White woman who went viral after she was filmed trying to stop black boy from using community swimmi
White woman who went viral after she was filmed trying to stop black boy from using community swimming pool 'is charged with child assault'
Heather J Brown's son was assaulted at the community pool by an unidentified white woman
The viral video shows the woman grabbing the boy to block him from entering
The woman was charged with a misdemeanor with assault on a child under 12 and is due back in court on August 20
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9885303/White-woman-charged-assault-blocking-black-boy-using-community-pool.html
Brown later followed up with an update video, telling her viewers that the woman had been charged a misdemeanor with assault on a child under 12.
She also recalled how the woman reportedly attempted to tell police that she was attacked by Brown and that the officer believed her 'based on just the way we look.'
Brown said the woman had let in two white children before telling hers to wait outside.
They went to court on July 30, where the woman had asked for a public defender, which continued court to August 20.
The woman Brown said was charged has not been named. It is unclear where the video was shot, and what happened after the altercation at the gate to the pool.
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... if the boy was with his mother, how can he be stopped from entering to use a public pool? Also, it looked like the boy knew where he was going - he went ahead of his mother and seemed to calmly go to the right area. I'm guessing he'd been there before...
... I went to a community pool at a friend's home recently... it is closed again, but the pool was open when COVID eased. I did not swim, but I know someone who wanted to, but didn't when a couple of women went in completely dressed. Even their heads were covered. The non-swimmer said it just seemed weird and made him uncomfortable. In small swimsuits, maybe we made them feel uncomfortable, too!
... but that's completely different than someone's skin tone... thankfully, I've never seen anyone denying someone access to a pool due to their skin color. Very strange... and unacceptable.
... there is a thong bikini at the building, too... She just suns herself; doesn't swim. When she lays on her stomach, it looks like she's naked. We have women covered head-to-toe and thong bikinis in the same pool area... that's SoCal! We're a diverse bunch!
It wouldn't bother me, but if I was asked to rub some sunscreen on the backend...I'd respectfully decline. Lol.
I didn't know about this when it happened, so I'm glad that I got to see how it ended.
That mother was very assertive and it tells us all how we have to be to defend our children and grandchildren.
