting prostitution and human trafficking in the Colorado Springs area.
According to CSPD, detectives began an investigation into the Rose Spa massage parlor in May, after receiving numerous tips about acts of prostitution being offered to customers. Police served a search warrant at the spa in July.