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gopiscrap

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37. I am native German and when I first came to the US

Mon May 22, 2017, 11:24 AM

May 2017

I didn't really speak any English. My first memories of the US (Tacoma) were having rocks thrown at me and being called a Nazi because I responded in German and couldn't speak English

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Racially charged confrontation at Reno airport captured on video [View all] TexasTowelie May 2017 OP

Where does that idiot live murielm99 May 2017 #1

Yes shenmue May 2017 #2

In many countries, people speak more than one language Rhiannon12866 May 2017 #6

When I was a kid we told this 'joke' angstlessk May 2017 #19

That is about it. Most Westernized counties expect Doreen May 2017 #31

by the time I was six I spoke gopiscrap May 2017 #36

first, I would damn well hope you could speak your own language ( well ). Doreen May 2017 #38

Umm, not really. Someone how I doubt he'd be offended if someone was speaking, let's see . . . ATL Ebony May 2017 #64

In Trump's Amerika ATL Ebony May 2017 #63

I feel pity for the man and I hope he finds peace. Botany May 2017 #3

I am not so charitable. cyndensco May 2017 #33

I feel no pity Cane4Dems May 2017 #55

People simply existing is a capital offense to many racists IronLionZion May 2017 #4

I am native German and when I first came to the US gopiscrap May 2017 #37

It's a real shame that there is so much hatred of this kind joshdawg May 2017 #5

If Wheelchair Mike had been black or brown BamaRefugee May 2017 #7

Hector was brown & the one who wouldn't leave another patron alone. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #18

My take on this is that Hector was minding his own business, Tanuki May 2017 #24

sure he should have apologized to mikkeeeeee heaven05 May 2017 #30

Please post in GD as well. yardwork May 2017 #8

It took security an awful long time to respond Maggiemayhem May 2017 #9

Good to see the others back the guy up as the cop arrived. 7962 May 2017 #10

I wouldn't have been opposed if wheelchair guy got his head smashed in. nt Lucky Luciano May 2017 #11

Reminds me of a story I heard.. cannabis_flower May 2017 #12

What sickens me most DFW May 2017 #13

Exactly Ligyron May 2017 #15

And Drumpf wants to cut things like mental health provisions BumRushDaShow May 2017 #14

I shudder to think what would have happened if Michael had a gun. Tanuki May 2017 #17

Okay...Mike may have some mental problems, ya'll. Hector should recognize that and leave him alone. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #16

We never saw the part when Michael decided to go after Hector when he was on the phone BumRushDaShow May 2017 #21

We don't know what started it because Hector chose not to produce that or tape it. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #41

that doesn't make any sense at all BamaRefugee May 2017 #47

You don't know that. Look at the tape. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #58

The innocent people around backed Hector lunamagica May 2017 #53

There was a woman there in a wheel chair BumRushDaShow May 2017 #60

It's never a mistake not to make a situation worse. Saying something & walking away... Honeycombe8 May 2017 #65

Here is another article about the incident BumRushDaShow May 2017 #66

Victim blaming so early in the morning lunasun May 2017 #23

Oh I would have taunted that POS too. Hector should not back down. Lucky Luciano May 2017 #25

really, you blame Hector? heaven05 May 2017 #29

I didn't say that. But watch the video. You don't see the beginning of the incident, do you? Honeycombe8 May 2017 #42

okay heaven05 May 2017 #46

We must have watched different videos BamaRefugee May 2017 #48

It's good they don't have guns in airports IronLionZion May 2017 #43

He could have said something and moved away. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #44

From this video, it looks like the Spanish speaker is the one harassing a guy in a wheelchair oberliner May 2017 #20

from the video heaven05 May 2017 #28

That part is not in the video oberliner May 2017 #34

you can give the poor victim heaven05 May 2017 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author oberliner May 2017 #45

He called the guy a "spic" several times BamaRefugee May 2017 #49

OK - I missed that oberliner May 2017 #51

right heaven05 May 2017 #50

Sorry - I missed the racist epithets oberliner May 2017 #52

Oh, so you didn't see the part where Mike tells Hector to not speak Spanish? lunamagica May 2017 #54

I just don't see the point in continuing the situation oberliner May 2017 #56

the point in continuing to record it is BamaRefugee May 2017 #59

OK, fair enough oberliner May 2017 #62

This video is heartbreaking. democrank May 2017 #22

It is too bad that security didn't step in, much sooner. Siwsan May 2017 #27

he's an embarassment to his race heaven05 May 2017 #26

I wonder if he is so stupid that if you started to speak German or French Doreen May 2017 #32

possibly gopiscrap May 2017 #39

Well, they must be fucking stupid. Doreen May 2017 #40

You know that thing about arguing with an idiot? Phoenix61 May 2017 #57

It was good to get a video and permanently humiliate the guy with a viral video. nt Lucky Luciano May 2017 #61