*An alleged gay, white male launched into a racist rant against a sanitation worker before physically attacking a pedestrian for recording the moment on his mobile phone.Â
Now, the President of Black Lives Matter Brooklyn has turned to Twitter for help in identifying the man in the now-viral clip, TooFab reports.Â
Anthony Beckford, who is running for a New York City 2021 Council Seat, shared a video of the attack on social media, which occurred on the Upper East Side.
“Hey yo, it’d be smart to get out of the middle of the street asshole!” the man in the clip shouts after getting out of his car. “F–king n—-r!”
He then noticed the witness who was recording and says, “Are you recording me? Why? I’m an asshole? Honey — look in the mirror.”
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Racist on the Upper East Side. Find out who this racist person is and let us hold them accountable. This and any other act of racism will NOT be tolerated.
As City Council Member of #District45, I will be holding these racists accountable.https://t.co/41nCXEP0Fq pic.twitter.com/ariaOSFGF4
— Anthony Beckford (City Council Candidate)? (@Vote4Beckford) July 19, 2020
When the person filming says sarcastically “you’re so fierce”, the man replies “I know I am, thank you! Are you gay too? No you’re not? Well, you look like it.”
When warned that the footage could end up online, the man says “I’ll get fans honey” before quickly changing his tune and threatening “Before I beat the shit out of you, get out of here.”
He then jumps back out of the car, grabs the man’s phone and smashes it to the ground.
A second witness also recorded the incident.
Beckford, a disabled US Marine Corps veteran and community advocate, shared the clip on Twitter and wrote “Racist on the Upper East Side. Find out who this racist person is and let us hold them accountable. This and any other act of racism will NOT be tolerated. As City Council Member of #District45, I will be holding these racists accountable.”
He added: “this racist trash does not get a pass at all. Uses the n-word, then assaults the person video taping and destroys property.”
@NYPDShea @NYPDnews @NYCMayorsOffice @galeabrewer @NYCSpeakerCoJo @CoreyinNYC @NYPDChiefofDept this racist trash does not get a pass at all. Uses the n-word, then assaults the person video taping and destroys property. pic.twitter.com/KqJs0Fg3ZE
— Anthony Beckford (City Council Candidate)? (@Vote4Beckford) July 20, 2020
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