Young boy slapped and ridiculed on Instagram Live for being gay, sparking outrage over child abuse

[Sugar Cookie]

A video of a young boy being slapped on Instagram Live because of his sexual orientation has sparked outrage online.

“Now we gonna show them you getting your ass beat,” says the woman recording the incident.

The young boy, reportedly named Tyler, from Atlanta stands with his arms crossed over his chest with the side of his head shaved with the word, “GAY.”

At least four people stand around him with two men in frame of the video. The man wearing white has his hand wrapped around the back of Tyler’s neck. Two of the people in the video have allegedly been identified as the boy’s relatives.

“You say you’re what?” one of the men asks Tyler, apparently referring to his sexuality. Tyler replies, “Nothing,” which the man tells him to repeat.

“And he like this shit,” a woman says in the background.

Tyler continues to stand in a protective position and looks visibly upset.

“You still doing gay shit” the man says. “You think this on the side of your head for no reason.” The man proceeds to hit Tyler’s head and later pushes him, causing Tyler to almost fall backward.

A woman in the background says, “You like this type of stuff,” after which the man punches Tyler in the arm.

People online are both angry and heartbroken over the video.

Video: Young boy slapped and ridiculed on Instagram Live for being gay, sparking outrage over child abuse

A video of a young boy being slapped and pushed around because of his sexual orientation has gone viral and people are contacting CPS.

www.dailydot.com

 

[Freyja]

It doesn't say how old this boy is...and if his own family is treating him like this, then it is time to disown them. Find someone who loves him.

 

[medusirena]

I hope someone saves this poor baby quickly

 

[BuffettGirl]

Whatever sorrows may happen to them due to this THEY CHOSE! They opened the app and hit record with the intention of humiliating that child, shaming him into doing their will. I hope you suffer the tortures of the damned. May they be on full public display.

 

[Sejanus]

Trash relations.
I refuse to call this hateful gang of miscreants a family.
Get that lad far from them...pronto!

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Sending love to this boy - no parenting classes or family therapy will fix these trash ass adults.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

The Atlanta Police Department told the Daily Dot that the department has not been aware of a criminal complaint but that an investigator is currently looking into the incident.

“Needless to say, the description of the event is distressing and our Special Victims Unit and the commander of the LGBTQ Liaison Unit are aware of the existence of the video,” the Atlanta Police Department told the Daily Dot.

However, Terence Stewart, president of Atlanta Black Pride, a nonprofit organization serving the Atlanta LGBT community said contacting Child Protective Services or the police is not a simple solution.

“He becomes another Black kid in the system,” Stewart said. “He will get lost in the system and still have to try to navigate his way because even being in foster care does not guarantee a safe, secure environment.”

Stewart said reaching parents of LGBT youth is all about understanding where their beliefs come from, but holding them accountable to provide a safe space for their child.

“What you do has an everlasting effect on your child and your community too,” Stewart said.

A video of Tyler on Instagram Live saying he was “good” was posted online after the incident.

“My brother and them, they didn’t abuse me,” Tyler says in the video. “They were just showing me like you need to stop doing that.”

But a voice in the background can be heard saying, “Say it [N-word],” before the boy speaks. It is unclear if Tyler has since been relocated.

Video: Young boy slapped and ridiculed on Instagram Live for being gay, sparking outrage over child abuse

A video of a young boy being slapped and pushed around because of his sexual orientation has gone viral and people are contacting CPS.

www.dailydot.com

 

[Sevens My Charm]

I don’t think this has anything to do with color and it sickens me to see them push that agenda .. kids of all races are having these issues and that’s how it should be presented .. especially another black kid in the system .. tell me any kid in the system is a good thing..

 

[Timmsy]

"....contacting Child Protective Services or the police is not a simple solution.

“He becomes another Black kid in the system,” Stewart said. “He will get lost in the system and still have to try to navigate his way because even being in foster care does not guarantee a safe, secure environment"

Damn anywhere else would surely be better for the lad than in that environment.
Grrr that older bloke needs a talking to by someone his own and equal size!!!

 

[Sally_Feschuk]

Just a quick update: 11Alive news in Atlanta is reporting that the young boy has been removed from the "home" and is with the Georgia DCFS. Sorry but I couldn't paste the link.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Atlanta Police announced on Saturday the arrest of three people in relation to a video that emerged last month showing a 12-year-old boy being physically and verbally abused.

The video, recorded from an Instagram Live on June 17, appeared to show the young boy being struck by members of his family. It also appeared to show the word gay cut on the side of his head with clippers, supposedly as a punishment.

APD now says that 35-year-old Brittney Monique Mills, 19-year-old Lorkeyla Jamia Spencer and 18-year-old Jarrode Richards-Nwankwo have been arrested. Mills and Spencer are being charged with cruelty to children, and Richards-Nwankwo has been charged with cruelty to children and battery - family violence.

The boy was removed from the home the day after the video and was placed in the care of the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS).

The child's home is located in District 9, the district activist and city council candidate Devin Barrington-Ward hopes to represent.

He spoke to the boy and his mother last month, and told 11Alive's Hope Ford that they talked "about what had took place, about some of the challenges that she’s had as a single mother of eight and about some of the challenges raising a young Black queer child in poverty."

“As a Black queer man, I have experienced some of the same homophobia and some of the same abuse by the hands of people that I love as a child,” he said. "“If you saw that and you didn’t see anything wrong with that, you’re part of the problem."

The child, Barrington-Ward said, was emotionally stressed both from the experience and the idea of being removed from his home.

“He expressed appreciation for the support but also made it clear that he wasn’t happy with what happened to him,” he said.

Atlanta Police announce three arrests related to video of 12-year-old boy being beaten, verbally abused

The boy was removed from the home last month following the incident.

www.11alive.com

 

[roadsidehorror]

That's a start. This poor kid is gonna have it rough. I hope he gets adopted by good people that will love him for him.

 

[Busy Bee]

This young boy is 10 years old! I hope he will get support where he is. The “family “ he came from don’t deserve him, no amount of classes will help them!

 

[Blizzard]

update

That's great news.

APD now says that 35-year-old Brickhead Monique Mills, 19-year-old Dorkeyla Jamia Spencer and 18-year-old Commode Richards-Nwankwo have been arrested.

Fixed that for them
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Just a quick update: 11Alive news in Atlanta is reporting that the young boy has been removed from the "home" and is with the Georgia DCFS. Sorry but I couldn't paste the link.

Great news, thx for update.

 

[Victoria]

Saddened, sickened and shamed by the behavior of the adults in that video.

The saddest was hearing this young mans response to the repeated question of, "You say you what"?

"Nothing."

How pleased with themselves they must be for reducing a large part of this childs identity to nothing.