The poor white kid probably actually believed the lies about diversity he was force fed in school.
When you're a white kid at a school that's only 7% white, you learn quickly about the wonders of diversity.
I doubt he was a naïve kid. He didn’t seem like the type who backed down from a fight. He looked tall and strong, and in the video, he threw the first punch. But, then he was swarmed and stomped to death. Two kids tried to pull the others off him to no avail.