Man hurls anti-Asian, anti-gay slurs at couple over parking space in Virginia

July 12, 2021

A home security camera captured a gay couple subjected to homophobic and xenophobic verbal insults on Saturday evening over a parking space dispute in Virginia.

Not so neighborly: Jim and Mary Wood allegedly spewed anti-gay and anti-Asian slurs at Kyle and Leo Liu Metz, their next-door neighbors in Old Town, Alexandria, reported WUSA9.

The Woods are seen venting their anger toward the Metz’s after having difficulty parking their Tesla into the space behind their home.
The recorded video shows Jim Wood screaming, “C’mon b*** buddy. Come over here, you old f***!”
Kyle Metz, who heard a crash and thought someone hit his car, went outside, responding, “What am I?”
Wood erupted into a tirade, saying, “Oh no, we love LGBT. I want you to (bleep) him every (bleep) night.”
Another neighbor who tried to intervene also received insults from Wood.
Leo Liu Metz called the experience “very dehumanizing” in an interview with WUSA9, noting that the couple accused him of spreading COVID-19. “I’m Asian, and that was very hurtful,” he said.

Under investigation: The incident, which the Alexandria Police are now investigating, originated from a months-long argument over the Metz’s planter box, which the Woods said causes hindrance in their parking space despite the Metz’s claim that it’s on their property.

According to the Metz’s, they were open to letting the Woods’ car come a few inches onto their property, but the tirade made them less sympathetic.
They have now secured an emergency protective order against the Woods, who are also reportedly planning to countersue in Alexandria.
Denying that they were anti-gay, Mary Wood said her “husband says he loves LBGT. He just thought they were an embarrassment.”

Featured Image via WUSA9

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