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I can't get over that either. The girl was not some redneck racist, she was an active BLM protester, but they still framed her hometown as "Leesburg, Va., a to

I can't get over that either. The girl was not some redneck racist, she was an active BLM protester, but they still framed her hometown as "Leesburg, Va., a town named for an ancestor of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee and whose school system had fought an order to desegregate for more than a decade after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling." like it has anything to do with the girl.

mst 6y ago
The damage to her was done by the asshole classmate, though. The NYT just wrote it up after the fact. Said write up was awful and the extent to which it made the asshole seem like a hero made me want to stab things, but it's worth blaming the NYT for all the things they did get wrong here and not the one thing they didn't :)
- da_big_ghey 6y ago
  There are some people who just need to get roughed up a few times before they get a clue. A couple guys should just knock some sense into that guy for ruining this girl's life. This seems to no longer be the norm, though, so I guess people need some better way to exact retribution.
  - manfredo 6y ago
    No, violence is never the answer here.
    - the_only_law 6y ago
      Ironic that the people outraged by a mob destroying someone wish for their own mob justice. As soon as the balance of power changes it will be unsafe for a whole different demographic.
      - da_big_ghey 6y ago
        Don't take my rash words as a representation of others; they are not. The above was a resentful comment I made the mistake of posting, and I wouldn't endorse violence either irl.
- flavius29663 6y ago
  It bothers me because the apparent neutral tone is actually very sympathetic towards the psychopath that held on to the video to release it for maximum damage. It's an endorsement for mob rule and cancel culture. They managed to cancel the future of a high-schooler and it's presented like an achievement and warning for others (one word can ruin your life), what country are we living in?

mst 6y ago

The damage to her was done by the asshole classmate, though. The NYT just wrote it up after the fact. Said write up was awful and the extent to which it made the asshole seem like a hero made me want to stab things, but it's worth blaming the NYT for all the things they did get wrong here and not the one thing they didn't :)

da_big_ghey 6y ago
There are some people who just need to get roughed up a few times before they get a clue. A couple guys should just knock some sense into that guy for ruining this girl's life. This seems to no longer be the norm, though, so I guess people need some better way to exact retribution.
- manfredo 6y ago
  No, violence is never the answer here.
  - the_only_law 6y ago
    Ironic that the people outraged by a mob destroying someone wish for their own mob justice. As soon as the balance of power changes it will be unsafe for a whole different demographic.
    - da_big_ghey 6y ago
      Don't take my rash words as a representation of others; they are not. The above was a resentful comment I made the mistake of posting, and I wouldn't endorse violence either irl.
flavius29663 6y ago
It bothers me because the apparent neutral tone is actually very sympathetic towards the psychopath that held on to the video to release it for maximum damage. It's an endorsement for mob rule and cancel culture. They managed to cancel the future of a high-schooler and it's presented like an achievement and warning for others (one word can ruin your life), what country are we living in?