Crowds called for the killing of a California woman after she arrived to a royal cremation ceremony wearing attire splashed in colorful floral print.
Rosalynn Carmen was just one of hundreds in attendance to the solemn Los Angeles ceremony October 26 honoring the late King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej.
When Carmen arrived dressed in the black, red, yellow and green long sleeve dress, folks screamed death threats her way for showing ‘disrespect’ to their country in what they deemed to be an ‘inappropriate’ and showy ensemble.
Crowds called for the killing of Rosalynn Carmen, (pictured) after she arrived to a royal cremation ceremony wearing attire splashed in colorful floral print
The cremation ceremony took place on October 26 in Los Angeles in honor of the late Thailand King, Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej was the country’s longest-reigning leader up until his death on October 13, 2016
One woman angrily blurted out, ‘She’s wearing red!’, which lead to a public altercation and demands for the ‘assassination’ of Carmen and her husband, Len Novarro, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.
‘This is my country … This is America, (and) I didn’t do anything wrong,’ Carmen told the newspaper following the horrific attacks against her family.
Carmen said she initially planned to opt out of the event, but later decided to accompany her mother to pay their respects for their Thai heritage.
Rosalynn Carmen is pictured with her husband, Len Novarro. Crowds called for the couple to be killed after Carmen wore colorful, printed attire to the a royal cremation ceremony
Carmen and Novarro revealed they received further threats later on social media
Controversy at the somber event is believed to be a reflection of the Southeast Asian country’s extreme division in politics.
Associate professor at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, Ann Marie Murphy, an expert on Thai politics, told the Union-Tribune the government is ‘completely polarized.’
She added: ‘This has separated family and friends just as politics in our country has.’
People memorialize the death of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Wat Thai of Los Angeles temple in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 13, 2016
A Buddhist Monk pray prepares for a memorial service by a portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Wat Thai Temple in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Oct.13, 2016
Following the fiery event, ceremony attendees further took to social media expressing their distaste for the woman’s choice in dress, and sent even more ‘vile’ threats.
‘Some of the posts had pictures of Carmen with an ‘X’ over her face, next to images of guns. In videos posted on YouTube, some people made death threats,’ the newspaper reported.
Carmen and Novarro revealed their relatives were also menaced online after the ceremony.
‘You feel so powerless … That’s the most frustrating thing. You can’t do anything about it,’ Novarro said.
The late king, Adulyadej, was the longest-reigning monarch in the country, and was respected and loved by many.
Jennifer Ing-aram, vice president of the Thai Association of Southern California, also spoke on the alarming incident to the Union-Tribune.
‘Naturally, at his cremation, it’s our way of showing our last respects and last love for the king,’ she said.
‘So to have someone come in who appeared to disrespect the event, and, as some saw it, disrespect the king — people aren’t going to be happy about it.’