Racist Ohio Driver Says Viral Video of Him Ruined His Life - Sensationalist Headlines

https://gritpost.com/racist-ohio-driver-video/ Racist words blow back on man, family and business When Columbus NBC affiliate WCMH confronted Whitman in the immediate aftermath of the video spreading on social media, Whitman was unapologetic about his actions. “I don’t know if it makes it right or wrong all I can say is I grew up with it and not a big deal for me,” Whitman said. However, in a phone message to Columbus Dispatch writer Theodore Decker, Whitman is now saying his decision to follow Lovett to his house and hurl racial slurs at him was “an awful mistake.” “I’m out of business, I’m completely out, I’m done, I’ll never work in Columbus again,” Whitman said. “This has completely and thoroughly ruined my life.” “I just don’t understand the intensity of the hate,” said the man who drove two miles out of his way to verbally abuse a complete stranger based on the color of his skin.

“I just don’t understand the intensity of the hate,” said the man who drove two miles out of his way to verbally abuse a complete stranger based on the color of his skin. lmao what a baby

“I just don’t understand the intensity of the hate,” said the man who drove two miles out of his way to verbally abuse a complete stranger based on the color of his skin. Really? You don't? It seems to me you have a good grasp on the subject.

Talk shit get hit

Play stupid games, you win stupid prizes. Sorry, but when you act like a pathetic little shit don't expect anyone to feel sorry for you. You completely ruined yourself because of your hatred for a person you don't even know.

Good. Hope he never lives this down and constantly reminded of this for the rest of his life.

Said the man who drove two miles out of his way to verbally abuse a complete stranger based on the color of his skin. Isn't this technically a hate crime and therefore illegal?

Lmao what a fuckwit. Got what he deserved.

Well you've learned it's a big deal for others. Maybe if you'd used your brain before instead of what you "grew up with" your life wouldn't be supposedly ruined.

I'd feel bad for him if he indicated remorse, but there only seems to be regret.

Get fucked. You act like a racist piece of shit be prepared to be treated as such.

Not once does he mention the victim whom he stalked and harassed. He's basically saying "I'm sorry I got caught. If I knew there was going to be backlash I wouldn't have done it. Next time I'll remember to hide my face so I can hurl slurs without consequence."

Agreed. I'm of the mind that we as a society should be much more open to allowing people to change and improve themselves and be welcomed back. If there's no reason to change yourself (you won't be welcome regardless, right?), why do it? But this dude doesn't seem interested in changing so it's a different thing entirely.

Hate crimes have to also be crimes. It'd only be up for consideration as a hate crime if the act itself is found to be a crime.

There's no way that the writer of this article wasn't high-fiving somebody and blowing an airhorn when they got the chance to write this.

His response indicated he doesn't genuinely feel that he was in the wrong. I have a bit of a soft spot for those who are subjected to mob justice on the internet, but he isn't one of them. For fuck's sake, acknowledge you did something disgusting and disgraceful and apologize openly. This is a huge problem with older generations being exposed to the internet when they don't realize how centralized communication truly is.

I mean, but if a guy says the sky isn't blue, is it so wrong to say '"the sky isn't blue." said a man who at the time of that quote was standing outside under a blue sky."'?

How is that relevant, at all? Who gives a shit? He did something fucked up and now he's paying the price. Is the price too high? Fuck, I don't know, I'm not omnipotent. But he didn't even bother to recognize how shitty of a person he is, he literally said: “I don’t know if it makes it right or wrong all I can say is I grew up with it and not a big deal for me,” Whitman said. That's a complete lack of self. He dug his grave, and now he's resting in it. I could care less who told everyone.

Ah, I got it mixed up with being a bias incident

I thought it was clear that the sentence is such a big own on the driver that you can't help but high five around the office after that.

Maybe you shouldn't be such a racist?

For some reason, it's a very common misunderstanding. Common knowledge on the term tends to imply that the hate itself is the crime.

His last name is literally "White Man" are you kidding me

Reminds me of this SP episode episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkfFyELXdoM

“I just don’t understand the intensity of the hate,” said the man who drove two miles out of his way to verbally abuse a complete stranger based on the color of his skin. Reads like a line from the Onion. lol

I came in here ready to post some contrarian opinion about how this dude should be forgiven because instances like this are exactly what right-wing and racist nutters need to see in order to feel more at ease in accepting new ideas. Then I read the article. and yikes. This guy had the perfect route for sympathy if he was just a bit more apologetic for what actually happened instead of what is happening to him. Like the entire article is literally just about him complaining that his life sucks now. Yeah dude. You did a silly thing and now your life sucks. The path to redemption is in reflection and self-improvement, not self-pity.

The amount of shade being thrown in the article is hilarious.

Don't worry,his 15 minutes of fame will wear off since this happens now more often.

“This has completely and thoroughly ruined my life.” i like how he refers to it as 'this' and not 'my own dumbass actions'

I don't want the lynchmob justice of social media because I think it is hugely unfair but fuck this guy. How can I say the punishment was too harsh if the person doesn't even seem close to repentant?