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Was It a Brawl or a Racist Attack?
If a group assaults ONE person, what happens next is self-defense
On August 5, 2023, a Black security guard was assaulted by a group of White males and one White female after they were asked to remove their boat from a port at a riverfront in Montgomery, Alabama.
The personal boat blocked a riverboat tour from docking and unloading its passengers.
The incident, captured on multiple cell phone recordings, depicted the boat owner and others in the party becoming angry with the security guard and aggressively attacking him.
Several people on the boat were seen jumping back on the dock and rushing to punch, kick, and stomp the security officer after he was knocked to the ground.
The passengers on the riverboat cruise ship witnessing the incident began yelling for help from the officer, with one 16-year-old Black youth jumping from the ship and swimming to his aid.
Several other Black men who were nearby also ran to assist the officer. This resulted in combat with the White boat owners who continued to aggress anyone coming to help the injured security guard.
The fight reached its peak when a chair was used to hit a White man and woman over the head. Soon afterward, the Montgomery police took…
