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High school football players under investigation after alleged assault
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV9qUbXh3sc ^ | 7/30/2025 | WSPA news

Posted on 08/05/2025 8:20:56 AM PDT by Midwesterner53

Video from WSPA TV, Spartenburg, SC: A high school football program is facing uncertainty after an alleged assault involving student athletes during an off-campus training camp. Officials say the altercation could lead to serious consequences, including suspensions or expulsion.

As investigations continue, school leaders stress that all student rights will be protected. Law enforcement and youth justice officials have also been notified. Here's what we know so far. Video at link

(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com ...


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KEYWORDS: duke; dukelacrosse; education; lacrosse; racialassault; violence
Update as of 8/5/25: No legal action taken against the attackers to this point. It is reported that the attacking players are "stars" of the team. The family of the victim has retained lawyers. My hope is they initiate law suits against the high school, coach, Presbyterian College, each family of the attackers and anyone else involved. Take every cent you can get regardless of their ability to pay. The victim will not be on the team for his senior season by his choice apparently.
1 posted on 08/05/2025 8:20:56 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: Midwesterner53

Fortunately, for the victim, the crime happened in a different county than the one the high school is located in. It looks like the school and the coach were trying to hide it.


2 posted on 08/05/2025 8:36:47 AM PDT by GrootheWanderer
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To: Midwesterner53

> It is reported that the attacking players are “stars” of the team. <

So a smokescreen will go up.

I taught in an inner city high school for many years. One of my colleagues told me this story. He was working the metal detector at the school’s entrance. And he caught a student trying to bring a pistol into the school.

What happened to the kid? Well, nothing. The principal made that decision. The police weren’t even called. And that’s because the kid was the starting quarterback.

I guess the school’s won/lost record was more important than staff and student safety.


3 posted on 08/05/2025 8:38:11 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: Leaning Right

The victim was smart enough to set up his phone and get the whole unprovoked, racist, attack on film.

Imagine if a black player was viciously attacked by white players on a 4-1 attack.


4 posted on 08/05/2025 8:43:58 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: Midwesterner53

That is just a news video, where is the attack?


5 posted on 08/05/2025 8:47:06 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12
That is just a news video, where is the attack?P

Here you go.

I got the video and an update. These players will only sit out for ONE game: (X)

Apparently, very strong football program in a school district that takes their sportsball very seriously.

6 posted on 08/05/2025 8:55:54 AM PDT by Drew68 (I haven’t seen the Democrats this mad since yesterday. Save some tears for tomorrow.)
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To: TheThirdRuffian

“Imagine if a black player was viciously attacked by white players on a 4-1 attack.”

Don’t have to imagine it.

Remember the Lacrosse team at Duke?


7 posted on 08/05/2025 9:02:37 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Drew68

I see something that hasn’t changed during the last 55 years, whites tend to see fighting as a one on one, while blacks attack individuals as a group, it was even the norm in the military 55 years ago.


8 posted on 08/05/2025 9:03:19 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: TheThirdRuffian

We’d never hear the end of it.


9 posted on 08/05/2025 9:08:01 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Midwesterner53

It is one thing for males to fight one another. It is quite another thing to sucker punch guy and then have three others join in the beat down. It is outrageous that the, at least, the sucker puncher is not 100% kicked off the team and the others suspended for multiple games.


10 posted on 08/05/2025 9:15:05 AM PDT by bort
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To: ansel12
I see something that hasn’t changed during the last 55 years, whites tend to see fighting as a one-on-one, while blacks attack individuals as a group, it was even the norm in the military 55 years ago.

Not much any single person can do against a group. What's also problematic is that other teammates were apparently aware of what might go down, and just walked away. The fact that the school or the school board doesn't see much wrong with it, through their inaction, says all you need to know.

11 posted on 08/05/2025 9:43:11 AM PDT by voicereason (When a bartender can join Congress and become a millionaire...there’s a problem.)
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To: voicereason

In my big Texas football high school, we football players were the good guys, protecting the weak and special ed from the hoods and the bullies, we would have gone hard on a group of ours ganging up on a guy.


12 posted on 08/05/2025 9:48:55 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: TheThirdRuffian

This is what blacks do
You grow up around them as I did u learn

But back then we fought them without hesitation

Now they see most white guys as weak

They are buff and unsportsmanlike

But they ain’t all that

A wood who has game can handle em

Buff uptown with skinny legs


13 posted on 08/05/2025 9:51:00 AM PDT by wardaddy (I am older but I try to be polite )
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

Which was all a lie and made the players rich.


14 posted on 08/05/2025 10:20:03 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: Leaning Right

That sort of thing is why I am against school districts having their own mini police departments. If you need in-school officers, the school district should have to get them thru the county sheriff’s department - so if anything goes bad, like that, an elected sheriff in on the line.


15 posted on 08/05/2025 10:41:16 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Drew68

This will go the way of the Cincin.. attack — the chief copper (DEI) and mayor have agreed that the white folks provoked the attack and deserved what they got.
They pulled a Roberts approach — can’t enforce the law ‘cause that might cause riots. So, the enemies of civilization win.


16 posted on 08/05/2025 11:01:02 AM PDT by bobbo666
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17 posted on 08/05/2025 11:50:59 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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