We stand with the Asian-American community
【聖路易時報訊】聖路易郡檢察長Wesley Bell 3月22日(週一)發表聲明，我們和亞美社區站在一起。Wesley Bell檢察長明確聲明表示，檢察長辦公室一定正視和受理任何社區或個人遭受之歧視和仇恨案件。
Bell檢察長在聲明中指出，馬丁·路德·金(美國黑人民權運動領袖)說過，任何的不公義都是對正義的威脅，在整個的網絡中，我們是命運共同體。
在美國，這個世界上最多元化的國家，我們是一家人。多元化的超級力量使得我們更加強大，我們都來自不同的背景和文化，但是我們團結在這個互助的網絡中。
亞特蘭大令人髮指的槍擊案中有六名亞裔及其他兩名受害人身亡，是一個讓人無法忍受的悲劇，除了祈禱和慰問，我們還必須伸出援手並表明支持亞美社區的立場，對亞美家庭的不公義，就是對整個美國家庭的不公義。
身為聖路易郡檢察長，我明確的聲明表示，檢察長辦公室一定正視和受理任何社區或個人遭受之歧視和仇恨案件。
聖路易郡檢察長Wesley Bell聲明全文
We stand with the Asian-American community
By St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell
Martin Luther King Jr. said: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught
in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects
one directly, affects all indirectly.”
We are all family and all in this American experiment together. America is the most diverse
country in the world, and that diversity is what makes us strong. It is our super power. We are
the strongest, most resourceful country in the world, but our greatest resource is, and always
has been, are people. We all may come from different backgrounds and cultures, but we are
united in this “network of mutuality.”
The shootings in Atlanta that resulted in the death of six people of Asian descent (and two other
individuals) were tragic and intolerable. In addition to our prayers and condolences to the
victims of these heinous acts and their families, we must also extend our hand as a show of
support that we stand with the Asian-American community. An injustice to our Asian family is an
injustice to our entire American family.
In my role as St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, I also want to make it clear that we want to
hear from anyone from this or any community who is a victim of discrimination or hate.
