“To think that somebody would be so brazen that they could point the weapon in the face of an unsuspecting citizen and then post it on social media — as if the Detroit police are going to stand idly by and do nothing.”
That’s Sgt. Michael Woody of Detroit police, commenting on their investigation into a potential hate crime in the wake of a bizarre and disturbing video that was recently posted online.
Heavy reports investigators are currently trying to track down the perpetrator and the victim. A man posted video footage on Twitter featuring him wagging a gun at a man he believes to be gay. To make matters worse, the suspect later posted another video featuring him bragging about the incident.
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During the confrontation, which occurred outside Detroit’s Brightmoor liquor store, you can hear the suspect say, “‘Take your motherfucking pants off, n****r,” and then, “Gay-ass n****r.”
Thousands of people have viewed the video since it was posted on Twitter Tuesday evening by a man who goes by the handle @binswanson.
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In the smartphone footage, you see a man point a gun at another man as he exits the store, erupting into a series of gay and racial slurs.
The description of the 32-second video, which quickly went viral, is simply “I hate gay n*****s.”
Police are currently investigating, but admit they have no idea who the victim is.
Watch the video here:
stanhope
Spoken like a true queen with a tiny needle richard that can’t get cat.
Scribe38
The victim did not file a police report but did get interviewed by the news last night. The police said they are looking to file charges whether or not the young man files. Detroit police have a very good pic of the attacker’s face because he made other videos about why he did it. I live in the same area, maybe eight blocks away. The store is sort of a crime magnet. Can’t wait to move next year.
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/173805795-story
money718
That dude probably thought he was about to get some. Dangerous being gay in the hood.
James
I hope the guy got the license number of the car.
dinard38
@money718: Yeah, you’re probably right. He probably thought the dude was calling him over to the car to get some. Young man needs to know that you don’t just walk up to a car without knowing that person’s intentions…..ESPECIALLY if you live in the woods.
What doesn’t make sense to me is why would this dumbass, ignorant prick tell this guy to take off his pants if he hated gays so much. I hope they catch his ass and arrest him.
Bob LaBlah
What would really help situations such as this is if black politicians would PUBLICLY speak out against these types of biased crimes and point out to young black gay bashers that prison does accompany crimes such as these and is that consequence really worth it.
money718
@Bob LaBlah: No one listens to them.
Kangol
Closet case + gun = danger.
Sluggo2007
Take your pants off? Who’s the real gay in this situation?
Baba Booey Fafa Fooey
Most of the tweets supported the perp.