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followup/retraction

https://www.facebook.com/tapio.haku/posts/3328055343880453

“There are videos that go viral for the right reasons and videos that go viral for the wrong reasons. Last night I posted a video that went viral for the wrong reason. After being warned all day to be watchful for outsiders coming into our neighborhood, sure enough, an unfamiliar Mercedes parked on our block last night and a group of people got out of the car who, in our eyes, looked like they were planning to cause trouble. We questioned them, they seemed very suspicious to us and we chased them off. Wanting to alert the neighborhood I posted the video. I had no idea this video would go viral. But it did and now there are some people who intended for no trouble who are very scared. I’ve been speaking with the previous owner of the Mercedes DRS 683 that is shown in the video. He recently sold it to a friend so now when people search the plate number his name is coming up. He has nothing to do with the chaos going on in our city and is obviously scared that people will target him. He also knows the people in the video and vouches for all of them. He’s told me repeatedly they were only here to protest and nothing more. I’m meeting with them later today to clear things up and try to make things right. In the mean time, I ask all of you to please not share any videos or screen shots of the video. I’ve taken it down on my end and will try to ask others who are still might be sharing it to take it down as well. We’re all very scared right now and fear can sometimes make bad situations worse. I let my fear push me into doing something that could make a bad situation worse, and I am very sorry for that.”