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filthysize t1_jc7u32j wrote

Reply to comment by RoguePhoenix89 in Teen brutally attacked in NYC subway station; hate crime probed: NYPD by OpinionPoop

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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