Teen kicks elderly woman in the face on St. Paul light rail platform

[sarisataka]

Video: Teen kicks elderly woman in the face on St. Paul light rail platform

A teenager is in custody Wednesday night after a disturbing video showed someone kicking an elderly woman in the head.

An older Asian-American woman was standing alone at a light rail platform and was taunted by two teens. Then, she was kicked in the face by one of them before the teens turned and ran away.

“To say this is uncalled for is such a huge understatement,” said Metro Transit spokesperson Howie Padilla. “It really is.”

Metro Transit says it started getting calls about the assault Tuesday after the video was posted on social media.

https://www.fox9.com/news/video-teen-kicks-elderly-woman-in-the-face-on-st-paul-light-rail-platform

Video at link

[theaocp]

6. No. n/t

[USALiberal]

8. Really? WTF? nt

[obamanut2012]

11. stop it

[SunSeeker]

2. Hate crimes against Asian Americans are exploding, thanks to Trump blaming China.

And calling Covid-19 the "Wuhan Flu" or "China Virus."

[dalton99a]

13. +1. And he's cranking up the rhetoric with the Pearl Harbor crap

He and other Republicans know exactly what they're doing

[BSdetect]

3. Kicked because of a "hoax"?

[Fix The Stupid]

4. Is this "Vanilla ISIS" again?

Just like this was "vanilla isis'?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213401837

And this?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213392058

Am I allowed to make broad generalizations against these fine people who kicked an elderly woman in the head, just like you were all allowed to make sweeping RACIST generalizations in the above posts???

Why not?

Time to check yourself DU...you're becoming a parody at this point..and not a good one.

[JI7]

5. They are all trash but why are white people who kill black people not charged ?

[Fix The Stupid]

10. Thanks for proving my point, lol.

There has never been a white person charged for killing a black person...ever.

[JI7]

12. Your point is ignoring the reality of racism in this country

[Fix The Stupid]

14. I am well aware of racism in your country...

It is the racism on this board I am talking about...The ridiculous generalizations that are allowed to stand here...

You know...saying things like "Why are white people who kill black people not charged?"...

What benefit does a statement like that make?

In your country "has a white person ever been charged with killing a black person?"

Yes or no?

[xmas74]

17. Of course there have been white people charged-

And convicted-of killing a black person. Is it common? No. Stating it never happens will have the argument picked apart and the point will be lost.

[sarisataka]

16. Obviously not in this case

But there was a lot of crow served to the many who made assumptions about the criminals in Flint that murdered the security guard.

Little was learned from that as the same assumptions where made about the person who shot the McDonald's employees on Oklahoma.

Certain bigotry is accepted and tolerated at DU DU which if directed differently would be shut down in half a heartbeat. It is not good

[theaocp]

7. Please enjoy this cage at taxpayer expense. n/t

[cwydro]

9. What lovely humans these two are.

I hope they’re charged to the fullest extent of the law.

[MineralMan]

15. Thank goodness for video.

Three people have been arrested. I hope prosecution is done swiftly.