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Two white students at Louisiana State University were caught on video harassing their fellow Black peers and neighbors.
A series of doorbell camera videos exposing the racial harassment shared by @its.zavia has garnered over 11.5 million views on TikTok. The TikToker said she and her roommate endured verbal abuse and racial slurs from their white neighbors, yelling through the apartment walls of their off-campus complex.
“It’s f-cked up, and that’s why their culture is f-cked up,” one of the white students can be heard saying on the doorbell camera footage, referring to Black culture.
The Black neighbor opened her door to confront the women, who denied making the comments and told her to "go inside." More audio captured one of the women later yelling "dumb n****r" through the apartment wall.
When confronted again, one of the white women claimed, “I wasn’t talking about you,” while her roommate insisted it “wasn’t personal,” and said they were speaking about “the culture in Baton Rouge,” a city that is majority Black.
The two Black students said they contacted the police to report the ongoing harassment. However, officers were initially dismissive of their claims and scolded them for opening the door and “engaging.”
“When you present yourself to her and you all start fighting, you were the aggressor,” one Black officer said.
“You were safe behind your door; instead, you engaged," another added.
Police reversed course when they saw video evidence of the racist harassment.
One Black officer warned the white women that if any further “rude, demeaning, hateful, racist things” occurred, they would face harassment charges. The women then refused to speak further, telling the officer they would only talk through a lawyer.
The TikToker said she's planning to file a restraining order this week.
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