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White woman who confronted her black neighbor at St. Louis condo building defends herself
UK DAILY MAIL ^ | 17 October 2018 | By Emily Crane

Posted on 10/17/2018 10:38:26 AM PDT by dennisw

White woman who confronted her black neighbor at St. Louis condo building defends herself against accusations of racism and says she was just concerned for her safety

Hilary Brooke Thornton, 32, was filmed blocking D'Arreion Toles, 24, from entering the St. Louis loft building where they live Thornton was fired from her job as a luxury realtor after the footage went viral

Toles said he was coming home from work on Friday night when the confrontation took place Thornton, who was holding her dog on a leash, demanded to know what apartment he lived in She has since denied that she is racist and says she was concerned for her safety Thornton claims she was following direction from the condo board to not let in strangers

A white woman who was filmed blocking a black man from entering the St. Louis loft building where they live has denied that she is racist and says she was concerned for her safety.

Hilary Brooke Thornton, 32, was fired from her job as a realtor after footage of her confronting D'Arreion Toles at their luxury condo building in Missouri City went viral.

Toles said he was coming home from work on Friday night when Thornton physically blocked him from entering.

The 24-year-old filmed the incident as Thornton, who was holding a glittery phone and her dog on a leash, demanded to know what apartment he lived in.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: apartment; apartments; condo; condominium; condominiums; hoa; homeowner; rental; security; townhouse; townhouses
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To: Blue House Sue

And, obviously, no right to defend her own home from someone who refused to show he belonged there.

Got it.

Your viewpoint is seriously skewed.


81 posted on 10/17/2018 3:19:48 PM PDT by MortMan (The white board is a remarkable invention.)
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To: Eagles6

“He needs his key fob to enter the building otherwise he can’t enter the front door.”

The article indicates he lives in the building.

He has a right to enter, and enter without obstruction.


82 posted on 10/17/2018 3:20:17 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: Blue House Sue

I live in an apartment.

If someone tried to enter while I’m entering using my fob, I ask them to show me their fob. If they can’t, I tell them they are trespassing.

That simple.


83 posted on 10/17/2018 3:20:56 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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To: RinaseaofDs

“I ask them to show me their fob. If they can’t, I tell them they are trespassing.”

No one in this incident were trespassing.

Had any one of the two people involved been trespassing, they would have been cited by the police.


84 posted on 10/17/2018 3:24:08 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: Blue House Sue

And yet the man refused to show the woman he belonged.

A question for you, a real 2017 newbie to this sight: Do residents of a building with a security system have a right to ask other residents to show that they have a right to enter the building? Or are they required to trust everyone’s word, no matter what?


85 posted on 10/17/2018 3:26:21 PM PDT by MortMan (The white board is a remarkable invention.)
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To: MortMan

No, if someone walks up to me on my property and asks me to present my credentials, I tell them to get lost.


86 posted on 10/17/2018 3:26:30 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: Blue House Sue

???

Yeah, but if her rationale in stopping this man was that he didn’t have an access token, they she’s justified in making a beef.

HOW she did it may be questionable. If he couldn’t produce an access token THAT she did it was not questionable.

So, did he or didn’t he?


87 posted on 10/17/2018 3:26:54 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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To: MortMan

They have the right to ask, but no one is required to show their key fob or any other type of credentials.


88 posted on 10/17/2018 3:27:51 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: Blue House Sue
If the woman had not been holding the locking security door open for her dog he could not have entered without his security fob.

Would you feel the same way if the same thing happened and the guy was White?

We shall end this conversation and agree to disagree.

89 posted on 10/17/2018 3:28:41 PM PDT by Eagles6
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To: Blue House Sue

You do not own the property. You are one of a hundred or more renters. False premise, and a less than intelligent one at that.


90 posted on 10/17/2018 3:28:55 PM PDT by MortMan (The white board is a remarkable invention.)
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To: RinaseaofDs

He is not required to prove to anyone that he lives there.


91 posted on 10/17/2018 3:29:07 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: Blue House Sue

And the other resident is NOT required to allow entry, either. That is the part you seem unable to understand.

If the individual cannot open the door on their own that cannot demand entrance. That is the crux of this matter.

But you would rather be wounded for the pride of the man.


92 posted on 10/17/2018 3:30:33 PM PDT by MortMan (The white board is a remarkable invention.)
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To: Eagles6

I never did say this incident had anything to do with race.


93 posted on 10/17/2018 3:31:40 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: MortMan

“And the other resident is NOT required to allow entry, either.”

She cannot prohibit residents from entering the building.


94 posted on 10/17/2018 3:35:37 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: Blue House Sue

So, what you are saying is that though you don’t pay rent, that if you are seen roaming the halls and are asked by a current resident if you actually reside there, the person roaming the halls has a RIGHT to be there, and should not be reported as a trespasser?

Because the act of moving across the threshold of someone’s house, even if the door is wide open, if that house is not yours is breaking and entering.

As a renter, with a legal right to be there, and an interest in your own security, if somebody asks you to produce a key, and you can’t, then you’ve got a problem.

I have been in running gear, gone in through the open garage gate, been challenged for my key by another renter, and WAS GRATEFUL.

They should be asking me for a key, because if you see something you should say something.

So, disagree.


95 posted on 10/17/2018 3:36:07 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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To: RinaseaofDs

“So, what you are saying is that though you don’t pay rent, that if you are seen roaming the halls and are asked by a current resident if you actually reside there, the person roaming the halls has a RIGHT to be there, and should not be reported as a trespasser?”

That does not seem to be the case in this situation.


96 posted on 10/17/2018 3:39:13 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: Blue House Sue

But, should she not know the person is a resident, how can she decide? The man has the responsibility to show he is a resident. Unlocking his condo door suffices - but requires that she accompany him (as, apparently, she did).

Or, he could have shown the fob that proves he lives there.

Trust, but verify.


97 posted on 10/17/2018 3:40:21 PM PDT by MortMan (The white board is a remarkable invention.)
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To: Blue House Sue

Because he came through the door she had open instead of using his FOB to open the main security door, he slid by her while she had it open..it’s called tailgating. Maybe you’re not getting how security works?


98 posted on 10/17/2018 3:41:24 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: Blue House Sue

Now that all the facts are in, perhaps not.

At the time, however, she may have asked, he may have been a tool about it.

If he had taken an attitude about it, it would have been a flag that maybe he didn’t live there.

Again, not sure I would have reacted the way she did, but then again I had a woman walk up to me at a fuel pump and threaten me with violence because I was using the edge of a gas station squeegie in a way she didn’t agree with.

I put my finger up in that instance, got the bat out of the front seat of my car, and used it to point to the surveillance camera and advised her not to take another step closer.

What possesses a woman half my size to think they should initiate a confrontation with a random man at a gas pump is beyond my ken.

I have no idea why women do the things they do, but it doesn’t deter me from being a flummoxed student of their actions.


99 posted on 10/17/2018 3:48:58 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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To: Skywise; JimSp; Eagles6; MortMan

"...walking the dog..."


First things first. Likely the best plan for the dog walker would have been to holster her sidearm and mobile phone before taking her pet for a walk.

Once outside with her dog, she should have exited the property and ensured the gate completely locked behind her.
If she saw a stranger trying to gain access without a fob/key/swipecard she could plausibly pretend like she did not live there and call the appropriate resource.

In my workplace allowing someone to “coat tail” through a secure area is a terminable offense. She could have found easy ways to not even be in that situation at her home.


100 posted on 10/17/2018 3:55:34 PM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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