ᴮᴱJust❦Another?KPop?Devotee⁷ September 4, 2021 Also, if that person dared them because it's a Pride flag, than yes, it is a hate crime. He stole someone's property, pulled them down with enough force to hit the ground, and tossed it in the trash. You murder someone on a dare, it's still a crime. Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk told the Valdosta Daily Times that black shirt boy had been charged with disorderly conduct, simple battery and disruption of a public facility.
#LOWNDES HIGH SCHOOL GAY FLAG CODE#
“As soon as the Lowndes High School administration was aware, the matter was investigated, they ensured that the victim was not hurt and addressed the other student following the appropriate consequence outlined in the Student Code of Conduct.” “Our staff works hard to provide a safe environment where all of our students feel valued.” “We take the well-being and safety of our students seriously,” he continued. Rodney Green, Lowndes High School assistant principal, in a statement, “We are aware of a social media video involving two students and a Pride flag.” In a follow-up tweet, he added that black shirt boy was apparently dared to do it for $5.īy the way, shame on the students like the girl in the red t-shirt who laughs at the assault instead of doing something.Īlso: there are plenty of people (like the person who recorded the video) who are defending the assaulter’s actions so we gotta be loud and vocal to make sure these homophobes don’t ever think it’s cool to do something like this “I need everyone to see the scum that’s here in South Ga this just happened today at Lowndes High School,” user wrote. The Twitter user who originally posted the video wrote in his tweet that he had attended the school and his brother is currently a student there. This is a fucking hate crime and i’m so fucking LIVID that girl at the table was smiling and laughing at this kid getting assaulted
The video clip has received over 5.6 million views on Twitter alone. Eventually, black shirt boy manages to break away with the flag, throws it in a trash can, and knocks it over. The bully attempts to snatch the flag from the other boy’s neck, but ends up knocking the boy to the ground and dragging him on the floor.Ī friend tries to intercede, but is shoved away by the teen in the black shirt. In the clip, a young man in a black t-shirt runs up to a male student with a Pride flag wrapped around his neck. The incident, which took place at Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia, was investigated by school officials and the local Sheriff’s office. A video that went viral last week appears to show an ugly, homophobic attack on a high school student wrapped in a rainbow flag.