Seems to me like people see what they want to see. I don't see the man being assaulted. I don't see his family being assaulted. I don't even know if his family is in the video?
He was only surrounded because he walked directly into the middle of the group of children. He had every opportunity to leave. Even if they initiated the "surrounding," he had ample room to leave at any time.
The first thing he does is shove one of the girls who is far side from the camera perspective, near the street. Watch closely in the beginning. He absolutely is the aggressor, as far as the video evidence.
Is there any evidence at all that he or his family received physical aggression first, other than a random story on an Instagram post from someone claiming to be a cousin in the man's family?
To me, this is unacceptable. Kids acting like idiots isn't a crime, necessarily. Vicious assault is. I can't help but wonder what the reactions would be if roles were reversed here.
As far as I am concerned the burden is completely on the adults to de-escalate and remove themselves from the sitation unless they find themselves in clear and present danger. As far as "what is danger," I guess that can be subjective.
I don't think being an annoying kid deserves being viciously assaulted. Until someone can prove to me that the man or his family were assaulted first, all I have is the video. The video clearly shows the man as the aggressor.
The video really just saddens me. Just a sad sight, for multiple reasons.
Reading the comments on that video it seems like black people love sticking together no matter what. Talking about shooting him and doxing.
Cant tell if they are stupid and lack critical thinking or just hate white people
if you read some of the comments on Reddit you will see this isn't exclusive to one side. I believe one of the most upvoted comments is "I wish the girl had died." There's a lot of ugly comments being thrown out in every direction. Big time.
It scares me that we are nearing an age when viciously knocking out 12 year old girls in public is completely acceptable in the eyes of the majority.
The only actual evidence we have does not depict an act of self-defense, in my analysis.