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Fri Jan 23, 2015, 09:03 PM Jan 2015

Minnesota man exposes racist pigs and bullies, gets one of them fired.



Minnesota man’s video exposing bullies goes viral, and gets the father of the bullies fired

Minnesota man took to YouTube to highlight racist bullying against his 11-year-old adopted daughter. But his video also led to another man losing his job after allegedly excusing his children’s vulgar remarks, KMSP-TV reported.

In the video, posted on Monday, Brad Knudson shows footage of two minors calling his daughter, Deirdra, a “slut,” a “fat a*s b*tch,” and a “n*gger.” (Knudson’s adopted daughter is African-American.) Knudson explains that Deirdra received a series of similar messages on Dec. 31 through the phone app Snapchat. He and his wife recorded the offending message on their own phones since Snapchat deletes content soon after the recipient views it.

The people who sent the message were later identified as twin freshmen at Prior Lake High School. After trying to contact their parents by phone and in person, Knudson says, school police put them in touch with the twins’ father, Darren Puro, through his cell phone.

Knudson says Puro brushed off his concerns because the slur was commonly used around the twins. Puro also allegedly told him that he was happy to “own” his statement if Knudson revealed the racist message to the public.

The two men subsequently had an argument, and Knudson hung up on Puro. In the video, Knudson then plays two voicemails he says Puro left him, both of which use similar language.

In the first message, the voice identified as Puro says, “The tides have turned, huh? I guess you’re a n*gger lover. Call me back.” In the second message, Puro calls Knudson a “f*g,” adding, “Grow up. Touch base with your kid, and you’re a loser.”

“I can’t believe that there’s even frikkin’ individuals like this alive,” Knudson says of Puro. “But there are.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/minnesota-mans-video-exposing-bullies-goes-viral-and-gets-the-father-of-the-bullies-fired/
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Minnesota man exposes racist pigs and bullies, gets one of them fired. (Original Post) Archae Jan 2015 OP
This Slug found out how Karma works. Wellstone ruled Jan 2015 #1
here yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #2
Mr. Knudsen is a good parent. I like the way he is handling this. pacalo Jan 2015 #4
What a bunch of knuckle draggers. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #3
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
1. This Slug found out how Karma works.
Fri Jan 23, 2015, 09:11 PM
Jan 2015

Yes,there are a bunch of Racist in Minnesota,so much for Minnesota nice. Prior Lake and Dakota County has issues.

pacalo

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4. Mr. Knudsen is a good parent. I like the way he is handling this.
Sat Jan 24, 2015, 01:00 AM
Jan 2015

My heart goes out to the younger generation who are being bullied on social media. The pain of being bullied is magnified to infinity for the one being targeted. Mr. Knudsen's posting this video has garnered a lot of support for his daughter, which will go a long way in easing her pain & making her stronger.

Thanks for posting the video, yui.


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