During a press conference, attorney Ben Crump is joined by the parents of Keyon Harrold Jr., who was falsely accused of stealing an iPhone at a NYC hotel. The 14-year-old’s mother Kat Rodriguez says due to racial profiling “this incident could have ended very differently.”
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Parents Call For Justice After Black Teen Falsely Accused Of Stealing iPhone At NYC Hotel | NBC News
Her name is Miya Ponsetto from Los Angeles. Social networks have already identified her!
Let’s stop being politically correct about this –
We all know if his father wasn’t there, and had that white woman called the police, that black child’s life would have been over. The police would have mercilessly ruined that boy’s life, even if they knew the truth because they wouldn’t want to look incompetent.
Miya Ponsetto, 22 was named by an acquaintance in a comment left on Harrold’s Instagram video and she was confirmed to be the suspect by the New York Post on December 31, citing NYPD sources
Why do Ben crump seek out so much spotlight he won nothing!
Go home Al!😁
And they say there’s no systemic racism in America. BS.
justice must be served!
Thank God the cops didn’t come and murdered the boy!!
My heart is broken. Its 2020!
I’m time for us black men to be men. We already being profiled, let’s pull up our pants, put on a belt, turn our hats to the front, and conduct our selves like men.
The thing is you can’t say for sure it was because he was black. That lady was crazy, obviously. How the hotel choose sides was the bad part.
This 22 year old woman has finally been named but CNN and other media sources are yet to announce her name. She is from California and has a few previous charges. Including a DUI in the past year. If she had been black should would have been arrested before she could leave the hotel. Yet she still has not been arrested. She tackled and physically assaulted a child. Lock Her Up!
Black American you need to come home you home is Africa in Africa you don’t problém and white man ‘ malcom x said they black American can not be American
She looks Latino.
She is at least part Latino.
How about Hands up don’t shoot ??? LIES !!!
Why hasn’t she been found and name publicly I’m confused?
Privilege is being in the fog of war (in this case, a Karen attack) and easily, instantly convincing confused authorities to side with you over a “lower caste”. It worked here and typically works well elsewhere. Ask Amy Cooper.
Hahahaha oh my. Poor kid, but hey…could be worse..could be a business owner who’s million dollar property and livelihood were burned to the ground.
That woman will do no time in jail
https://act.bencrump.com/a/keyon-harrold this is the petition the family set up, we still need signatures so please sign
what is the “mom” doing up there?”
👽a R here
All I can think is that if the dad just punched her when she got aggressive then his 14 year old son would not have gotten attacked.
What is the proof that it was racial profiling?
I trust you but I just like having proof.
I will no longer be staying at this hotel. Clearly, the manager mishandled it completely and was also doing racial profiling!
I will be suggesting the same to my family and work colleagues to avoid this hotel. They need to know that when they side with oppressive ideology, they don’t need or deserve our patronage!
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The enhanced charges being discussed won’t fly. There has to be intent to commit larceny for conviction. She will plead guilty to simple assault if arrested and pay a fine. Normally a simple assault ( assuming it’s the first criminal offense) won’t result in jail time. The real justice will have to come through civil litigation. This woman will have to learn that you can’t accuse people without evidence. A false citizen’s arrest ( even where legal ) is actionable in civil court . She must be forced into counseling after the case is settled.
This is her 4th criminal offense this year. See the new information on her and her mother’s arrest in California, her DUI arrest, her driving with a suspended license arrests. All of those are in California. If she is charged with assault in NYC, this is her 4th arrest. Also, she is supposed to be attending drug and alcohol counseling as part of her sentence along with doing community service in CA.
Could you imagine someone tackling your child out the blue like that? Horrible . Disgusting.
Find her put her in jail and sue her butt. This racial attacks need to end! and just like his mom said imagine if his dad wasn’t there or if the incident was not recorded, or if the police where there, this would have ended differently. All this racial crap needs to end and one way to do so is to record for evidence, sue every racist bigot so they can get the justice they deserve 😡😡😡
These Karens must be stopped in 2021. They are dangerous.
She lucky his mom wasn’t there she be getting up off the floor with a black eye
NBC is load of rubbish, no different from Fox.
Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon
I want justice for this boy and his family.
Her name is…….Miya Ponsetto
‘Soho Karen’ isn’t only one in family facing charges: court docs
https://nypost.com/2021/01/01/soho-karen-isnt-only-one-in-family-facing-charges-court-docs/
Charge her ! Hold her accountable!!!
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NBC just loves racism news
WTF is Benjamin Crump,Esquire always with the black families?! U are not the attorney for these cases and if he is none of my people ever win. 🙄
And lets Never forget George Stinney Jnr.
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Like white people say BLM in everything now. So BLM🤣
미친년이네 .백인?너네들이 무슨 백인이냐? 랍스터 붉은피부의 코끼리코 좀비눈을 가진 인종이 …인종차별하며 스스로 백인이라고 우기는것도 추하다.
서양인은 착각하지마라 너네들은 백인이 아니다…
She’s crazy. White?What white people are you? Don’t think Westerners with dirty, smelly, red-skinned elephant-nosed zombie eyes are white themselves.
It is so ridiculous and ugly to look down at other races from the top.
Don’t mistake Westerners. You’re not white.
The name pink race is suitable for you.
The woman is miya posetto from simi valley i read on another sote.
🧐 A raging Black woman would never have been allowed to get that close to a white child; the manager and hotel staff wouldn’t allow it.
The Attack of the Karens has to be stopped. Isn’t there a law against them yet! Hope she loses *everything* for this.
To accept this as an example of racism then one must first accept the premise that White people NEVER wrongly accuse other White people of wrong doing. Accusations of theft are solely based upon skin color. That is a premise that cannot be supported with empirical data. This sad saga is yet another example of how black people are treated like infants. Columbia University Professor John Mcwhorter notes this as a horrifically condescending, encourages black people to think of themselves as powerless and dehumanizes black community as a hysterical mob suckling at the bottle of group think rather than as individuals.
I have to agree. Think black folks. Get more information before declaring this a racist incident. Just because it can be one doesn’t mean it is one.
He could have been killed over this evil lie and assumption. She is so racist, did not consider consequences!
Hahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaa trauma??? Hahahahahahahahahaahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa what a joke! Hahahahaaaa
Africa America even u marching demonstrating nothing will happening best way out of this come back in Africa ,where ready to welcoming back home and stand together fight for one course.
The reason why is because this happens all the time.
MIYA TAYLOR PONSETTO
*MIYA PONSETTO* has been identified
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/keyon-harrold-arlo-hotel-soho-white-woman-attack-black-teen-040237722.html
Lock her up!
No excuses.
Not mental health.
And if she has money, do NOT allow that to sway the jury
demon possessed witch.
They’re doing all this talking- but did they file a police report so that she can be arrested? I hope so.
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These people are playing victim role looking for a payday. The lady was wrong. from what I could see. (I want to see hole video to why it got physical). She is a minority herself. She is Puerto Rican,Greek & Vietnamese. She posted over a year ago she has anger issues. So this has nothing to do with race. But of course the dirty SOB Crump lawyer is a scumball. Yes she should be charged with assault from video I saw but would like to see the whole uncut video to make a fair judgment. Not a sliced up one showing just what they want to show. Her name is Miya Taylor Ponsetto a former aspiring actor from California.
The same lawyer always looking for a big Payday , haha not this time.
Had this been the other way around…
This is not looking like a racial incident. The more info comes out, the more it looks like the women who did this crime is an out-of-control lawbreaker but I don’t see anything to establish her motive was race based. And she’s not fully white, either.
Oh please cry me a River please cry me a whole river
Yes, this white lady tried to blame my 10 yr old black son of stealing her 15 yr old daughter i phone.
I would just be happy with the stupid look on her face when she realized it wasn’t him. I think they call that “Priceless”…
Get over it. She was trying to get a phone.
It wasn’t her phone!! You would not be saying that if that was a black woman attacking a 14 year old white boy.
I know it wasn’t her phone. Didn’t I say that? She was just trying to get one.
Why do you all have to call someone racist. Karen.
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Karen: Acts a fool and attacks blacks
White/Non-Blacks: who cares turn the other cheek.
Karen: Attacks other races
People: She was having a bad day
I don’t even have clue what’s going on because I no longer have cable nor do I watch the media. This video so happened to pop up in my feed, which was random because I was listening to worship music to keep my soul calm. I’m going straight back to my worship music. This world we live in is wicked and is ran by Lucifer; Satan the devil!
Thank u parent’s good job
Amen That right she was wrong she jump on a child that a felony charge
Because that boy had been white she Wii be charge for felony
Why did they allow that little woman tackle that big boy to the ground? The video shows that a white looking man grabbed after the boyc while the wild woman pulled him to the ground. I don’t think that was the father. The father was safely behind the camera taking the video. Something isn’t right. They are not showing us the full video.
https://youtu.be/n6ZaoyI_cUU
That’s all black people do talk talk talked filed a lawsuit and stop the talking.
He a gud boy. N ever dun no wrong
Lock her up
@J B Lol, we might as well lock up Trump and his cronies, Ivanka, Don Jr.
She visiously attacked a helpless little baby and almost killed that innocent loving child over a obama all expense paid cell phone.
People might think they are overacting but this is not an overaction. Black people have lost their lives over incidences like this. ENOUGH !!
BEN CRUMP is the new JOHNNIE COCHRAN
Typical America….black kid gets assaulted..so what? How many white people get assaultes by coloured people? Nothing done…hate how racist card is played!! Glad I’m not American….
She needs to be checked
C’mon, man! She’s just a 22-year-old girl!
I hope she does a good deal of time! 😡
Here we go so much bs STFU
I hate that young girl being mean to that 14 years old boy it just shocking wow 😱😱😡😡😡
a big story about nothing.
Cry me a river. Of all the violence in New York City, your son isn’t special. Every day there are murders, and random attacks. He got roughed up by a girl. The last time I got roughed up by a girl I came. So who really won that one?
That soho Karen has low IQ you can tell she was so racist
@keyonharrold is the fathers instagram if you’d like to follow and support
SMH. So sad, in this world 🌎 made you scared to live.
Most of the people/kids acting out in NYC look like this family + their lawyers. You can’t blame people who look at them suspiciously.
What about when their teens attack vulnerable people??? Like local Ice cream men and seniors?? HUH????
I understand what happened but why is she crying tho
No Justice is needed, because Keyon Harrold Jr is still alive, not only that, he did not got anyone wounds, nor injuries after that incident, plus, even if it was Miya’s phone, or not, Miya was trying to get that phone out of his pocket, she did not even assault him if you look at the footage, no injuries, nor nothing. If anyone where to look at Keyon Harrold Jr, and Miya Ponsetto, Keyon Harrold Jr standing 6’1, while Miya is smaller, you could easily see that Keyon Harrold Jr is physically dominant over the Little Woman, Miya, she wouldn’t be capable of taking him down.
Lying Kat Rodriguez Harrold sure got her racist BLM Lawyer, Ben Crump, in the stadium. Not surprise, that Ben Crump was a lawyer for the parents of an 18 year old who assaulted a police officer by the name of Darren Wilson. These are the same group committing riots over criminals, and drug addicts such as George Floyd, and many others.
These are the groups that rioting over 46 year old George Floyd, who died of a meth overdose, and literally shot his ex-girlfriend in the pregnant abdomen back in 2008(severely wounding her along with murdering her unborn baby). Now they are targeting 22 year old Miya Ponsetto, while rioting over 46 year old George Floyd, who’s terrible criminal records much worst than Miya Ponsetto’s criminal records of drunk driving, fighting with the cops, and trying to grab that phone out of a 6’1 bearded beanie wearing guy who looks like he is in his early 20s in the SoHo Hotel.
Where justice for that retired 77 year old African-American Police captain, David Doem, murdered by a BLM looter? Where is justice for that 35 year old veteran woman, Ashlee Babbitt(who was unarmed during the protest in the US Capitol, when she was protesting against Biden’s election, not even attacking anyone)?
This Kat Rodriguez Harrold is disgusting, just by looking at her.
lmao at 14 in my highschool kids were messing with knives… this 14 yo kid got pushed by a girl… wow big deal. these people are paaathetic
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