A man who filmed himself confronting a man he identified as his high school bully after discovering he was unhoused came under fire on social media after the video went viral again.
The undated clip showed a barefoot man sitting on the steps of a building with a pair of boots and socks on the step below him.
The person filming was heard taunting him, saying things like:
"You was the man, homie."
"WTF happened to you?"
He continued:
"Yeah, you used to flex on me in high school because I used to wear baggy clothes. 'Member?"
The individual took the verbal beating without responding and at one point extended his hand out but was immediately shut down.
The man filming who remained off camera said:
"I'm not shaking your hand."
"Look at you dawg. Tighten the f'k up, bro."
He also repeatedly called his former tormentor from another time a "d*ckhead."
The clip shared and posted by Twitter user @oswaldosrm wrote in the caption:
"Man finds his #HighSchool #bully homeless on the street..."
You can view the clip here:
\u201cMan finds his #HighSchool #bully homeless on the street...\u201d— O\u0282\u026f\u03b1\u0285\u0503\u03c3 R\u03c3\u10e7\u04bd\u019a\u019a (@O\u0282\u026f\u03b1\u0285\u0503\u03c3 R\u03c3\u10e7\u04bd\u019a\u019a) 1685790003
The man filming showed his car parked on the street nearby and then panned back to the person on the steps.
"Now look at you. Now look at me."
\u201c@raphousetv2 Imaging flexing a Nissan on a homeless man \ud83d\ude02\u201d— Raphousetv (RHTV) (@Raphousetv (RHTV)) 1685474699
\u201c@raphousetv2 When he said \u201clook at me\u201d I thought I was about to see a Rolls Royce, dude had a \u201804 Chevy or something lol. It to y\u2019all saying y\u2019all would have helped him out y\u2019all some nice people. I mean I\u2019m a man of God too, I wouldn\u2019t taunt him but idk if I\u2019m going to out my way to help a\u2026\u201d— Raphousetv (RHTV) (@Raphousetv (RHTV)) 1685474699
Despite their troubled history as high school classmates, many social media users thought the man filming went too far.
\u201c@crazyclipsonly Kicking a man when hes down at his lowest point in his like is such a L move.\n\nThe man extended his hand, be a bigger man, help him by setting an example to aspire to.\n\nThis was not satisfying, this was painful to watch.\u201d— \u250c \u2500\u2500 S \u039b R G E \u2500\u2500 \u2510 (@\u250c \u2500\u2500 S \u039b R G E \u2500\u2500 \u2510) 1685391741
\u201c@raphousetv2 Dude is pathetic lmao\u201d— Raphousetv (RHTV) (@Raphousetv (RHTV)) 1685474699
\u201c@raphousetv2 What I\u2019m learning is that when God make your enemies your footstool to sit back, relax, and remain humble and not to step down to their level or else the roles can easily be switched.\u201d— Raphousetv (RHTV) (@Raphousetv (RHTV)) 1685474699
\u201cIdc, this is pathetic. People should try to be the better man, kicking someone while they're down for bygones from decades ago is just cruel.\u201d— ArchyPunished \u271d\ufe0f\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 (@ArchyPunished \u271d\ufe0f\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7) 1685566864
A user responded to another tweet by @raphousetv2 with the video and included a poll showing that 67% of viewers voted "Yes" to the question:
"Was he wrong?"
\u201c@raphousetv2 Was he wrong?\u201d— Raphousetv (RHTV) (@Raphousetv (RHTV)) 1685474699
\u201c@NorrisPowell13 @raphousetv2 He wasn\u2019t wrong to confront him but he didn\u2019t have to go that far. He could have put him in a hotel for a few days. He\u2019s still hurting and need help too. There\u2019s no cut dry answer to this\u201d— Raphousetv (RHTV) (@Raphousetv (RHTV)) 1685474699
\u201c@NorrisPowell13 @raphousetv2 For that damn car alone he was wrong\u201d— Raphousetv (RHTV) (@Raphousetv (RHTV)) 1685474699
Some users suggested the ultimate form of vengeance could have come in the form of compassion.
\u201c@crazyclipsonly Helping him would\u2019ve been the greatest revenge my friend\u201d— D.McGee (@D.McGee) 1685394892
\u201c@MyAmazinLife @crazyclipsonly Hand him $20 and move on the bigger human.\u201d— D.McGee (@D.McGee) 1685394892
\u201c@MyAmazinLife @crazyclipsonly Yep!!\nThis guy is just flexing and being a bully himself.\n\nHe could have helped the guy.\nNow THAT would have been really good!\u201d— D.McGee (@D.McGee) 1685394892
\u201c@raphousetv2 I think this man was being tested and he failed. God placed him in a position to show compassion and perhaps even help this man, who may not have been nice to him before but instead of praying for the man, he ridiculed him by recording and posting this video. My opinion, wrong!\u201d— Raphousetv (RHTV) (@Raphousetv (RHTV)) 1685474699
\u201c@raphousetv2 If I saw one of my high school bullies in this condition, I'll be honest, I'd probably do a bit of shaming, but I'd see if I could do something to give some help. Maybe ask him what went wrong over some food somewhere, or something.\n\nI know I wouldn't be like this, though.\u201d— Raphousetv (RHTV) (@Raphousetv (RHTV)) 1685474699
\u201c@NorrisPowell13 @raphousetv2 bro i learned in church that i must forgive others the same way god forgives us over and over and over for all the wrong we did to him bro has a heavy heart i hope both of them get the help the they need both mental and financially\u201d— Raphousetv (RHTV) (@Raphousetv (RHTV)) 1685474699
\u201c@raphousetv2 He wrong. Real men would just be like, \u201cYou all right, bro?\u201d Go buy him a meal.\u201d— Raphousetv (RHTV) (@Raphousetv (RHTV)) 1685474699
Without context people don't know to what extent the cameraman was bullied.
But with that being said, many people thought he could have taken the high road in this situation instead of choosing to become the bully.
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