‘Go back to whatever Asian country you came from’: Disturbing moment white woman launches racist tirade at woman who was exercising in a California park
- A woman in Torrance, California, was the victim of an ugly racist rant at Charles H. Wilson Park on Wednesday
- The victim was exercising when another woman reportedly bumped into her
- This prompted the woman to say 'Go back to whatever f****** Asian country you came from' and other racist remarks
- The woman also threatened violence against the victim
- The City of Torrance and the police department are investigating the incident
An Asian woman exercising in a California park was the victim of racist abuse from a woman who threatened violence and yelled 'Go back to whatever f****** Asian country you came from.'
The disturbing incident, which was captured on cell phone footage, happened on Wednesday on a set of stairs at Charles H. Wilson Park in Torrance.
According to the Twitter account that shared the footage, the victim was working out on the staircase when the other woman - who appears to be white - bumped into her.
An unidentified woman (pictured) launched a racist rant at an Asian woman exercising at Charles H. Wilson Park in Torrance, California
The victim responds to the bump by saying 'Jesus' just seconds before the older woman launches into a racially charged tirade.
'Hey, listen to me! We don't play games here anymore. Next time you ever talk to me like that you're going to get you a** kicked by my family. They're going to f*** you up!' the woman says.
The victim questions what she did to cause the sudden outburst, but the unidentified woman continues to hurl insults and says 'because you're an a******.'
'Why don't you go somewhere else?' the woman says. 'Get the f*** out of this world, get the f*** out of these stairs, go back to whatever f****** Asian country you belong in!
The woman also threatened violence against the victim and said 'you're going to get you a** kicked by my family. They're going to f*** you up!'
'This is not your place; this is not your home. We do not want you here!' the woman adds.
She then added: 'You put that on Facebook, I hope you do because every f****** person will beat the crap out of you from here on out.
'Don't you ever say "oh Jesus" to me when I want to use the stairs you little b****.'
The victim points out that there are other stairs located throughout the park, but this does not quell the woman's verbal attack.
'You are a sick, f****** ignorant teenager... Who wears black in California sun? Who the f*** wears black? Are you an idiot? You wear black in California sun? Seriously?'
The victim said the altercation was unnerving and she's not afraid to return to Charles H. Wilson Park.
Mayor Patrick Fuery announced that the incident between the victim (pictured) and the other woman was under investigation
ABC 7 revealed that the incident was reported to Torrance city officials and Mayor Patrick J. Furey.
'The Torrance Police Department is investigating and will determine the appropriate course of action. And, all visitors to our open spaces should always feel safe and free to exercise while practicing social distancing without conflict.
'Conduct like that displayed on the video cannot be tolerated,' Furey said in a statement.
The victim's friend who tweeted the video wrote: 'My friend was threatened in Wilson Park in Torrance, California today while she was working out in a public park by a Karen. She now does not feel safe to exercise in the park because of this. This is infuriating.'
A friend and co-worker of the victim said she did not provoke the woman before the incident occurred
Pictured: A screenshot between the victim and the friend, in which the victim says she simply working out when the incident occurred and that the woman 'was so mad at the world'
Another friend of the victim claimed 'there was no backstory' to the incident and that her friend was subjected to the racist rant without provocation.
A screenshot of a text reportedly between the victim and the friend shows her explaining the incident.
'But one person was like, 'Oh, what did she do to provoke "Karen,"' the victim wrote. 'I jumped on the stairs and worked out. She walked into me.'
Since the video was shared to social media, it has been viewed more then 83,000 times and liked by more than 1,600 people.
Mayor Patrick J. Fuery: 'All visitors to our open spaces should always feel safe and free to exercise while practicing social distancing without conflict. Conduct like that displayed on the video cannot be tolerated'
The cell phone footage of the incident has been viewed on Twitter more then 83,000 times and liked by more than 1,600 people
The video has begun trending in the midst of protests for racial justice across the United States.
After the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died after a white officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, has sparked a number of demonstrations opposing systematic racism.
Instances of racism against Asian Americans have also surged during the coronavirus pandemic with several examples recorded on a representative list by the Anti Defamation League.
DailyMail.com has reached out to the victim for further comment.
