MAGA protester punched by Black woman security guard fired by UMass Hospital
Source: Yahoo News
The white woman caught on tape getting into a physical altercation with a Black female security guard the evening before the Capitol riots lost her job at UMass Hospital. The termination occurred after her daughter went viral for exposing her identity on social media.
On January 5th, Therese Duke and a group of pro-Trump protesters that included other family members were filmed harassing Ashanti Smith, a security guard working at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington D.C.
After Duke made a failed attempt to grab Smith's phone out of her hand, the woman proceeded to punch Duke in the face once, to dissuade her. Following the incident, her very liberal 18-year-old daughter Helena Duke exposed her on social media.
... In that same tweet, Helena also revealed the names of her uncle Richard Lorenz and her aunt Anne Lorenz.
Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/maga-protester-punched-black-woman-215801637.html
There's a lot more at the linked article.
Oh darn, the below does NOT link to the video, shoot. Don't expect to click that ( ) blue & white arrow button and see the video
There was a video of that posted about a week ago, from CNN or MSNBC or somesuch. Will see if I can find it.
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
Well, here's a video, you have to get past the ad, and then skip to 1:15
LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)aaaaaa5a
(4,667 posts)Nictuku
(3,614 posts)winstars
(4,220 posts)White people are funny.
catrose
(5,068 posts)progree
(10,909 posts)From the linked article:
"Initially, Smith reported that she had been fired for punching Duke and is facing criminal charges."
I missed that the first time. I hadn't heard of this.
What's this about "initially"? From a quick Google search I think this is still the situation ("pending investigation" ).
EDITED TO ADD:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/Help-Ashanti-Legal-Fees-Lost-of-Employment
(emphasis added by Progree)
As of now she's raised $224,708 (8.4K donors)
Another edit to add -- this one from 2 days ago. In depth
https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/01/15/ashanti-smith-special-police-officer-speaks-out-trump-supporter.html
catrose
(5,068 posts)Thanks for the details. Such a contract to how the rioters were treated; my blood is boiling.
George II
(67,782 posts)...she only got a bloody nose, she could have spent the night in the slammer, two.
Grokenstein
(5,725 posts)You can practically hear him go "EHN!!" as he lunges forward.
2naSalit
(86,647 posts)Sooner or later.
orangecrush
(19,572 posts)That security guard packs a wicked punch!
riversedge
(70,242 posts)orangecrush
(19,572 posts)***THWACK!!!***
You could hear it above the crowd noise!
oasis
(49,389 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)I know from unfortunate experience they are pretty easy to break. Young, dumb and drunk. Mouthed off to the wrong black guy. Spent 2 days with a swollen nose. Had it coming.
Fortunately it healed straight.
The African American woman was within her rights. They laid hands on her first. She should sue.