(02-22-2019 01:45 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  Then the drumming guy joined the fray, trying to deescalate it, but that failed. And then you have the smirking kid who, instead of backing down, just stayed in his spot, oddly smiling at the drumming guy a few inches away from him.

Who said he was trying to deescalate it, and how does standing in front of kid drumming do that? Why not stand in front of a Black Israelite and drum?

And why should the kid back down?

Sandmann's statement

"I was not intentionally making faces at the protestor. I did smile at one point because I wanted him to know that I was not going to become angry, intimidated or be provoked into a larger confrontation. I am a faithful Christian and practicing Catholic, and I always try to live up to the ideals my faith teaches me -- to remain respectful of others, and to take no action that would lead to conflict or violence."

I am being called every name in the book, including a racist, and I will not stand for this mob-like character assassination of my family's name. My parents were not on the trip, and I strive to represent my family in a respectful way in all public settings.
I have received physical and death threats via social media, as well as hateful insults. One person threatened to harm me at school, and one person claims to live in my neighborhood. My parents are receiving death and professional threats because of the social media mob that has formed over this issue