The late-night murders of 8 people of Asian descent at three Atlanta Georgia area Asian Massage Parlors on Tuesday March 16th, 2021 by a 21-year old, self-described “Incel” was both unfortunate and abhorrent.
And, despite Law Enforcement stating there’s no current evidence the incident was motivated by racism or hatred, Tim Cook, the Chief Executive Officer of Apple, Inc. – one of the world’s largest and most profitable technology companies – had this to say on Twitter:
Tim Cook @tim_cook · Mar 18 2021
“The horrific violence against the Asian community, as evidenced by Tuesday’s murders in Georgia, calls us all to speak up and take action. We grieve for those lost and stand firmly with our Asian family. We’re supporting groups working against racism & xenophobia.”
While I applaud Tim Cook’s statement – I’m strongly against the spread of racism or xenophobia – I take exception to his drawing an instant, and currently baseless, connection between the tragic death of Asians and those persistent, perhaps unstoppable, social ills.
In fact, if I had a Twitter account my response to Tim Cook might have been this:
