An autistic man says his condition was the catalyst that caused him to repeatedly call police on several Black women relaxing at the pool of his apartment complex and because of it he insists that he's not a racist.
Nick Starr-Street took to social media to tell his side of the story after several videos of him went viral depicting him allegedly harassing two groups of Black women on separate occasions for breaking pool rules.
After widespread backlash, he maintains his actions were a symptom of his autism, Yahoo!reports.
"I'm autistic and lack a gauge that goes anywhere but 0 and 100," Starr-Street wrote on Facebook. "When I see a lease violation, I call it out and do everything in my power to make sure it is resolved, no matter who is the person violating."
In one situation, Starr-Street reportedly called police on Felecia Soso and her friends while they were at The Edition Apartments in Hyattsville, Md., because they had glassware near the pool. Starr-Street says residents are not allowed to bring glass to the pool so he decided to take up the issue himself with the alleged violators on June 22.
Soso said on social media that Starr-Street yelled at her and her friends as they chilled out and enjoyed music. He recorded her friend admitting to having the glassware and promising to get rid of it.
"What else do I need to do for you to be comfortable?" the woman said in the video.
Starr-Street showed the leasing office the video but when they reportedly failed to take action on the issue, he continued took the issue up with the Hyattsville Police Department.Two officers arrived on the scene soon after he made the call to them.
"I see this stuff online but having this happen in person like BLATANT racism for NO reason at ALLLLLLLLL," Soso wrote on Twitter. "I've honestly seen SO MANY TYPES of racism…but we weren't doing ANYTHING BUT EXISTING."
Another day, another white person using the cops as their own personal mercenary group.
Blame your mind if old.
