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Roland99

(53,342 posts)
12. Find it hard to read reddit comments much. I dug further as you did
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 11:41 PM
Apr 2020
From OP:

My friends and I were irresponsibly failing to social distance at Norton Commons Amphitheater. I understand that we are a part of the problem, but I think we in no way warranted what proceeded to happen. A couple who was clearly intoxicated and angry approached us while cussing and borderline yelling. They were claiming to be physicians, which I don’t doubt, and were criticizing us for being out. The woman shoved her phone in one of the girls faces and she knocked it out of the woman’s hand in an attempt to get her away. That is the initial commotion in the back. The man then shoved/hit two girls out of the way and proceeded to choke the girl on the ground. I have an extended video that includes myself yelling at the man to stop. I am not sure that he would have stopped without my presence, as I was one of two guys in the group and am a decent amount bigger than the guy. I didn’t want to post myself cussing on the internet, but am more than willing to hand it over to someone who can edit my face out. There is an ongoing police investigation, and the video is now allowed to be released, but I think this man deserves to be publicly shamed for what he did. It is embarrassing and terrifying for a grown man to assault an 18 year old girl. If anyone can help identify the people or help get



EDIT: keep in mind this is in an upper middle class neighborhood that’s similar to what Celebration is like near Disney. A lot of privilege all around in there
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