'Go back to Mexico!' Woman's racist rant disrupting Laguna Beach proposal goes viral

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Set us as preferred Emmanuel Banuelos spent weeks planning the perfect proposal, selecting a picturesque spot at a Laguna Beach park, enlisting his soon-to-be sister-in-law as a videographer and booking a mariachi band to play his girlfriend’s favorite music.But his meticulous planning did not include the possibility of being confronted by a woman shouting “Go back to Mexico” and saying that she had called the police because the event wasn’t allowed.A recording of the encounter has collected more than 10.8 million views on Instagram, sparking outrage over the woman’s racist remarks.“It made me feel so sad that people still have so much hate and racism in them,” said Banuelos’ fiancée, Hayley Lugos.“When I saw it and heard it, my heart sank.

It just left me distraught.”The videographer, Hayley’s sister Trinity Lugos, told The Times the woman confronted her as she was setting up equipment to record the proposal overlooking the ocean in Crescent Bay Point Park on Friday evening.In the recording the woman, who is walking her dog, can be heard saying that “the park is for people that live here to enjoy” and that police are coming to tear down the engagement event because they don’t have a permit.The situation escalates as the mariachi music begins playing and the couple approaches a display of white roses and candles laid out on the grass.

“This isn’t Mexico either, you motherf—, go back to Mexico!” the woman yells seconds before Banuelos gets down on one knee.A spokesperson for the city of Laguna Beach said the city was aware of the video and that it rejects hateful language and behavior of any kind.“Laguna Beach’s parks and beaches are open to everyone and are regularly the backdrop to celebrate milestones,” the spokesperson said in a statement.“Because of their frequency, they can a...