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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMinnesota man exposes racist pigs and bullies, gets one of them fired.
Minnesota mans 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 childrens 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. (Knudsons 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 youre 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 youre a loser.
I cant believe that theres 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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Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)1. This Slug found out how Karma works.
Yes,there are a bunch of Racist in Minnesota,so much for Minnesota nice. Prior Lake and Dakota County has issues.
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)2. here
pacalo
(24,721 posts)4. Mr. Knudsen is a good parent. I like the way he is handling this.
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.
NaturalHigh
(12,778 posts)3. What a bunch of knuckle draggers.