He said that early on once we began the interviews with him. He claims that these, and as the chief said, this is still early, but he does claim that it was not racially motivated. He apparently has an issue, what he considers sex addiction and sees these locations as something that allows him to go to these places, and it’s a temptation for him that he wanted to eliminate. Like I said, it’s still early on, but those were comments that he made. Reporter: Sheriff, did you have a sense that he understood the gravity of what he did?Ĭapt. Baker: When I spoke to the investigators, they interviewed him this morning and they got that impression, that, yes, he understood the gravity of it. And he was pretty much fed up and kind of at the end of his rope. And yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did. Since nearly all of the people shot were Asian, there are plenty of questions about racism here.įirst, was the shooter Long racist? He says his violence was not directed based on race. Of course, what we have here is a person who feels his own problems with sex addiction justify murdering people.
If you can shoot a bunch of people because of your own problems, you clearly don’t see those people as full human beings. Long shot those people because he doesn’t see Asian sex workers as human. You do have to wonder whether he would have said the shooter “had a bad day” if a Black man had shot up a school, or a Hispanic man had shot up a church full of white people.ĭescribing a white person who killed a bunch of Asians with the words “yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did” demonstrates a breathtaking level of racial insensitivity. “Pretty boys” don’t automatically mean white.It demonstrates a strong desire to understand, and excuse, a racist hate crime based on the subject’s momentary mental state. It’s never a good thing to argue with a client, but this bar owner is clearly a racist – then and now. I do agree that the Graphic Designer should have just either complied with the request or remove himself from the project if he had an issue. 2012 and not 1982, which would have been a little more believable. The segregation argument of the bar owner is ludicrous on its face value. The Eagle, Blake’s, Backstreet (when it was open), Burkhardt’s and the Heretic all cater to mixed crowds (all in Atlanta) and there were never ever any problems.Īnd that was 5 friggin years ago that this advertisement was requested. So don’t feed me that BS that there is less trouble with an all white crowd.
My favorite bartender was in the back because he made good drinks and he was Caucasian. In the 12 years that I lived there, there was not one incident of violence. Jordans!!Īre you kidding me right now? I lived in Atlanta for 12 years and there’s a club called Bulldog’s that caters primarily to the African American gay community but it open to all. Because I can tell you now, I’m going to see the Tyreses and the Michael B. If the market was for some sexy nubile flesh, bring on the Tyreses and Michael B. It’s basic supply and demand… if the demand is there for white twinks, bring on the white twinks. Having lived some, I can see how the kneejerk reaction is to assume this was, and I am leaning on the side of those saying it is, but I can also see the business aspect of it. If you are demanding an apology and have no intentions of accepting said apology, you’re just trying to pull a power move and show you are in control. If you are not sorry, don’t apologize because doing so shows you lack integrity and have had no actual contrition (or “Come to Jesus”) moment.Ģ. This is how I feel for two key reasons:ġ. The only thing I will say is that even if I don’t agree with the guy, I admire him and anyone who simply hold true to what they believe and does not kowtow to pressure to apologize. No one is coming out looking good in this story. Related: Homophobic Bar Owner Goes Off On Gay Couple, Internet Goes Off On Homophobic Bar Owner Everything was Abercrombie models and pretty boys.” “I won’t apologize for it,” he insisted, “because I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that for what was going on at the time. Speaking to Mic, Perruzza said race had nothing to do with him requesting “a hot white guy” instead of a black guy in the bar’s promo material. Don't believe what a disgruntled person will put on there page.Ī photo posted by David Perruzza on at 9:10am PST We have one of the most diverse staffs and have had the same staff for years, we also are the only bar to do an event like Arabian nights not to mention the amount of money we give back to the community which supports numerous causes. JRS 5 years ago was a predominantly white crowd so yes, you advertise to who comes to your bar.