Regardless of right-wingers’ most delusional and gaslighting makes an attempt to persuade individuals in any other case, racism continues to be alive and nicely in america of America within the 12 months 2025. We’re not speaking about systemic racism or different types of much less tangible bigotry, we’re speaking in regards to the basic, violent, American racism that the nice ol’ boys’ Grannies used to make. That actual s**t, s**t to make you are feeling s**t.
Based on a WANE article, such an incident occurred this previous Saturday evening, Might 31, at Pike’s Pub, a bar in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Whereas the chain of occasions main as much as the racist melee continues to be considerably unclear, police say they acquired a name a couple of drunk particular person who was being requested to depart the property, however earlier than they might arrive on the scene, all hell had damaged unfastened. Pub proprietor Kelley Rost informed police that the unidentified man refused to pay his tab, however we’ll take that declare with a half cup of salt.
A video of the incident is at the moment flooding the timelines of each social media platform in your telephone proper now. The recording begins with a bunch of aggressive white males in black leather-based vests emblazoned with “Outlaw” surrounding a bigger Black man carrying a reflective security vest. Quite a few social media customers have recognized the white males as members of the Outlaws Motorbike Membership. WANE notes that an Outlaws MC was topic to a federal investigation claiming that he was “engaged in extortion and the distribution of pharmaceuticals” on behalf of the bigger group.
The Black male sufferer of the white males’s hate crime was taken to the hospital to be handled and listed in “truthful” situation. Nonetheless, he selected to not take part within the police investigation upon being questioned. As of yesterday, no arrests have been made.
The encircling neighborhood is righteously indignant on the scenario and has made it their enterprise to face exterior the bar in protest of the beating. The bar didn’t open on Saturday, and each the Fb and Instagram pages have been deactivated.
Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker reacted to the submit alongside a whole bunch of others on social media, saying, “I have to say it was very disturbing to look at. I’m looking for solutions as I’m certain a lot of you might be too.”
We’ll see how a lot the town of Fort Wayne cares a couple of Black man who was practically lynched by a pack of white thugs by how lengthy it takes Mayor Tucker and her police division to make some arrests.