Middle Schooler Records Himself Harassing 5YO Chinese-American Boy With Ethnic Slurs

[Sugar Cookie]

A middle school student recorded video of himself using ethnic slurs as he harassed a 5-year-old Asian boy in Loudoun County, Virginia.

The video recorded April 5 begins with a slur directed at the frightened 5-year-old.

The 5-year-old went to the door to his house, pleading, “No! Don’t hurt me! Don’t hurt me!”

He then ran along the porch crying out for other children to help him – “Don’t do it! Save me! Save me!” No one stepped in, and laughter is heard in the background.

The harassment continued.

“Are you having dumplings for dinner?” the middle schooler asked.

After two minutes, the 5-year-old boy’s mother opened the door, and her son ran inside.

The video was posted to a chat group set up by some students from nearby Eagle Ridge Middle School. A parent saw it and took it to the boy’s home in tears to show his parents, whose identity News4 is concealing to protect their son.

Not only are the parents troubled by the behavior of the boy who made the video, but also by other older children who stood by watching and laughing.

“Nobody came to step out and to say, ‘Stop,’” his mother said. “Nobody think this is not right. They just laughing. Yeah, nobody stood up.”

The couple said they came to the United States from China, working hard and saving to buy a home. They researched heavily and chose Loudoun County and their neighborhood, in part, for the well-respected schools.

Now, the father says, their vision of life there is tarnished.

“We thought that this would be a great place, however though, it ended up like this,” he said. “So, what hurts me most is then, where else should I be? That hurts me most, not just the words.”

Because the recorded harassment didn’t occur at a school, it’s unlikely Eagle Ridge would have a role in disciplining the student who made the video, but spokesman Dan Adams told News4, “The school division does not condone the behavior and is quite disappointed. Even though this child,” he said, referring to the 5-year-old, “is not an LCPS student, we have offered this student counseling and potentially restorative practices.”


The restorative practices would be directed toward the middle schooler.

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it received a report of the incident, but because juveniles are involved, they cannot comment on the investigation.

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Middle schooler records himself harassing 5-year-old with ethnic slurs

A middle school student recorded video of himself using ethnic slurs as he harassed a 5-year-old Asian boy in Loudoun County, Virginia.

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The older kid is stupid but he is being a kid.

The parents of the older child should be embarrassed and personally apologize to the parents of the older child. They should make their son apologize to the younger child.

 

[Freyja]

So-called civilized society has gone completely down the toilet. Kids have always been cruel, but they are getting crueler and at younger ages.

 

[HijabiGirl]

I had a little run-in similar this with my kid. My kids are biracial and have a distinctive last name that identifies them as SE Asian. One day I hear knocking on my door and am met by a pissed off dad stating my quiet, shy kid "slapped" his daughter. I angrily yelled for my son and he appeared immediately. I demanded to know what he did and he said this girl yanked his hair repeatedly calling him "Juan" and he told her to stop. She continued to yank his hair so he slapped her hand away. This....girl...crossed her arms and was yelling, "Nu-UH!" I knew she was lying and it was sooooo transparent. I asked her why she was calling my kid "Juan" when she knew his name. She simply smirked and looked away. I kinda wished my kid had truly slapped her.

This redneck dad tried to say my son shouldn't have smacked her hand away "Because you know, she's a girl and..." I shut that shit down fast. I told him both kids needed to keep their damned hands to themselves and they're lucky they didn't get suspended. I told my son to sit away from her and told his kid to keep her mouth shut and hands to herself. I slammed the door and didn't hear from them again.

 

[Spider]

What the older kid needs to understand is that chasing the younger kid onto his own porch in adult life that's a good way to get a couple bullets in you especially once you're older and bigger. Because somebody on their own property depending on the state might be able to stand their ground.

 

[BuffettGirl]

Don't people raise their kids to have a modicum of dignity or self respect anymore? Aside from the guilt, horror and shame I would feel if I had ever done something like this, I was raised to always be a credit to my family name. Where did that go?

 

[Freyja]

Don't people raise their kids to have a modicum of dignity or self respect anymore? Aside from the guilt, horror and shame I would feel if I had ever done something like this, I was raised to always be a credit to my family name. Where did that go?

People no longer have self respect. They don't care about the shame they bring on their families with their atrocious behavior.

 

[Aedia]

I kinda wished my kid had truly slapped her.

Don't feel too bad about that. My mom still says that one of her proudest moments was when a little boy at the "welcome to school" thingie in 5th grade started crying to his huge, buff dad that he didn't want to be in my class again because I beat him up - while I was waddling by in a little fluffy dress with a walker covered in ribbons.
Of course the context was that he had tripped me twice in one day while I was in a leg cast after having a growth plate scraping. He kept threatening me, telling me he would just get away with it again, so I kicked him as hard as I could with that cast a few times. The father & mother both tried to say I had an advantage over their son lol

Bullies always leave out the context. I'm very sorry your son had to deal with that and I commend him for keeping his cool and only trying to get her hand away. He's better than I was, for sure. I was the kid that would snap from time to time and to be perfectly honest, I probably only got away with it because I was a handicapped girl being physically bullied by boys.

 

[GoneWest]

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Middle schooler records himself harassing 5-year-old with ethnic slurs

A middle school student recorded video of himself using ethnic slurs as he harassed a 5-year-old Asian boy in Loudoun County, Virginia.

www.nbcwashington.com

The older kid is stupid but he is being a kid.

The parents of the older child should be embarrassed and personally apologize to the parents of the older child. They should make their son apologize to the younger child.

I’m sorry but writing this off as a kid being a kid is half the problem. Right up there with the “boys will be boys” mentality. I’m sure this isn’t the little assholes first time terrorizing someone way younger and weaker than himself. And to videotape and post this abuse is disgusting. This punk needs counseling ASAP and constant supervision until he can prove he’s no longer a threat to the vulnerable.