"They would never do this to white kids": South Africa swimming pool racism assault video sparks online outrage 

White men attack Black teenagers who entered alleged "whites only" swimming pool (Image via tariqnasheed/Twitter)
White men attack Black teenagers who entered alleged "whites only" swimming pool (Image via tariqnasheed/Twitter)

A video of a group of white men attacking two black children at a swimming pool in South Africa has recently gone viral on social media, and an assault case against the accused has since been opened by law enforcement.

The incident reportedly occurred at Maselspoort Resort and Conference Centre, located 23 km outside Bloemfontein in South Africa. The video was uploaded on Christmas Day, December 25.

Netizens took to social media to express their disgust over the racist occurrence.


Netizens react to black teenagers getting physically assaulted by white men in South Africa

In the viral footage, one can see white men ordering black teenagers to move out of a swimming pool. The men then proceeded to hit and shove them back into the pool. A white male was also seen grabbing the young black boy by his throat and pulling his hair.

As the fight continued, a white man was seen choke-locking one of the boys while jumping with him into the water. It appeared as if he attempted to drown the black teenager.

Speaking about the incident with SABC news, the boys’ father narrated why the fight occurred, stating:

“As we were relaxing the boys came and told us that they are being prevented from using the pool by a group of white adult males. They said they were told by the men that the pool is only reserved for people who are booked here."

He continued:

"We then went to the pool to intervene and told the gentlemen that we are also booked here and not day visitors. So we thought the issue was resolved but were shocked to hear that they were attacked after we left.”

Internet users were flabbergasted to see that such prejudicial incidents occurred in South Africa even after apartheid ended. Many expressed disdain over the grown white men and felt sympathetic towards the young boys who had to fight against them on their own. A few reactions to the incident read:


Case of assault opened against the racist men who attacked the black children in South Africa

Roy Jankielsohn, leader of the Democratic Alliance Free State, encouraged the kids’ parents to lay criminal charges against the accused white men.

It has since been revealed that an investigation into the matter was opened by the police in South Africa. A common assault case has also been registered against white men. EWN reported:

“The Nakedi family have opened a case of common assault against three white men seen attacking two black teens for swimming in what they claim is an “only whites” pool at the Maselspoort Resort in Bloem during Christmas celebrations.”
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A police spokesperson also revealed that the white men who were seen physically abusing the children were ordered to appear in court. Following an assault case being opened, the boys’ father expressed disappointment that it was not an attempted murder case being lodged. He said in an interview:

“One of the guys tried to drown the boy, that is attempted murder and it should have been registered as so but police told us they are only opening an assault case.”

Other details from the police investigation were not released at the time of writing this article.

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