A Deep River, Connecticut mother was furious after seeing a video of her 11-year-old son, who appears to be a boy of color, being pushed off his bike by a White male adult and being told to "get the f'k off your bike."
Daniel Duncan was seen falling to the ground after 48-year-old Jameson Chapman deliberately shoved him without provocation.
\u201cVictims Family alleges racism after Deep River man arrested for pushing boy off bike https://t.co/xbZvsax8me \nThis Man needs to Be sent to prison... "Did you grow up in Connecticut?" Then preceded to say "get out of my town" @AttorneyCrump This Family Needs your Help CT needs U\u201d— Clayton Sharpe (@Clayton Sharpe) 1656640131
A separate video from the same day showed the sixth-grader biking with his friend and being approached by Chapman, who asks the boy, “Where did you grow up? Did you grow up in Connecticut?”
When Duncan responded, "no," Chapman told him to “get the f'k out of my town.”
\u201cDEEP RIVER, Conn. \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u0082\u00ac\u00e2\u0080\u009d The mother of an 11-year-old\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0Deep River\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0boy says she is upset and sad after seeing a video of her son being pushed off his bike Monday.\nIn the video, Daniel Duncan falls to the ground after being pushed off his... https://t.co/HzNSsE1LEL\u201d— Rick williams (@Rick williams) 1656683942
The boy's mother, Desiree Dominique, believes the incident was racially motivated.
Dominique said she felt "rage" after watching the video of her son being physically assaulted.
“I watched a couple seconds of the video and I went into total shock," she said, adding, "I could not contain my anger."
Warning: physical assault.
\u201cThe future of America. "Get out of MY town." As white man pushes an 11 year old black boy off his bike.\u201d— \ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Chicago Mike\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f (@\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Chicago Mike\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f) 1656682913
You can watch the Fox 61 news coverage, here.
Family alleges racism after Deep River man arrested for pushing 11-year-old off bikeyoutu.be
The boy is now afraid to leave his home after having experienced the violent encounter with Chapman.
“I feel very upset. I feel anger. I feel sadness. I feel a sense of powerlessness," said Dominique.
Social media users were also disgusted by what they saw.
\u201cLet's make sure Jameson Chapman, the bigot here, is not only arrested but made famous enough to lose whatever job he has. He deserves utter ruination. Done with these people.\n\nFamily alleges racism after Deep River man arrested for pushing boy off bike https://t.co/NvTt5AakPx\u201d— Tim Wise (@Tim Wise) 1656689477
\u201cDespicable action by an adult!\n\n#Racism\n\nhttps://t.co/zaEa8W6JjB\u201d— Jen\ud83d\udef9\ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf77 (@Jen\ud83d\udef9\ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf77) 1656621016
\u201c@malonespeaking He needs to be held accountable .\nIts sad\u201d— Jimmy Malone, Liberal & Ultra-Masker (@Jimmy Malone, Liberal & Ultra-Masker) 1656590400
\u201c@BRaime619 @Johanvanderslam\u201d— THEE Vaccinated Survivor (@THEE Vaccinated Survivor) 1656549755
\u201c@BRaime619 Press dem charges.\u201d— THEE Vaccinated Survivor (@THEE Vaccinated Survivor) 1656549755
This was not the first time her sons were targeted since moving to the community four years ago.
Prior racially-motivated incidents included Dominique's other son being shot at with a pellet gun by teens in a car. Both her sons have also been subjected to verbal attacks at their school.
The frustrated mother told the news station:
"The issue of racism is very prevalent in this area. I see it every day."
The biking encounter happened after the town's message board about the local Memorial Day parade was tampered with to include "Trump 2024" followed by two derogatory terms aimed at people of color.
A local resident reported the message to the town hall.
The words have since been changed and replaced with, "sad."
Town First Selectman Angus McDonald said this type of behavior was unacceptable and was not a representation of the vast majority of the Deep River community.
“This is something that we all need to address and should start at home,” said McDonald.
“It’s horrible. No young person should have to suffer from an older person bullying them anyway and throwing the racism into it, it just muddies the water even more.”
\u201c@malonespeaking \ud83e\udd2c\ud83e\udd2c This is bs! They should make an example out of him. Yeah, workshops and stuff are fine, but the people who need them are not going to attend. They need to send a strong message that racism will not be tolerated. Pass an ordinance, FFS!\u201d— Jimmy Malone, Liberal & Ultra-Masker (@Jimmy Malone, Liberal & Ultra-Masker) 1656590400
In spite of the recent altercation, Dominique encouraged her boys to feel like they belong to the Deep River community by reminding them "that they are not their skin tone."
She emphasized:
"I remind them that they are not their body."
Regarding the community of Deep River, she had this to say.
“I would like to see change here. This is a very beautiful, beautiful space."
“If people have issues with prejudice and racism then that’s something that they have to tend to further own growth.”
Chapman was arrested for assaulting the boy and he faces third-degree assault, risk of injury to a child, and second-degree breach of peace charges.
He was released from custody on a $10,000 bail.
Jane Rosenberg
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