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BY AILA SLISCO ON 1/13/21 AT 6:40 PM EST
A Massachusetts woman reportedly lost her hospital job after her daughter identified her at the U.S. Capitol during last week's riot in a social media video.
Therese Duke lost her job at UMass Memorial after her daughter, 18-year-old Helene Duke, identified her being punched in the face by a security guard outside the Capitol on January 6, according to The Hill. Helene retweeted the viral video with the comment "hi mom remember the time you told me I shouldn't go to BLM protests bc they could get violent...this you?"
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The video shows uniformed security guard Ashanti Smith, who is Black, surrounded by the mob as a white woman, presumably Therese Duke, moves her arm towards Smith's chest. Smith then punches her in the face. A second video shows Therese, with a bloodied face, explaining that she had been punched by "the black girl," referring to Smith. Helene commented "mom I think you mean to say that powerful black woman punched you for harassment..." while sharing the second video.
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https://www.newsweek.com/massachusetts-mom-loses-job-after-daughter-outs-her-capitol-rioter-this-you-1561384
MagickMuffin
(15,925 posts)Beware it's out to get you!
Catcar
(1,356 posts)Sanity Claws
(21,839 posts)I heard that the mother threw her out of the house because she was a lesbian. Being thrown out by your family is pretty hard to take.
Catcar
(1,356 posts)He chose hate. It made my choice much easier.
Sanity Claws
(21,839 posts)I have not spoken to anyone in my family in over ten years.
LuckyCharms
(17,410 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)Cha
(296,778 posts)her mom & fucked up family.
Didn't know they were in Massachusetts!
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)IsItJustMe
(7,012 posts)You play with the bull, you get the horns.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)mcar
(42,278 posts)ornotna
(10,793 posts)Takket
(21,526 posts)Traitors should get what they deserve!!!!!!!!!
Gothmog
(144,890 posts)Buckeye_Democrat
(14,852 posts)... of the punch as the black security guard was pulled toward a mob of insurrectionists, who completely surrounded her. Then she disappeared from view as they seemingly were going to rip her apart.
Then one of them with at least a kernel of decency pulled her away and created separation from the mob. Whew!