Nazi Getting Punched Goes Viral (Video)
Echoing the Richard Spencer video from January, a new video showing a Seattle man wearing a Nazi armband being punched and apparently knocked unconscious went viral on Monday.
In the video, which you can see below, the man can be seen shouting white supremacists slogans at a group of strangers in what appears to be a Seattle public transit station. An African American man then walks over and punches the man wearing the Nazi armband, who falls to the ground, and appears to be unconscious. The man who delivered the blow can then be heard saying “ain’t nothing to talk about” as he walks off.
Punch a Nazi Seattle edition pic.twitter.com/XtX15gqmwj
— Peter Baggenstos MD (@Baggenst0s) September 18, 2017
The video — and punching of Nazis generally — was quickly and widely celebrated on social media.
Nazi's getting sucker punched videos are kinda my jam right now
— Eddie Della Siepe (@EddieDellaSiepe) September 18, 2017
It's very easy to not be justifiably knocked the fuck out. All you have to do is not be a Nazi.
— Cassandra (@ChrisWarcraft) September 18, 2017
You don't *accidentally* become a Nazi. It takes a conscious choice to embrace the idea of genocide. Choices have consequences.
— Cassandra (@ChrisWarcraft) September 18, 2017
Also lol the ACLU stopped following me because apparently Nazi FREE SPEECH rights are important or something
— Cassandra (@ChrisWarcraft) September 18, 2017
on a personal level I am nonviolent but "marching around in a Nazi armband screaming at people" is well known as fastest way to get wrekt
— pitch enjoyer (@thetomzone) September 18, 2017
hey look punching nazis works https://t.co/DrkwQfSJhH pic.twitter.com/KLyQ7arhLT
— Matt Binder (@MattBinder) September 18, 2017
As it turns out, Seattle police say no investigation is underway because no crime was reported. According to the department’s Twitter account, reports were received Sunday that a man wearing a Nazi-armband was harassing people. When police arrived at the area, the man was found lying on the ground.
Around 4pm Sunday, SPD received reports of a man wearing a swastika armband, instigating fights at 3rd Ave / Pine. (1/3)
– Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) September 18, 2017
Police were on scene in 5 mins & found him on the ground. He declined to provide info about incident & left after removing his armband.(2/3)
– Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) September 18, 2017
No one else at the scene contacted officers to make a report about the incident.(3/3)
– Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) September 18, 2017
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