Raging white man gets knocked out -- twice -- after attacking black father at community pool

[Soph0571]

Last edited Thu Aug 1, 2019, 06:34 AM - Edit history (1)

oshua Valentine was accused by witnesses and police of verbally and physically attacking the black man July 20 at the pool as he played with his children, reported KWTV-TV.

The 28-year-old Valentine allegedly punched the other man, who fought back and knocked out his assailant.

Valentine awoke a few minutes later and left the pool area, police said, but returned with a baseball bat.

Witnesses said he swung the bat at the black man, who fended him off with a chair and then punched him several times — knocking Valentine out a second time.

[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/raging-white-man-gets-knocked-out-twice-after-attacking-black-father-at-community-pool/|

Biff, baff, uppercut

[Aristus]

1. "TREMBLE IN TERROR TO THE POWER OF MY WHITE WORDS! -" *SMASH!* "Uuuuuuuuhhhhh..."

Dickhead...

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Non-Rawstory link:

https://www.news9.com/story/40856723/man-arrested-accused-of-racial-attack-at-okc-apartment-complex-pool

OKLAHOMA CITY - A family trip to the pool took a very dark turn July 20, at an apartment complex on Southwest 5th and MacArthur in Oklahoma City.

Witnesses and police said 28-year-old Joshua Valentine targeted a black man, who was at the swimming pool to watch his kids. Police said Valentine verbally then physically attacked the victim with a closed fist. The victim, however, turned the tables on Valentine, and knocked him out.

When Valentine awoke a few minutes later, he left the pool area, then returned with a baseball bat. Police and witnesses said he swung at the victim, who not only fended Valentine off with a chair, the victim then struck Valentine several times with his fist, knocking Valentine out a second time.

Police ended up arresting Valentine for malicious harassment based on race. He spent six days in the Oklahoma County Jail.

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[NurseJackie]

5. Thank you! I truly LOATHE "Rawstory" links. (Their site sucks and they steal content.)

[AllyCat]

27. Thank you. I was just going to post the same.

Not only does RS steal content, they have the audacity to charge for it.

[SouthernProgressive]

11. Thank you. Can't click Raw. NT

[gratuitous]

22. I'm glad they didn't identify the man who got harassed

It's really open season out there, as declared by the President of the United States.

But god forbid anyone call Trump out for being a racist. Targets of bigotry just need to be ready to defend themselves at the drop of a hat, anytime, anywhere. Because that's the kind of country our leaders and media want.

[PJMcK]

26. Trump's not a racist!

Just ask him! He'll tell you he's the least racist person in the world.

(snark)

Seriously, who would ever say such a thing? It's like when someone tells you they're an expert, they're probably not. Really smart people know that there's much more than they know.

[paleotn]

36. Thanks!

That site is so ad and pop up ridden it brings my computer to a crawl.

[DallasNE]

37. The Lesson Learned,

I fear, is that the assailant will now go out and buy a gun and return with that thing instead of a baseball bat.

[TruckFump]

3. These Pieces of Shit Nazis are all crawling out from under their rocks

thanks to MF45.

Editing for typos...cannot get the "s" in the right place!

[barbtries]

4. actually wearing a nazi symbol on his jacket.

the victim needs to move away. he is in danger for his life.

[blogslut]

8. I think the gif was for illustrative purposes

The news link above in post #2 provides an image of the racist's mugshot. Buzzcut and neck tattoos and a black eye.

[subterranean]

10. That image is not from this incident.

It's from something that happened a couple of years ago in Seattle.

I guess there was no actual video of the Oklahoma City incident.

[barbtries]

30. AHHH

the way the other guy's face was blurred out i really thought it was the same incident. thanks

[fishwax]

20. the guy in this incident was apparently yelling "white power," among other things

though, as others have noted, the gif in the OP isn't of this particular incident.

[Catherine Vincent]

38. I think the victim should move as well

The guy came back with a bat. During his jail time, you know he was seething with anger. When he gets out, he will go looking for the guy with a gun.

[calimary]

40. There is that, sadly enough.

[barbtries]

41. and he may have or bring friends

who will go after the victim.

i hope he's moving out.

[Maru Kitteh]

42. Why should he move out? I hope his neighbors and his community rally around him and his children

and let everyone know, hate will NOT be tolerated. What kind of message would running away teach his kids? Running away, fear, subjugation - that's what the racists want. We must stand against them.

[barbtries]

43. i don't want him to be killed.

i don't need for him to be a sacrificial lamb. nor his children.

[Maru Kitteh]

49. You think everyone should flee? These incidents are happening by the dozens and how many

are not seen, not reported? You believe all of us should run when threatened by bigotry? It's happening everywhere. Where exactly in Trump's America would you have us go?

No. This is our land. This is our country. I have stood against hate with my own children behind me.

This topic is neither abstract or hypothetical for me.

[barbtries]

50. i don't want to argue with you.

i'm probably wrong anyhow, his own friend now calls himself an ex-friend.

[NurseJackie]

6. The animated gif does not match the events in the news story.

The aggressor's mugshot does not match this guy in the animated gif.

The location of where this happened (at a community pool) doesn't match the animated gif.

What gives?

[Saviolo]

12. The animated gif is unrelated.

It's been going around for over a year now, it's just a Seattle nazi harassing a black man getting his clock cleaned. It's not the person from the article, it's just a tidy visual representation of what happened.

[brush]

16. Click on the link. It's Raw Story but if you wade thru all the crap there you can get...

to a video of the story (no scenes of the KOs though).

[lunasun]

7. victim is army vet children impacted

https://www.news9.com/story/40856723/man-arrested-accused-of-racial-attack-at-okc-apartment-complex-pool
FYI creepy neck tattoos like that will stop you from getting some jobs thus creating your economic anxiety cover more than black people taking the jobs

Need to understand him my ass

[onethatcares]

9. for some strange reason

this story made me laugh aloud.

It reminded me of the counter girl at McDs here in Florida that punched some racist asshole in the face when he disrespected her.

He hadn't a clue that she was an amateur boxer.

[lpbk2713]

13. The Nazi arm band was a nice fashion accessory.

Slow learner.

[NurseJackie]

28. Fake news. That animated gif has NOTHING to do with the actual story.

It shouldn't be there.

[lpbk2713]

29. OK. Thanks.

But I think anyone who wears a Nazi arm band is asking for trouble.

[Shrike47]

31. Real news but not this story. There's a difference.

[NurseJackie]

35. It's a deceptive and unrelated animated gif. It has nothing to do with this story. It's fake...

Real news but not this story.

It's a deceptive and unrelated animated gif. It has nothing to do with this story. It's fake in that we are led to believe that it comes from this specific incident. It doesn't.

There's a difference.

This type of hair-splitting serves no good purpose. There can be no denying that this animated image has NOTHING to do with the actual story.

The fact that it was from a "real" event doesn't change the fact that in this context when shown along with an entirely unrelated story, it's deceptive and misleading. Why try and defend this type of deception?

[Progressive Jones]

34. No, it's not related. However, it IS hilarious and righteous. NT

[ProudLib72]

47. I knew it wasn't part of the story, but I'm glad you posted this

because I was wondering what the story was behind the gif.

Amazingly good use of Twitter unlike someone we know.

[brush]

14. That's what you call instant karma. I like.

[majdrfrtim]

15. The actual news story about this event

makes no mention of a NAZI arm-band, which would be puzzling if the perp *actually* had been wearing one. The .gif seems not to represent this particular incident . . .

[SCVDem]

17. In tRumps AmeriKKKaa,

I would check this asshat for weapons in his residence.

He escalated when he got a bat and there is no reason to believe the next one won't be with a firearm.

He committed an act of domestic terrorism and must be checked out and sent for a psych eval.

I would also sue him for violating my civil rights based on race.

Do not go easy on this racist!

[Hekate]

18. Soph, I'm glad murder was not done, but several have pointed out the gif is misleading...

Would it be possible to remove it from your post?

It's bad enough a baseball bat-wielding thug attempted to murder a father in front of his children, but the gif detracts from the veracity and impact of the actual story.

[IronLionZion]

19. "but returned with a baseball bat"

If he used a second amendment solution to this problem, it would be a much more tragic headline. Haters going to hate. It's better without guns.

[catbyte]

21. I'm not usually in favor of physical violence, but Nazis are a different story.

[AllyCat]

23. Always punch Nazis.

[Iggo]

48. Always.

[Still In Wisconsin]

24. Wow is that guy slow.

Straight right to the jaw... goodnight, sweetheart!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

25. Sounds like he had it coming

[Shrike47]

32. Slow learner.

[Initech]

33. Trump's fans can dish it out but they can't take it!

[Yeehah]

39. I support punching nazis in the nose.

My dad killed quite a few during his service in the 99th Inf. Div.

[sir pball]

44. Haha...hahaha...HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[dustyscamp]

45. I think I've seen that gif a few months ago

[dalton99a]

46. Stupid fucking inbred