Olivia Munn says anti-Asian violence 'does not happen in a vacuum'

"I think the thing that we need everyone to know is that the pandemic was weaponized against Asian Americans," Munn said."And we have a target on our back and for some reason right now, it feels like it's open season on us. And we need help, and we need people to care about what's happening to us."

Robert Aaron Long, 21, was charged with eight counts of murder on Wednesday for the shootings. Authorities said at a news conference on Wednesday that Long told investigators that he had a sexual addiction and viewed the spas as a temptation he needed to eliminate.However, officials in the two jurisdictions where the shootings occurred stressed that it's still too early to determine if race was a motive in the killings.

"You look at what happened in Atlanta, this doesn't happen in a vacuum," Munn said."And I have to say it's also incredibly infuriating to hear the Atlanta Sheriff's Department or the Cherokee Sheriff's Department say that they can't really say what this is yet, and it's so clear that Asian women were targeted. It's just so hard for people to call a hate crime a hate crime, especially when the assailant is a white man.

Capt. Jay Baker, spokesperson for the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, has also come under fire for comments at Wednesday's news conference by saying Tuesday was"a really bad day for him" in reference to Long. Screenshots also surfaced from a March 2020 Facebook post by Baker that promoted anti-Asian T-shirts that said,"Covid 19 IMPORTED VIRUS FROM CHY-NA."

Baker has not responded to multiple requests for comment by NBC News, and the Facebook page appears to have been taken down.

I also want you to know that I would support you in a political career, as your efforts recently have shown dedication to what matters in the world right now.

oliviamunn thank you for speaking up for your culture as well as women of all nations and races. I’m inspired by your activism and talent.

Its not appropriate in any occasion especially when the color of our skin does not dictate our family’s past or our present self and the future.

Call me old fashioned, but, if you shoot and kill 8 people, you’re not a Sex addict, you’re a mass murderer....

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