{"id":143289,"date":"2020-12-29T06:49:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T03:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/attack-on-keyon-harrold-jr-is-racism-plain-and-simple\/"},"modified":"2020-12-29T06:49:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T03:49:52","slug":"attack-on-keyon-harrold-jr-is-racism-plain-and-simple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/attack-on-keyon-harrold-jr-is-racism-plain-and-simple\/","title":{"rendered":"#attack on Keyon Harrold Jr. is &#8216;racism plain and simple&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#attack on Keyon Harrold Jr. is &#8216;racism plain and simple&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/bill-de-blasio-8.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday said the viral incident in which a woman falsely accused a black 14-year-old boy of stealing her cellphone was \u201cRacism. Plain and simple.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The mayor\u2019s comments came as Manhattan prosecutors said they were \u201cthoroughly investigating\u201d the disturbing Saturday encounter at the Arlo Hotel in SoHo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be horrific at any age, but it\u2019s especially offensive that it h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened to a child,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/1343713170846851073\">de Blasio said on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the confrontation was captured on cellphone camera by the\u00a0teenager\u2019s father, jazz musician Keyon Harrold, who posted the footage on Instagram, where it went viral.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, lawyers for the family called for authorities to bring criminal charges against the unidentified woman, who lunged at teen Keyon Harrold Jr. after claiming he\u2019d snatched her phone.<\/p>\n<p>Her missing phone was returned by an Uber driver a few minutes after the incident, the boy\u2019s dad said.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor called the woman\u2019s actions \u201can affront to our city\u2019s values.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo Keyon Harrold Jr. and his family: I am so sorry this happened to you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Police previously confirmed they were called to the hotel on Saturday for a report of harassment where a woman had allegedly grabbed and shoved the dad and son after accusing them of taking a cellphone she had misplaced.<\/p>\n<p>The encounter has drawn comparisons to\u00a0notorious Central Park \u2018Karen\u2019 Amy Cooper\u00a0\u2014 who touched off a firestorm in May when\u00a0she called the cops on a black birdwatcher\u00a0who asked her to keep her dog on a leash.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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