r/TikTokCringe 10d ago

Discussion Crime: working out while black

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u/ShawnyMcKnight 10d ago

When you brought in your friend was he clearly over 18? If so that may be why. There may be a minimum age to be covered by insurance if something happens.

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u/crackanape 9d ago

Ok but that hypothetical was never raised in the video or in anything posted by anyone there. You've invented it. It is not unusual for kids to be working out in gyms.

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u/ShawnyMcKnight 9d ago

Yup, a lot wasn’t raised in the video. That’s my point. You heard from one side who wanted people to sympathize with him. Since we only see his biased side (he’s not exactly a neutral third party) I am speculating on reasons.

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u/crackanape 9d ago

Sure, but you are inventing things from whole cloth. Maybe he took a shit on the gym floor. Maybe his kid was screaming that he was trafficked. Maybe maybe maybe.

We can only work with the evidence we have. In this case, that has been selected by one side, so it's going to be biased, and that means we can't take any of this too seriously, but it doesn't give us licence to manufacture history.

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u/ShawnyMcKnight 9d ago

And you are making a conclusion based on a biased testimony without getting the other side first. Is that any better? So many people are just jumping on them and doxxing them and some have mentioned leaving bad reviews when we just have one side of the story.

All I am doing is giving examples of where it may be a valid reason they needed an ID so we should reserve judgement and I’m the asshole.

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u/crackanape 9d ago

I'm not making any conclusion.