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RoguePhoenix89 t1_jc4ehsx wrote

Jut saw this on tik tok and the person who posted the video said the victim is autistic, which makes this even more sad and heartbreaking. Poor guy.

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harlemtechie t1_jc57eq3 wrote

Oh nah, my daughter is autistic. Now, I got more rage for them. I'm not gonna lie.

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MutantCreature t1_jc5i8ov wrote

I can excuse racism and beating up children, but I draw the line at attacking autistic people.

(/s so I can’t get a “this u?” 10 years from now)

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harlemtechie t1_jc5j9oz wrote

I'm not excusing racism or beating up kids, but that's another EXTREME TYPE of vulnerability. Lil man probably didn't even know what was going on other than knowing someone was being hostile to him. Stop trying to be mad to be mad until you been around someone autistic. Someone like that isn't gonna ask for help if theyre dying.

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filthysize t1_jc7u32j wrote

Here's the person who actually filmed the video: https://www.instagram.com/stories/americanmartian/3057952719188675304/

In his IG story he's criticizing the media for the hate crime angle they're going with and calling for them to correct the story.

According to him, it was not a racially motivated attack. All the kids know each other and the autistic kid (Elijah) was getting beat up because he was talking smack about the other kids and making fun of two of their friends who recently died from subway surfing. Other kids also said Elijah apparently previously joined in on beating up another kid too so he wasn't getting anything here that he hasn't dished out himself on others.

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Everyoneeatshere t1_jcagbsj wrote

If racist language was used. Then hate crime angle is appropriate.

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filthysize t1_jcamk36 wrote

In that same IG story, the eyewitness said the attackers did not use any racist language. The person heard in the video yelling it was an uninvolved bystander who was Black himself, trying to be funny.

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