Posted on 07/21/2026 9:59:55 AM PDT by Morgana
A white woman has gone on trial over claims she racially abused an autistic black boy in a playground after a spat over applesauce.
Shiloh Hendrix, 37, was filmed allegedly calling a young black boy the 'N-word' at a park in Rochester, Minnesota, last April.
Video of the exchange went viral and Hendrix was charged with three counts of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor charge with a maximum of 90 days in jail.
Hendrix, who has pleaded not guilty, appeared on Monday in Olmsted County District Court as jury selection got underway for her trial.
The jury will decide whether her behavior was unlawful and likely to cause violence, or if her words are protected under the First Amendment.
According to KTTC, Hendrix's lawyer Brian Karalus raised concerns that he did not have a list of witnesses that the state intended to call during trial.
Prosecutors said they would not release their witness list due to safety concerns, they also said that Karalus knew this and had made no prior objections, the outlet said.
KAALTV reported that right wing activist Jake Lang was in court as proceedings got underway, while protestors outside held sings calling for Hendrix to be freed.
Jury selection is expected to continue today which will be followed by opening statements.
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How is this prosecution even legal considering freedom of speech is explicitly protected under the first amendment.
But they probably don’t cover 90% of the stuff we hear about on conservative media, and certainly not a trivial incident like the one in this story.
The government may not prohibit the verbal or nonverbal expression of an idea merely because society finds the idea offensive or disagreeable.
- There Is No Such Thing as ‘Hate Speech’
25 years ago I never even heard the word autistic.
Now I hear it all the time.
Any one here notice that as soon as paddling was taken out of schools, made illegal in homes the rate of autism exploded.
IMHO it's not comparable for blacks to use racial slurs against blacks then ask why whites are chided for using the same racial slurs against blacks.
The double standard we should address is how often blacks say racial slurs like "cracker" against whites, but get in a hissy if whites say racial slurs against blacks.
This is total BS!
This reminds me of that white woman who used the N-word. A TV reporter asked if she knew that word was offensive...
“Yes, I do that’s why I said it,” Goodman said. “I would say it again to them.”
I believe this AI generated song on YouTube was made after that incident.
I saw the headline, and immediately knew this happened in the UK.
Whatever protections they had for free speech is long gone.
By golly, I was wrong.
It happened in Minnesota.
🙁
They probably figured, like the blacks did that Anthony would be found not guilty like OJ. Then were shocked he was found guilty.
Her using that word is indeed “Likely to cause violence”.
In that the little boy’s mama is likely to go all ape bleepy on the white woman.
She should have said “stop acting white” because apparently “acting white” is the ultimate sin for people who need to blame others for their own shortcomings.
The title said it was about applesauce. NO. It was about a brat stealing food from a baby.
She was being goaded by a sex offender that was there filming kids.
I’m not kidding... Also, there is some dispute as to if the kid in question was 8 or 12...
People also made a lot of cool memes about her. Made her into a super hero.
“She was being goaded by a sex offender that was there filming kids.
I’m not kidding... Also, there is some dispute as to if the kid in question was 8 or 12...”
I remember that.
You can help ruin a Race Pimp's whole day by going to Shiloh's donation site:
https://www.givesendgo.com/ShilohHendrix
“She should have called him the R word.”
Rigger?
> a black mom talked about how much money she gets per month for her “autistic” son’s disability <
Retired city school teacher here. In the district where I worked, some enterprising folks have set up cottage industries.
For a fee, they will teach your kid how to “fail” a special education evaluation.
Once a kid is classified as special ed, the parents will get a monthly payment, as you noted.
And as a bonus, it becomes almost impossible for the school to discipline the kid. He can behave pretty much any way he wants.
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