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struggle4progress

(118,295 posts)
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 06:13 AM Aug 2015

Punches Fly At Apple Valley High School In Fight Over Confederate Flag Belt Buckle

August 20, 2015 11:06 PM

... Williams says her 14-year-old son, Christopher, was punched multiple times last week after he questioned another student at Apple Valley about wearing a Confederate flag belt buckle.

“I can understand if I threatened him. I can understand if I threatened his family. I can understand if I shoved him or participated in a physical altercation but I didn’t and he kept on, just kept on hitting,” said Christopher.

The district superintendent confirmed to Cruz that disciplinary action has been taken against the student seen throwing punches ...

“Let’s take all this junk away. Why keep the hate going?,” says Annie ...


http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/08/20/only-on-9-punches-fly-at-apple-valley-high-school-in-fight-over-confederate-flag-belt-buckle/

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Punches Fly At Apple Valley High School In Fight Over Confederate Flag Belt Buckle (Original Post) struggle4progress Aug 2015 OP
The righties will love this story. PeteSelman Aug 2015 #1
A young racist Skinhead in the making. Hoyt Aug 2015 #2
In Southern California. Codeine Aug 2015 #3
Yeah. Everybody knows how *those* people are. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #4
Give him a break Takket Aug 2015 #5
I don't know which is worse ... JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2015 #6

PeteSelman

(1,508 posts)
1. The righties will love this story.
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 06:25 AM
Aug 2015

Hate filled redneck type beats the shit out of "whiny" liberal non-white kid. Gets away with it.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,350 posts)
6. I don't know which is worse ...
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 09:00 AM
Aug 2015

... a confederate belt buckle, or the saggin' pants if the buckle is removed.

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