Elderly Korean couple attacked in park in California by same man who harassed Olympian Sakura Kokuma

[Judi Lynn]

Source: USA Today

Elderly Korean couple attacked in park in California by same man who harassed Olympian Sakura Kokumai, police say
Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY 3 hrs ago

Olympian Sakura Kokumai said she was verbally harassed and called racial slurs in early April. Now, weeks later, authorities say they arrested her harasser after he attacked a senior couple on Sunday.

According to authorities, Michael Vivona, 25, punched a 79-year-old man and his 80-year-old wife, knocking them to the ground while they were walking in a park in Orange, California, about 40 miles from Los Angeles. Both are Korean American, said Orange City Police Sergeant Phillip McMullin.

Though he didn't make any statements during the attack, Vivona "made statements that proved that the assault was racially motivated" in interviews with the police, McMullin told USA TODAY.

"He had a hate towards Asians and made that clear," he added.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/elderly-korean-couple-attacked-in-park-in-california-by-same-man-who-harassed-olympian-sakura-kokumai-police-say/ar-BB1fPZZO?li=BBnb7Kz

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Michael Vivona

[SheltieLover]

1. Keep him in a cage!

[secondwind]

2. What a lovely specimen of manhood.....barf

[COL Mustard]

8. I Can't Imagine He's Ever Been WIth A Woman

Who'd have him?

[Laffy Kat]

3. OK, that guy needs to be locked up.

He's going to hurt someone at some point. If he needs mental help get it for him, but first lock his bigoted ass up.

[Trueblue1968]

5. 50 years in the slammer !!!

[Kablooie]

4. Send him to North Korea!

Let Kim deal with him.

[Grokenstein]

6. Enjoy prison, asshole--and a record that will follow you the rest of your life.

Dim Don isn't going to pardon you.

[RVN VET71]

7. The Olympian he verbally attacked did not press charges

I understand how she felt, and why she just wanted the altercation with this guy to be over and done. But look what happened when he was left out on the prowl.

He’s a big guy with a mean, defiant look on his face. He’ll go to jail for his crimes, get out, and do it again.

[blueinredohio]

9. These young guys pick on women and older people.

They don't have the balls to pick on someone their own age and size. Bullies.

[efhmc]

17. My thoughts exactly.

[BlueStater]

10. They got his surname wrong later on in the article.

They called him “Vivera”. Don’t these news outlets use proofreaders anymore? Something like this is just embarrassing.

Anyway, they mentioned that he was likely homeless and living in his car, so maybe some mental issues there?

[aggiesal]

11. Resting A$$h0le Face n/t

[obamanut2012]

12. Behold the Master Race

[dalton99a]

13. The karate champion should have put the POS out of his misery

Fucking loser

[tanyev]

14. Ooh, a tough guy beating up a couple of 80 year olds.

You're not going to be the toughest guy in prison, asshat.

[Aussie105]

15. Under the cloak of anonymity, moving fast and with little fear . . .

our hero does his best to drive all those he feels threatened by, those not like him, out of the country.

/sad sarcasm.

Now, who told him that was a good idea?

Rhetorical question really.
Lots of sources for that idea.
But if you have a brain like a blank slate and a sponge, you can absorb all the hate that is out there, daily, it is in your face and by the bucket load.
#45 threw it out like father Christmas distributing lollies at a kids' party.

[Cozmo]

16. This moron didn't get enough attention from his initial verbal assault

Craved more attention and then went on a physical attack. Happens a lot with these wannabe offenders. How can we effectively address these hate crimes and stop the offender before their crimes escalate?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

18. "made statements that proved that the assault was racially motivated"

To anyone who squawks about hate crime legislation and how can we tell what was in their minds when they committed the crime: idiots like this can’t keep their fat mouths shut.

[ripcord]

23. This is why I have a problem with DAs refusing to file enchancements to crimes

In California we passed hate crime enhancements to help deal with this behavior, DAs should file those enhancements when appropriate not let their personal feelings override the will of the voters, the same thing applies to firearms enhancements.

[Kid Berwyn]

19. Wish Ip Man were here.

Likely Michael Vivona wouldn’t bully anyone again.

[Paladin]

20. I hope that ape gets a good long prison sentence.

Plenty of time to pursue some anger management.

[MenloParque]

21. Incels!

I know the type. Bully boy Tough guy! What would make a fat Mexican feel superior to other races? These incels are out of control!

[Crowman2009]

22. Wonder what will happen to MAGAts like this if they mess with someone from...

...Yakuza or the Triads? Probably end up in a trash bag where they belong.