What the police had to say about changing the K viral circle

What the police had to say about changing the K viral circle

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Police opposed the viral video of a fight at a convenience store in Elyria, Ohio, which took control of social media last week. The clip shows a racist man getting hit with a can of Twisted Tea after spitting slander for at least a few seconds. Local police said The Chronicle-Telegram that they believe to have identified the men in the video, but no charges have been filed.

Elyria police lieutenant James Welsh confirmed that he saw the now infamous “Circle K Twisted Tea Fight” video circulating on social media. As of Thursday afternoon, he said, no one had called to formally report the incident and no charges were filed. Still, Welsh said the police already knew the parties involved. “Obviously it went viral on the internet, but as far as I know, it was never called or reported,” he said.

Welsh’s statement did not clarify whether the incident is being investigated or whether anyone involved should be concerned about facing the charges. Most Internet commentators seem to expect that no legal intervention will come from the video, feeling that justice was done on the spot.

The video is about a minute and 40 seconds, apparently picking up at the end of a confrontation between two customers at a Circle K convenience store. A white man repeatedly shouts the N word in the video, proclaiming that he can say it whenever he wants. and challenging the black man next to him to do something about it. For the most part, the black man is quiet, but of course the two were arguing before the recording started.

Things got physical when the black man brandished a large can of Twisted Tea, which caused the white man to extend his face and say “go ahead, hit me with it” repeatedly. The black man obeyed, breaking the drink against the racist’s face and throwing it on the floor. The two then briefly fought in a clearly one-sided fight before the black man left.

The video was recorded on Thursday, December 24 and has been circulating widely ever since. It has already obtained more than 2.4 million views on Twitter, where it apparently was posted first. He also made waves on YouTube, Reddit and Instagram. So far, none of the fight’s participants has spoken out publicly.

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