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Police Called On 3-Year-Old Black Boy Because He Was Too Good At Soccer (blacksportsonline.com)

submitted 5 days ago by slothrop@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/usa/p/1271268/police-called-on-3-year-old-black-boy-because-he-was-too-good-at-soccer

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's always good to check; reportedly, the team is already quite diverse, and black parents were among those filing complaints.

The father had been coaching the child who turned out to be quite skilled, and had enrolled him in a very beginner rec league. He got his viral videos out there and started tagging teams and schools. He got the publicity he was looking for, and the facility had him removed and issued a refund because the child's advanced training and subsequent skill level/play were inappropriate for their beginner rec league.

. We have to consider if the response of the other parents to invoke law enforcement would have occurred if the color of the offending family was a few shades lighter.

This is not substianted, you can review the videos posted by the father and see the makeup of the team was not primarily white. No other kids were removed from the team.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yes. As more details of the incident became known to me, my position has evolved. It appears the police were called regarding the behavior of the father, and the response by the police was temperate.

[–] cranakis@reddthat.com 1 points 4 days ago

As more details of the incident became known to me, my position has evolved.

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