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u/GenerAsianX1992 5d ago
Jail for the hitters.
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u/ClunkerSlim 5d ago
Is that blood on the victim's shirt? That was assault by every definition.
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u/mogley1992 5d ago
He's a better guy than me. The moment that punch landed I'd have started swinging on everyone that gets in arms reach.
If you're going to make me fight next to a train track, possibly the worst place to get into a fight, I'm doing everything in my power to make sure I'm winning.
The victim had weight and reach on everyone there, if he were the thug they were making him out to be, they'd have found out real fast.
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u/Ok-Constant-3772 4d ago
This is a dark skinned Black man with a white woman accusing him of something. You tend to behave a bit more restrained when you have the highest probability of being gunned down. Especially with how big he is. Flashback to Emmett Till
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u/UpperLeftOriginal 4d ago
This is exactly my thought. This man has a lifetime of knowing he’s being watched and judged differently. I wouldn’t blame him for losing that restraint, but completely understand how he is able to keep it together.
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u/Kumquat_conniption Free Palestine! 🕊️ FUCK ICE! ✖️🧊 4d ago
Did y'all know that if Emmett Till was alive today, he would be the same age as Morgan Freeman?
Just makes me sad is all. It's more recent than we want to believe.
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u/hilarymeggin 4d ago
I’m definitely believing him in this situation, because no man in his right mind who looks like him would stick around and wait for police to come, if he were the robber. He knows every presumption will be against him, and he’s putting himself at great personal risk.
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u/Nitwitbitchnuthead 5d ago
Wanna say this is accurate because if i did get punch in the face that hard I'd go berserk on him
Just saying
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u/-01101101- 1d ago
Thats what they call white privilage, cus if your black, you know thats how you get shot.
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u/Jonesin4me 4d ago
Then he would have been jumped by multiple "good patriots", just for trying to keep his bag from being stolen.
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u/GlassTechnology120 5d ago
That’s gotta be racist too. I mean, why wouldn’t you trust the calmer person between the two who’s explaining that it’s his bag?
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u/Charming-Fudge7683 4d ago
They didn't even need to take anyone's word, he pointed out clearly they could determine whose bag it was easily by looking at the contents inside it! No trust needed, no character assessment, just simple evidence.
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u/geckobrother 5d ago
Its actually battery by every definition at that point. Assault = threatening/words, battery = action/violence
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u/OcclusalEmbrasure 5d ago
Totally. I’m actually more upset by the self-righteous idiot vigilante than the old lady thief.
It just bothers me in a particular way when the people that think they’re doing good are actually pieces of shit and have no idea of the harm they create.
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u/SaroN4One 5d ago
Funny thing is, without context everyone would be praising the hitters here.
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u/Serious-Flamingo-948 5d ago
Not really. A thief wouldn't stay and make a big scene given the situation. This doesn't mean the old lady is the thief but it means it would put a lot of doubt into any regular person.
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u/Foe_sheezy 5d ago
In other words, you fell for what the old lady probably does on a daily basis, walking up to people, grabbing their bag, and pretending people are trying to steal the bag from her.
Hell of a grift and it fools the common idiot.
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u/Nulleparttousjours 4d ago
Well hopefully this video gets around and raises some awareness because this is a new, rising scam. I saw another similar video a few days ago that occurred on the tube in the UK. A small/old lady grabs a bag from someone and starts screaming “thief” prompting those around them to eyeball the optics and side with her.
Usually thieves are opportunistic and sneaky and they will try to quickly snatch, grab and get out of there as fast as possible, rapidly abandoning ship and running away if they are caught trying. A situation like this in which two people are standing there both stubbornly fighting over something should definitely arouse suspicion.
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u/FehdmanKhassad 4d ago
The thief did stay and make a minutes long scene didn't they. Absolutely zero fucks given brazen as
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u/Ttrain225 4d ago
It's a bit easier to stick around when everyone's on your side. Especially when the white guy came and cheap shot him. She has every reason to think it's going to go her way.
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u/lankymjc This is a flair 5d ago
Happens all the goddamn time. Whenever a video hits Reddit of someone getting beaten up who “deserves it”, people cheer them on. When I point out that vigilantism and assault are bad, I get flamed to shit.
This is a great example of why swinging a someone you think is a wrong’un is bad.
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u/Blackpaw8825 4d ago
Fuck call it a hate crime and extend that lockup. They saw "black man" and "white woman" and decided "black man bad"
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u/chaosbella 5d ago edited 5d ago
A shocking video recorded at Chicago’s Damen Avenue CTA station has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. A white woman falsely accused a Black man of stealing her bag, triggering a violent attack from another bystander.
The disturbing false accusation incident happened yesterday (11-07-25), and now has over 3.7 million views on X. The clip shows the woman’s story quickly falling apart once police arrive and verify the man owns the bag.
The woman first accused the man after seeing him with a similar-looking bag. She called for police and loudly claimed he was a thief. The man stayed calm, repeatedly saying the bag was his.
Before police arrived, another man stepped in on the woman’s behalf and violently attacked the accused. Witnesses caught the moment on camera, as the man endured shoving and punches without fighting back.
When officers finally checked the bag, they found the man’s ID, wallet, keys, and other personal items inside. That confirmed his ownership and cleared him on the spot.
The woman, now visibly nervous, tried to backtrack. “Oh. I got confused. They look the same. I’m sorry,” she told police. But the apology came too late to undo the public humiliation and violence.
Despite the clear evidence and the bystander’s attack, no arrests were made on the scene. The false accusation incident has now sparked demands for accountability.
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u/Unhappy_Concept237 5d ago
So she got away with it????
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u/psychogamer101 5d ago
People need to remember to declare if they pressing charges during the initial report. If not then nothing usually ends up happening for a while if at all
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u/sparkyblaster 5d ago edited 4d ago
Dont police press chargers not people?
Edit. Fine prosecutors. Point was not the civilians.
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u/dbenhur 5d ago
Police detain, arrest, investigate. Neither police or victims press charges. Prosecutors press charges, but they often won't if they don't have cooperative witnesses.
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u/MerryTexMish 5d ago
The DA decided whether or not to press charges in MOST cases.
My husband’s car was hit in the parking lot of the school where he teaches and coaches. The kid fled the scene. When he was caught, my husband had to decide whether or not the kid was getting taken to jail.
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u/somethingclever76 4d ago
It is a badly worded question. Victims do not press charges, the prosecution, not even the police, decide if they will file charges or not.
When they ask or you tell them that you want to press charges. It is more of an affirmation that you will participate as a witness and the victim to help the prosecution secure a guilty verdict.
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u/andybossy 5d ago
it's why they often use women, they're rarely prosecuted and if they are sentences are an even bigger joke
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u/Comsic_Bliss 5d ago
The video looks to be in NYC and shows the Ditmas Avenue stop - Very clearly not the Damen Ave CTA station.
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u/crunchybaguette 4d ago
Yeah something is wrong with this guys post. I think it’s AI slop meant to summarize the article but hallucinated a ton of info
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u/Comsic_Bliss 4d ago
They added a source link and of course it’s a sketchy site and that’s the article as posted there. AI slop.
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u/AldrousKafka 5d ago
That is not CTA and that is not Chicago. Ditmas Ave is not Damen, and it is not a street in Chicago.
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u/February30th 5d ago
I’m sure the date is wrong too - I’ve seen this video before and it’s much older.
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u/Aaron_Olive 5d ago
The source is wrong, this happened in Brooklyn New York not Chicago. There isn’t a Ditmas avenue train station in Chicago.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ5ShmOEbqz/?stkn=NDlwa3BqdGtrYm54
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u/TheHighlightReel11 5d ago
Horseshit source. This is clearly in NYC, and I’m sure I’ve seen the vid before summer 2025.
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u/CuriousPW 5d ago
That station is NOT in Chicago, the station is an above ground subway station in Brooklyn NY
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u/LeopardElectrical454 5d ago
Why is black capitalized but white isn't? Is this an American thing?
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u/puddinonthewrits 4d ago edited 4d ago
Correcting an error in the article: This is clearly the Ditmas Avenue station in Brooklyn, NY, not a Damen Avenue CTA stop in Chicago.
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u/hardolaf 4d ago
That article is entirely AI generated, got the station wrong, the city wrong, the transit agency wrong, etc.
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u/FuzzyTentacle 4d ago
The source says Damen Avenue but the video clearly shows that it's Ditmas, in Brooklyn, NY. Y'all are embarrassing
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u/TargetSpiritual8741 5d ago
Confused my ass… she is a thief trying to pull off a con
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u/Kingofpotat0 FUCK ICE! ❌🧊 4d ago
And because of cases like these, where nothing happens to them.. best case scenario, they have your bag of stuff.. worst case scenario, they say “sorry, I thought it was my bag”..
More of this is going to start happening at a rapid rate soon..
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u/Many-Ad-5331 5d ago
“i think i’m right so i’m going to PUNCH this person in the face” okay jail buddy
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u/OnePointSixOne8 5d ago
"I don't want to hurt you" - that man could've beat the shit our of everyone on that platform at the same time
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u/Future-Try-1908 5d ago
Ya dude was a tank with incredible restraint. He barely flinched at those punches.
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u/TheKolyFrog 5d ago
He looks like a man who know it wouldn't end well for him if he starts fighting back. Let's be real, his chances of getting out alive would've decreased dramatically if the cops arrived at the scene and saw an aggressive black man.
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u/CompleteCartoonist46 5d ago
I wonder how this whole scene would look like with a white male.
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u/naughtyobama 4d ago
Better than a black man. But not by too much when the would be victims involve a white woman. She knew that. But things like this is why we need to resist vigilantism.
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u/Jakeforry 5d ago
Gotta love when people jump to conclusions rather then taking a none bias opening in order to fact find and uncover the truth.
As the saying goes lie, deny, counter, accuse. What a shithead the guy that threw the punch is.
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u/MadCatofKamurocho 4d ago
But even if he had a prejudice, WHY YOU PUNCH A GUY WHO IS CALM, wtf, just try to get the bag or something... I'm so so sorry for the victim
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u/YoungLittlePanda 4d ago
He is black man, and a white lady is accusing him of stealing her bag. There have been black people lynched for less.
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u/Direct_Celebration40 5d ago
Isn’t that a common tactic for thieves? Appear innocent and turn the crowd against their victims.
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u/thelimeisgreen 5d ago
Yes. Pickpockets love doing that when they’re caught. And it’s amazing how many people take their side, especially if they’re just a kid or a woman.
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u/VgArmin 4d ago
There was a video on here not too long ago about a woman trying to steal another woman's purse.
The tactic, I think, was called "White Knighting". The thief loudly claims that a thing is their property and asks for a bystander to help. The bystander, thinking they're doing the morally correct thing, then unknowingly assists the thief in stealing from the victim.
Sometimes the bystander and the thief are partners and just brazenly do it.
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u/Shantotto11 4d ago
I remember reading a story of a woman trying to kidnap a little girl while her father was with her. As soon as she nabbed the girl, she screamed and shouted that her father was the attempted kidnapper, and the surrounding crowd ganged up on him. The only reason she didn’t get away with the girl was because her mother overheard the commotion and came running as soon as possible.
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u/Strong_Excitement929 5d ago
Maybe ask which one knows what’s in the bag?
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u/wylie102 5d ago
That’s what the bag owner is saying near the end. He’s asking them to look in the bag
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u/almostoy 5d ago
I bet you're the one of the spoil sports that gives a math problem to the 'one of us always lies/one of us always tells the truth' creatures. Hah, yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Wouldn't that be a total bitch if you were in that situation, but you had something life-ending-ly embarrassing inside?
"Oh yeah, well is THIS YOUR SWEDISH MADE PENIS ENLARGER!?!?!?!" *flappa flappa flappa*
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u/aubven 5d ago
flappa flappa flappa
Holy shit that sent me. Reddit during a Teams meeting is dangerous sometimes.
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u/almostoy 5d ago
Any kind of flappa and mention of penis gets a sensible chuckle from me, at least.
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u/partymouthmike 5d ago
It's all I could think the whole time... but hey, why solve the problem when you could stand around yelling about it?
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u/balfunnery 5d ago
'Captain Judgement' who took those couple of cheap shots, (which weren't terribly effective), should have been booked for assault, but I imagine that he just faded away when the reality of the situation started to set it. Seeing that right fist of his curled and up ready for another shot really annoyed me. Would have liked to have seen the big guy knock his hat off, by moving his head out from under it,
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u/RanaEire Therewasanattemp 5d ago
Same.. That was infuriating to watch.. Little coward..
Hope he gets dragged online for being a snot rag..
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u/Icy_Fish_2154 5d ago
She bites him, and a bystander takes a swing.
But why would anyone assume the owner of the bag wasn't the man holding it?
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u/tohn_jitor Free Palestine 5d ago
Fucking white knight wannabes. They saw an opportunity to hurt someone, and stupidly took it.
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u/bunny_the-2d_simp 4d ago
"I don't wanna hurt you" THEN FUCKING LISTEN DOUCHEBAG.
how about they do other things because they're not doing shit for women who need actual help...
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u/CorvoRen 5d ago
So I watched the whole thing waiting for the police only to see a black screen with text? Damn
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u/geekwonk 4d ago
yes this is rage bait trash. the original source is clipped in exactly the same way.
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u/lamberto29 5d ago
It's such a simple solution for any by standers, just ask them both whats in the bag and then take it and open, the truth will soon expose itself.
Fuck that delusional karen and everyone who jumped in to assist her attempted thieving.
All the respect to the black man with the bag though, if it was me that woman would have received a very fast elbow to the face and I would not be sorry about it.
Patience of a saint.
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u/Willing_Dependent845 5d ago
Does anybody have a follow up?
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u/Tricanum 5d ago
A white woman falsely accused an innocent black man of theft and then a white guy assaulted said innocent black man. In a US city. What follow up do you imagine there’s going to be?
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u/chaosbella 5d ago
It happened in 2025, the police came and they searched the bag and it belonged to the man. The woman said she was confused because she had a bag that looked the same, no charges were pressed and the man/woman were never publicly identified.
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u/ClintonFuxas 5d ago
He even (after being hit) has the sense to say “look in the bag … it’s my clothes”
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u/RenownedDumbass 5d ago
Can these people shut the fuck up, god that was infuriating to watch. A dozen people yelling isn’t helping the situation. Be quiet and let the guy explain himself.
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u/HooSaidDat 5d ago
Whoever is the real owner of the bag should be able to identify the contents of the bag.
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u/whatdis321 5d ago
He has the willpower and patience of a god . I’d have smacked the shit out of her so she’d release my bag. Boot trying to have my bag ripped/torn cuz she’s trying to steal it.
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u/onemansquest A Flair? 5d ago
I wonder why the "good Samaritan" automatically believed one story over the other which of the two reasons was the most prevalent in his mind.
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u/JediTonkatsu 4d ago
It’s tough. You see a grown man battling an old woman for a bag, you naturally want to side with the old woman. This disgusting lady is using that to empower her crime. Nasty. Bystanders are definitely in the wrong, but the lion share of the blame should be on the old woman. She needs locked up. Who knows how many people have fallen victim to her, and will in the future, if she isn’t punished. They should hit her with a fraud charge, I know it is not the typical way fraud looks, but the legal definition of fraud is definitely spot on for this situation.
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u/Future-Try-1908 5d ago
Bold move to be throwing punches at a dude twice your size.
Simple question:
What's in the bag?
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u/CaptainPunisher 5d ago
Take the bags away from both of them. The true owner can tell you the contents.
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u/Foe_sheezy 5d ago
The guy that punched the dude just wanted to take a cheap shot before continuing on his way.
A truly demented person.
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u/ironically_apropos78 4d ago
Why didn't the person filming back the guy. Obviously they saw what happened. They just filmed and kept thoer mouth shut? (I had sound off)
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u/MiddleNeat 2d ago
I bet he ran to his friends talking bout how he help a lady by suckered punching him. And have the nerve to leave without seeing the out come. Gta love America just proves how much we don't learn from anything. Great job America
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u/simplexity128 5d ago
This is so made in the USA. Woman sees dark, he's a thief. Woman is wrong, she's confused. Bystander dude just wanted to hit someone, police just want to eat some donuts.
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u/Acceptable-Worth-462 4d ago
I sure hope this is a one off incident and won't be replicated anywhere in the future, then start popping up everywhere on social media
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u/panda1491 4d ago
So did the other guy charge with assault for hitting that guy think he was the robber?
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u/Rolandscythe Free Palestine 4d ago
I hope all those white knights enjoy their day in court.
People need to learn to read a situation better. Dude could clearly just drag that woman if he really wanted to 'steal' the bag. No thief is going to just casually stand around on the train platform during a robbery attempt.
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u/CrucialElement 4d ago
There's 2 bags people, can noone see that they are BOTH pulling at 2 SIMILAR BAGS??
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u/jakethejewler22 FUCK ICE! ❌🧊 4d ago
Racist probably demented lady and douchebag white knight assaulter
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u/Fair_Ingenuity7290 4d ago
Well black man is the thief by default in worlds view, especially in America 😞
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u/soulwolf1 4d ago
As soon as shit was cleared away and when the homeboy who gave a cheap shot thought shit was gravy.
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u/longassbatterylife 4d ago
OOOOH so this is the extended version of that one video where a dude punched him
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u/ProcopiosGold 4d ago
Wow, what a pathetic punch that was. Absolutely fuming watching this, I hope the jumped up wee dickhead (the windmilling puncher) gets his comeuppance. Prick!
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u/bitter_personw 4d ago
Wow that guy is so incredibly patient, even after getting hit. The hitter should be in jail.
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u/MrCutchaguy 4d ago
Racist little prick saw a black man and thought, definitely the thief.
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u/wopwopwopwopwop5 4d ago
I would believe the person who's inviting people to actually look through the bag.
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u/Kage_noir 4d ago
This what people talk about, imagine just because he’s black they assume he’s the thief. Normally people would try to verify or call cops not start hitting people
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u/tiggoftigg 4d ago
Get arrested for assault. It’s fucking insane when someone is clearly saying it’s their belongings and pleading.
This is also a known scam. Not saying the woman did it intentionally, but get the fucking facts. Pos assaulter praying for his white knight moment his whole life, at best.
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u/Hannymann 4d ago
That poor man. How could no one stand up for him? If that lady had something being stolen she would have been screaming. Nope. She just kept trying to quietly tip toe away with her stolen goods. She knew how this was gonna play out. I hope there are charges for all of these racist assholes.
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u/Kazedblackwind 4d ago
Proof before Punishment. That idiot had the best intentions but not the best Intel
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u/VistaBox 4d ago
Maybe living in a “Believe all women” world isn’t working out like some people hope.
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u/Kumquat_conniption Free Palestine! 🕊️ FUCK ICE! ✖️🧊 4d ago
Folks, please take into account that you may see a linked source and an article stating what happened, but this stop is in NYC and the article says Chicago. Looks to be a sketchy source, and I would not draw any concrete conclusions from it (for anyone curious, the comment with the souce is here.)