Or did they?
At first, the media led us to believe that all the Trump hat wearing kids went out of their way to go start trouble with people in Washington, and then specifically picked on this elder man. But is that how it played out? I'm really not sure. It may turn out that they were just where they were, and other folks came to them because of the hats, and then the veteran innocently came to them singing.
Almost immediately people wanted them arrested, even though they never touched anyone. Then they bombarded the school and wanted them expelled - and the school announced they were looking into it and that the expulsion WAS on the table.
THIS is what happens with the crowd mentality. See a short video and then go for the throat and want people in the deepest trouble possible - nevermind about finding out more facts.
And even with more info coming in, some of the ignorant still want blood - even though no one was touched, everyone got to speak their minds it appears, and then went separate ways. But since they were wearing Trump hats, and mimicked the guy singing - they need to have their current lives ruined.
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The real story behind the catholic school boys and their dust up with a Native American Veteran
---The boys had traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in Friday’s March for Life from Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky, and were waiting for the bus that was to take them home.
---Nearby, self-described Black Hebrew Israelites were protesting and taking video. They taunted both the Covington boys and the Native Americans who were also gathered nearby for an Indigenous People’s March.
---Nathan Phillips, the Native American elder who approached the boys, instigating the initial confrontation, and reportedly has a history of similar confrontations.
In this video, Phillips is shown near the center of the crowd. The boys are jumping up and down around him and can be heard chanting “Cov Cath is the best” in time with the drumbeat. Phillips keeps a straight face as he and several others continue drumming and singing. As the clip ends several of the boys can be heard laughing and saying that they don’t know what is going on: “I don’t know, man. I don’t really know. This is neat.”
This video also shows Phillips and several others in the center of the crowd while the boys around them clap and chant. One of the boys can be heard yelling, “What is going on? This is so sweet!”I dgaf if they are minors. They need to be identified. What school are they from? Who was chaperoning them? This is one of the most horrific displays of ignorance, racism & disrespect. My god. I feel sick. pic.twitter.com/oUsiVY5pNA
— Lulu Says (@lulu_says2) January 19, 2019
Although the posted videos did not include any of these things, it was reported that the person who took the video had heard the boys chanting “build the wall and other Trumpisms” and claimed that the boys were just looking for “ANY opportunity to get violent.”I found the young lady who took video. This was written by her friend. She’s turned her IG comments off She’s strong but tired 2. She wants us 2 spread awareness but not words/threats of violence. She wants the kids 2 apologize. She’s wise & kind. It’s 3am. I’ll b back later pic.twitter.com/pu4egRCW6w
— Lulu Says (@lulu_says2) January 19, 2019
All accounts and videos were in agreement on at least a few key points — namely that at one point, for at least a short time, Phillips and the others in his small group were more or less surrounded by the group of boys. Phillips made no visible attempt to leave, however, and the boys made no visible attempt to prevent him from doing so.
THE IMMEDIATE MEDIA REACTION:
Rest - https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/20/v...lic-boys-maga/
Apologies roll in for Catholic school protesters as fuller picture of events emerges
It was the hate crime of the century.
Or so some in the media appeared to think, judging by the condemnations and mass hysteria that followed initial footage of a group of Covington Catholic High School students — some of whom were wearing MAGA hats — supposedly harassing an older Native American man.
Except, what may have seemed to be one thing at first turned out to be something else altogether:
As details emerged, some individuals and outlets who had been quick to condemn the students retracted their words and even apologized.
National Review published a scathing piece by its deputy managing editor, Nicholas Frankovich.
The outlet pulled the article on Sunday and published an explanation by editor Rich Lowry.
“Anyway, if not a hoax, this at the very least was not what it initially seemed,” Lowry wrote. “I deleted my original tweet and we also took down a strongly worded post by my colleague Nick Frankovich that relied on the incomplete video. It’s another reminder — even for an old hand like me — that it’s best not to make snap judgments and to wait for all sides of a controversy to have a chance to be heard.”
Rest - https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/20/c...ors-apologies/