Racist father rushes and attacks black superintendent at daughter's graduation

There is a high probability that this father is a trump supporter

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I saw this yesterday and haven't looked in to it deeper.
My understanding is that the father said he did this over the school's lack of response to her daughter being bullied.
But it IMMEDIATELY turned in to a racial issue by those, who I'll assume, want that to be true.
I'll have to see if there's an update. Either way, that wasn't the way to handle either situation. But it also isn't right to assume without having facts. That's just as bad.

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bijouxbroussard · F

@Ynotisay But you do admit you haven’t looked into it further ?

Ynotisay · M

@bijouxbroussard Right. Hadn't looked in to it. Didn't have any context. But I just had a chance to dig around a bit.

This looks like some solid reporting by their local news.They broke it. Link goes to the full story.

I got curious and looked in to Baraboo, WI. About 12,500 people. 90% white. 1% black. I'd say the Superintendent stood out a bit. Race is clearly on the table.

But when I was looking I was seeing a lot of assumptions. That man is guilty of hate crime. I just don't think assumptions are healthy around certain issues. I think it's counter-productive. We'll all find out who this guy is and why he did it. And we'll take it from there. But I can't get on board with jumping the gun unless something's blatantly obvious.

I don't underestimate people any more. We're capable of anything. 👍

15 Investigates obtained the original police report taken the night the incident happened. In it, it details the initial interview done with the parent directly after it happened.

The report says the parent told the police officer he and his child “have had past issues with Rainey and dislike him.” It goes on to say the parent “wanted to prevent Rainey from having the satisfaction of shaking” his child’s hand, “so he went onto the stage to prevent that from happening.”

When the officer asked the parent if he was sorry for what he did, the report says the parent said he was, but only for his child’s sake. The officer determined the push had been “pre-planned.”

https://www.wmtv15news.com/2024/06/06/baraboo-police-report-shines-light-why-parent-says-he-pushed-superintendent-during-graduation/

bijouxbroussard · F

@Ynotisay One thing obvious from the footage was that the daughter would’ve willingly shaken the man’s hand, and she looked embarrassed when her father made that scene. Wisconsin is one state outside of the Deep South with towns that have that kind of reputation. So it’s often not really a leap.

NerdyPotato · M

And there's still people who say racism doesn't exist anymore...

Ynotisay · M

@NerdyPotato But you don't know if this was racially motivated. You may think it is, and maybe it is, but that's not enough. This is where the line between belief and fact needs to be in place. No matter what "side" someone is on.