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Woman Falsely Accuses Black 14-Year-Old of Stealing Her Phone, Gets Support From Hotel Manager, (Original Post) Proud liberal 80 Dec 2020 OP
That women needs to be charged with assault. Lochloosa Dec 2020 #1
Battery Too ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #2
And, the charge will be elevated since he's a minor obamanut2012 Dec 2020 #12
Absolutely, and free hotel stays for the victims. Ligyron Dec 2020 #3
I'm sure they'll be overjoyed to be offered a free stay at a hotel run by a bigoted asshole. Lancero Dec 2020 #4
Calling her number or the kid's would prove whose phone it is. rickford66 Dec 2020 #5
Exactly! Siwsan Dec 2020 #7
The "call your number" idea came up in the video irisblue Dec 2020 #14
Oh - I missed that Siwsan Dec 2020 #15
What the hell is wrong with people...well, white people? Bettie Dec 2020 #6
And she had left her own phone in an UBER ride malaise Dec 2020 #8
If I can't find my phone, I assume I left it somewhere Bettie Dec 2020 #9
How dare a black teenager own an iPhone? malaise Dec 2020 #10
I used to think it was some white people Bettie Dec 2020 #11
I realized something watching the video robbob Dec 2020 #13

ProfessorGAC

(64,413 posts)
2. Battery Too
Mon Dec 28, 2020, 09:21 AM
Dec 2020

One does not tackle someone with no intent to injure, or at least, with willful regard to that person's safety.
I think what she did rises to battery.
The hotel manager needs a one week suspension. (Unless there's a history, I don't believe in a firing because someone else acted badly.). The very fact he didn't deescalate the situation and allowed paying guests to be mistreated calls for a time out.
Also turns out this nutty woman lost her own damned phone, and then presumed it must have been stolen.
She needs to be charged.

obamanut2012

(25,906 posts)
12. And, the charge will be elevated since he's a minor
Mon Dec 28, 2020, 10:53 AM
Dec 2020

His dad needs to make the DA press charges, and he needs to sue her civilly. Some folks only change if their wallet is hit -- he can always donate the money to a charity, or put aside for his son's college.

Ligyron

(7,592 posts)
3. Absolutely, and free hotel stays for the victims.
Mon Dec 28, 2020, 09:21 AM
Dec 2020

At a minimum and pray they don’t sue. Which they totally should anyway.

Lancero

(2,979 posts)
4. I'm sure they'll be overjoyed to be offered a free stay at a hotel run by a bigoted asshole.
Mon Dec 28, 2020, 09:35 AM
Dec 2020

They want to start somewhere, they can start by firing the racist manager.

Bettie

(15,997 posts)
6. What the hell is wrong with people...well, white people?
Mon Dec 28, 2020, 09:48 AM
Dec 2020

It would never occur to me to accuse someone of stealing anything from me, unless I had caught them in my home/hotel room or rooting around in my purse.

That woman should face consequences for her actions, but my bet is that she never once in her life has.

malaise

(267,798 posts)
8. And she had left her own phone in an UBER ride
Mon Dec 28, 2020, 10:02 AM
Dec 2020

effin' racist. Hope she loses her job and much more

Bettie

(15,997 posts)
9. If I can't find my phone, I assume I left it somewhere
Mon Dec 28, 2020, 10:10 AM
Dec 2020

that's what most everyone I know thinks as well!

I don't know anyone who jumps from "I can't find my phone" to "YOU STOLE MY PHONE!".

I hope she loses her job too.

malaise

(267,798 posts)
10. How dare a black teenager own an iPhone?
Mon Dec 28, 2020, 10:12 AM
Dec 2020

I mean he must have stolen it - and mine's missing - problem solved.

Bettie

(15,997 posts)
11. I used to think it was some white people
Mon Dec 28, 2020, 10:18 AM
Dec 2020

now, I see that it is the majority of us.

But, not all of us are hate-filled racists. Some of us try to do better and teach our kids to be better than we are.

Not enough; too many are stuck in views that I thought had at least moderated somewhat.

The one thing that Orange Pustule has done is shown how much racism was hidden under a mask of civility/politeness. Now, they have ripped off their masks because their Orange Overlord has told them to wear their hate openly. It is horrible, but better to know who we're dealing with.

I won't forget who they have shown that they are. Never.

robbob

(3,514 posts)
13. I realized something watching the video
Mon Dec 28, 2020, 12:58 PM
Dec 2020

She’s not just accusing the 14 year old of stealing her phone. In order for it to make any kind of sense the father has to be in on it, too. I mean, what parent doesn’t know what kind of phone their kid owns? And what parent is going to stand there and let their kid steal a strangers phone? So in this ladies demented mind this is some kind of Fagan-esque cartel she is confronting, a regular son and Dad crime ring.

How demented is that?

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