Covington Catholic Apology

sorry for typing "who whom"

What damage?
Held accountable how?

I certainly hope it doesn't happen, but as these kids go in to adulthood an attempt to get in to college, attain employment, etc., having "Covington Catholic" on their college applications, job applications, resumes, etc. will always serve as a reminder to the smear that was perpetuated upon them. Again, one can't mitigate the consequences at this juncture, but I surmise it will have an effect on their lives going forward. Again, that's just my take, and you can disagree, so whatever.
Those who sat at their news desks and reported this misrepresentation still have their jobs, and at this point, with nary a consequence for their lack of professionalism. Again, you can disagree and that's cool, but a suspension or some semblance of reprimandation should be implemented.

Good post.

Thanks

So showing a video of them behaving like bullies is a "smear"?

The fact that the narrative was that these kids got in the face of this "poor man" under the guise of racism whilst mocking him, when in fact it was HE who approached them and started banging his drum in the one kid's face. Oh, and by the way, it's being reported the kid and his family are receiving death threats.
Bullying works both ways here. Yeah, he acted like a punk kid.....a 15 year old, immature kid. Nathan Phillips is a grown man whom should excercise some maturity by not instigating a situation whilst being the one whom approached those kids, not the other way around.

I love how you think the fact that he approached them (which he said he did from the beginning) makes their bullying acceptable.

didn't say it was. im sorry if thats what you think i insinuated. for me, its more about the facet of maturity: one is a 15 year old HS kid and the other was a 62 year old man. The person whom is supposed to be mature wasn't mature and decided to instigate a situation with a minor. Its a hard case to make that Phillips was "bullied" when he, essentially, asked for it by going up to them. It's also about common sense: adults should have a modicum of menial brain activity which would tell them that approaching kids and purposely attempting to annoy them may not make for most amicable end result. In other words, you are in no position to complain about the forest fire when you were the one who threw the lit match on the pile of dry leaves.

'What Damage'? Seriously... for 24 Hours this Kid was the Media's face of 'Modern Racism'... and Yahoo had links no less than TEN distinct articles on the story with the same spin ...any search that Yields a tangential connection to those stories is going to have his Face on it until the end of time

remember her?