CBC News "Hate Crime" in Courtenay BC

[xemuz]

I'm glad he was able to defend himself, its SO sad to see this things nowadays, he seems to be the coolest guy and I hope this won't happen again.

[msbaddassbarbie]

This shit is sad y would they do that 2 him no matter where he lives

[jxsilicon9]

Stupid Canadian."I thought it was from the states". Canadians think their country is so peaceful and perfect.

[erick91402]

"May be a possible hate crime"

fucking idiots i swear

[nvccpuller]

first we have to realize racism is live and well, from all sides,,,,, if we respect each other and swear of hate we will find answers.

[ballssssssssssssssss]

Canadians like to live in this little bubble and think we are all perfect. Theres ignorance everywhere..this is discusting

[Baltstic]

thats quite disturbing i live like about 10 mins away from this guy

[daOriGinooGrapeBeer]

those guys were so brave ganging up on that one black dude. I mean it was only 3 of them... *smh*

[PrinceLamino]

OMG

GOD BLESS THE BLACK MAN

[geordany11]

BLack People in canada should get they gun license..

[duelo99]

Sorry Dude-The asshole politicians in Canada think they know better on how to protect their citizens by not letting them have firearms. And our asshole democrats in the U.S.A have the same stupid mentality. Remember..."When seconds count... the police are only minutes away"

[FRANKANATOR2000]

this is rare in canada it happens but its rare (happens to white people to we are a multi cultural country so it happens but not often)

guns would make this worse

[RaizenLegend]

Amen!

[Justin180sx]

cops in comox valley are newbs haha

[alisha24407]

like you fucking NO

[derekjtg]

why would somebody wanna gang up on that guy? he seems like a pretty cool dude...

[Machetazo1]

That's why I say those scrubs wouldn't last in the states with that bullshit.Jena 6-look it up.When it comes down to survival & dignity, ANYbody achieves it with overpower.Fighting back stronger.Hitting back harder.Providing consequence,making examples of others...And everybody who doesn't involve themselves with black/hispanic/native society wonders why they are subsequently as such,why they are so feared & menacing socially,hence the common term "Menace to Society".Educate yourselves, people.

[1996yayo]

its racisem my boi racisem.

[1996yayo]

n by da way im not ur dad =D

[stavie03]

The term "hate crime" is extremely stupid...it could almost be an oxymoron, just more legal bullshit. A crime is a crime. Its like saying hey lets not give the death penalty to this guy because when he murdered that guy he didn't hate him...if he had hated him wow thats a completely different story....

[branko210]

why didn't the asholes attack one by one?!!brave white pussies

[ChaiVidz]

Lol up in my city blacks are the ones to jump on the whites xD

[Dwaynesname25]

never happens to me... i guess the i don't give a fuck mentality shows on my face

[TheOtherAngle]

this coverage is cheezy

[Machetazo1]

Well that's Canadian man, I love it about them...better than that snaky ass devil bullshit fox news in "amerikkka".

[TheOtherAngle]

name calling is childish...period.....

[TheOtherAngle]

bah...name calling is childish...period......taking it to some personal level with an extra punishment is just categorizing people.We need to question why it's more offensive to be attacked by another race than your own.

[loblg88]

Thats what they get. they got their asses kicked. Hilarious.

[glacierview]

I live a few minutes from where this happened....a bunch of punks with nothing better to do. Hope they get more than a slap on the wrist...losers

[kmj2000]

Why is this thing only supposed to happen in the states? Canada's not a place of cotton candy and unicorns! Racism is alive and well there.

But anyway, were those guys drunk? They were pretty weak.

[Superiorpakfan]

Yeah couple years back in australia we had a riot going on Australians vs Arabs! Arabs wanted take over a beach and racism at some suburban called cronolla over thousands of australians showed up to fight and if you were tanned/middle eastern looking your targeted! Check it on youtube (Cronolla Riot)

[sggee]

This is terrible "isolated incident" and also the fact that they say "possible" hate crime. I have viewed the original video of this on utube, and it is obviously clear to even a child that this was 100% a hate crime.

I'm so tired of people being "politically correct" and too scared to call it like it is.

Those white guys were'nt scared to call Jay a "N" word... so why are the police scared to call these white guys racists. This is sickening in the this day and age.

[stavie03]

Any crime against anyone is a fucking hate crime....hate crime is like a fucking oxymoron. If anyone goes after someone with the intention of hurting them you can probably bet they hate them....for whatever reason. A CRIME IS A CRIME PERIOD....what a stupid term

[Machetazo1]

Well I'd HATE to burst any bubbles of all you predictably white people questioning the term "hate crime".U are no one to speak for the perspective of non-whites.Just like we are no one to speak of how it is being white.STOP dissuading the true nature of the crime by disarming its contextual terminology. -Analogically,I'd ONLY go to a thermometer to tell me the numerical temperature outside.I advise you to do the same if you are to carry "ewt" your role as intellectually self-innovating humans.

[albo103]

I fucking hate racists like these! My parents were from Kosovo, this is what they faced every day, before the Serbs just grabbed guns and started killing people en masse. That is where it leads, this kind of slope.

[awfulconaful]

proof positive these FAS poster kids should be pissed at parents for having sex while drunk.

[ZouZiPai]

These idiots may have been racist, but this fight wasn't about racism.

These idiots wanted a fight, with anybody. They likely deliberately chose the most provactive insults to gain the response they were looking for. Phillips is "black", so they chose to use the N word.

If Phillips was white, they would have called him f-g or something designed to get a violent response.

Furthermore these idiots probably learned these words from listening to hip-hop and are likely wiggers.

Losers

[patnelson]

they said "lynch" numerous times.

[Roger4Toob]

I'm sorry that happened to him. Those boys deserve to go to jail.  Looks like from the interview he did nothing to deserve it. Canada seems so violent.

[alisha24407]

its not differnt then anywhere else ?

[masterfly]

The RCMP speech pisses me off. That guy is practically shrugging off this incident when those 3 white jackasses should be put away.

[JoseReyesV1000]

Those white people are little girls. i still think phellups won the fight. to bad they ran away. little girls

[Broism]

You idiot! Who's white people? Are you talking about all white people?

[mcclup02]

pussies

[Badkingjon]

Not to approve of it or nuttin

[BobbytheCanadiankid]

Wow , people ! This incident happened in my province of British Columbia . I live in Vancouver ! I tought Canada was a muliticultural country !

[ThePieMan991]

I live in the Comox Valley, and I find this disgusting.

Sure, the majority of the Valley is white, but it doesn't give anyone the right to do this.

In all my years of living here, I have never seen something like this happen. It saddens me.

[PR0GRAMMING]

"I tought Canada was a muliticultural country ! "

Um, it is? The odd racist attack doesn't affect that. Hopefully they get put in prison, but it shouldn't affect the entire country or discredit it in anyway, just put the racists in prison.

[Badkingjon]

I think he wanted to fight as much as them! And it was definatly an even fight. Come on, he probably would've beat em!

[jemsdj]

it happened to me in Halifax and i have a video as well. just didn't post it because i don't want to go threw all this shit that will come with it.

[Countdown1990]

i hate hearing this n word, people need to stop hating

[MrCanuck1701]

thats so bush why would someone just stand their watching that. I fucking hate people like those fucking white panzies

[jemsdj]

it happened to me and i have a video; just never bothered to publish it online because all the shit i have to go threw.

[verycoldice2]

the whities sucked at fighting

[project21music]

Blows me away that THIS would happen nowadays. Uneducated fucks. And cowards not to mention!

[ChillChatUniverse]

Obviously they are white supremacists who are part of the KKK because they are driving a truck, how more obvious can it be?

[therush1892]

This guy is a total fucking badass. Look at him holding his own against those pieces of shit. Philips or whatever FTW.

By the way, 2040 can suck a dick.

[remix01]

The male man at 1:40 seems so ignorant and hesitant. He knows that what he's saying is bull.

[l0ssofblood]

FUCKING WHITE TRASH.

[thisishurtin]

If that guy was Native you would see 50 Natives running after those white guys and start stomping on em

[awfulconaful]

These 3 turds are poster kids,proof positive that parents should not drink and have sex!!!

[momaddicted101]

wow how could they even dispute the fact it was a hate crime

[SirGodFatherDon]

Another thing that pisses me off is, that in Toronto they opened an only black people school. What if white people opened a only white school, automatically it would be racist

[SirGodFatherDon]

i agree if 3 black guys beat the shit out of a white guy it would be nothing, when 3 white guys beat the shit out of a black guy (actually they cant fight for shit) its called a hate crime

[sunshine4521567]

that horrible that he feels he has to watch his back...it should be like this :(

[northfacegear]

where i'm from u would of been shot,for saying this .

[steve07269]

lmao "omg here? i thought that was from like the states."

hahahahah just hilarious.

[eriving1]

mmm 3 cowards and losers get them off this island NOW

[mikeemerylevesque]

those 3 pieces of white shit will get suspended sentence

[simplyluffly1974]

Sad to still find racism so blatant in my own town. I'm glad to see that other citizens stepped forward to help.

There are many diff races in Courtenay. It is not a "white" town. Those attackers need to be jailed and I'm glad that Phillips is taking a stand.

[MVX12]

THIS IS FUCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hieromancer]

I live in C.R. right now and I try to stay the hell out of Courtenay, that town is Hicksville the people are terrible human beings.

[SarahLee1]

Actually, once you get out of the big cities in Canada, most towns are majority whites. I've visited several, and they don't seem to be racist, which is why isolated incidents such as this are so shocking.

[nineinchallan]

I wish I had been there, 3 on 2 would have ended that one in a hurry! Keep your chin up, Jay, Allan in Comox

[KANATADOMPIZ]

Looks like a new fox special. WHEN WHITES ATTACK 1. Good for Phillips he didn't back down and took on 3 of em.. Good work man, that shit is unacceptable in with todays standards. Its unfashionable to beat blacks anyways, seems like the new craze is gay beatings. They fight like girls anyways, thoese 3 guys might have stood a chance.

[ciaran8546]

wow, i just came back from volunteering in africa and this is what I see. Sorry you had to go through that and to everyone else who wans't lucky enough to catch it on tape. Mabey one day these kids will open there minds.

[Melissa8usa]

Did martin bashir killed michael jackson? yes he did.

[Kre8chaos]

Shut the fuck up 2040whiteminority! White folk's are rarely victim's but when they are, their attacker's are usually put away for a much longer period of time with less of a chance to be reintroduced to society. So cry me a river you racist bitch. Check out some stats before you open your nazi mouth.

[Youngtrucho]

people have voted for a colored man in the states in canada it will never happen for a long long time. the lady who commented that she thought it was in the states is dead wrong...

[iWillGoHigher]

I drove through their on a trip, and it seemed like their were many white folks that were impoverished, or at least to a certain extent. It seems like these conditions are what breed hatred, especially racism. They emotionally need someone to hate because of their own condition. It happens in reverse as well, but this is just horrendous.

[mdjbm]

here's a news flash for anyone who is shocked that this happened in their town. GET A CLUE PEOPLE. VIOLENCE CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE, AT ANY TIME, ANYWHERE. this is planet earth. it's inhabited by a violent, cruel , sadistic race of creatures called HUMANS.

[kingpengvin]

3 againt 1 - yes hate crime - all wussy racist bastards outnumber their "victims."

[travesty70]

This has been happening to us natives here in every city and small town for years, welcome to BC, except when an indian gets attacked it dont make the media.

[rasadina]

may have been racial? dumb bitch it is!

[Oneuglym0therfuk3r]

It's time for laws to become more strict! The punishment does not fit the crime!

[KennyDoggfart]

All things racist and major crimes all happen just in the States, that is so ignorant!! I am from States and have lived worked paid taxes in both countries for the past 2 years and have seen just as much crime here in Vancouver, BC in Canada as in the States and Canada has 1/10th the population so tired of hearing that what happens in the States does not happen in Canada!! 90% of the Canadian population is near the border with the States, 1 billion dollars a day crosses the borders each day.

[KennyDoggfart]

LOL love when people thinks it only happens in the States, that is being blind and ignorant! LOL All bad things happen in the States no where else!! LOL

[Kingman70]

nothing new, lots of racism in canada

[fightingboyextrem]

those asshole make me so angry that they should be sentence to life

[berdengreen888]

Luckly this incident was caught on camera and posted on the youtube if not do you think they will listen to this poor guy's story if he filed complaint? Or they might say that he stareted & provoked eveything. We'll wait and see what will happened to this case! Hope there will be no white wash.

[jessicacose]

Jay, my heart goes out to you. Everyone can see those morons were chickens. Plus, I just watched this, why the hell didn't anyone help?? I just don't understand.. take care. I hope justice is yours.

[Daikili]

That's disgusting. Fuckers deserve be caught and have the shit prosecuted out of them.

[bittlepops]

fuck i hate this stuff, i live close to vancouver island and even where i am if theres a fight its usually 3 or 4 guys beating on one.

[JtheWun]

these shits prolly won't see jail time as canada as a really shitty justice system.

people hardly go to jail for anything in canada, child molesters wander around, young people that kill people get slaps on the wrist.

these guys should get some time but i doubt they do.

i don't think the justice system will really change until there's a conservative majority.

as a black guy i've dealt with some bs, but nothing like this. no one of any race should be attacked for no reason

[ktokyo]

"There may be a racial element..." or "a possible hate crime..." ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? There are 3 guys attacking 1 while yelling "nigger". What do you mean "may be"??? It's a HATE CRIME.

[CanadiansLoveSusan]

HA! I'm a girl and I have better fight moves than those 3 morons sharing a single brain cell amongst themselves. BRAVO to Jay for staying strong XOXOXO

[JefWm]

its not shocking it happened in Canada, imo... Psychos live everywhere. The good thing is that mostly everybody in Canada completely disapproves of any kind of hate, especially something like this.

[SundinNooks]

Phillips held his own pretty well, I grew up in Campbell River, half hour drive from Courtenay, and in both towns there are a lot of hicks and racist white punks with no education. I hope our judicial system can do something rather then a slap on the wrist, fuckers

[unleasheronomo]

Those white guys are punks they were scared of him. Only fought him when he was down and drove away. I'm not the best fighter but I would've busted them up with karate

[calladuz]

shit man...

[kikilorca]

thats soo fucked!

[2040whiteminority]

When whites attack others, "hate crime" is presumed, and when others attack whites, "hate crime" is strenuously denied — both by law enforcement, and the media.

This point is almost too obvious to belabor.

[playtoyx]

However true that may be I don't know how you can deny that this attack wasn't a hate crime.

[therealcharismatron]

Is this just an opinion, or do you have *any* references or examples to back up this statement?

Additionally, the criminals in this occurrence are obviously committing a hate crime which you fail to acknowledge.

[iWillGoHigher]

Damn I thought you had a point for a second but then saw your screen name. You obviously have a biased opinion formed by your condition in your race. But if they said the N word, and lynch and all the other crap, then they were assaulting him at least in part on grounds of race. THINK.

[HeavnIsEarth]

Are you deaf? Listen to what they're yelling as they attack him...

[pri2x0x]

well history speaks for itself, it will take time for old wounds to heal...

[blugreenblu]

you can hear them in the video saying racist things.

[medhatalberta]

That's not always true. I've seen it the other way before. If it these 3 white guys were trying to mug this guy for money it wouldn't be a hate crime. Other witnesses heard the racist comments and this is clearly a hate crime. Why don't you complain on videos of three black guys beating up on someone who is white? These guys were cowards and now everyone knows it.

[dundem187]

When others attack whites, it's labeled a gang initiation or some bullshit like that & the offenders rarely make bail. These clowns didnt even stay over night (poor white victims of a reverse racist system). Gimme a break, buddy. Aint nobody feeling sorry for privileged, self-entitled assholes.

[Whoizcasper]

wish i was there to fuck up them peckerheads

[NeoQuello]

me too..

[Fwooper]

The reason why it's on the news and so shocking is because it happened in Canada. Wow, once in a million years on the news? Something like this would never have been played in American News because it happens all the time.

[erichorealestate]

no, it's so shocking becasue it was caught on tape and posted on Youtube now everyone can see it

[kyobukan]

every day in Canada Fwooper EVERY DAY!!! but not on video.

[ShortTube]

not isolated, happens all the time in Canada, many of my friends have experienced it

[chanaj]

Ya, that's true. Canada has a wrap of being a tolerant country, but it's got a lot of history of being racist ie. Residential school and stuff like that.

[bobxtraz]

Well... not all the time. Maybe once in a while. I work near Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and when a few homeless and mentally disabled folks get their hands on alcohol (or drugs)... well, racist slurs starts flying my way. I know they mean no harm, but still when your drunk... you'll be forgived.

Could these idiots been drunk?

[wussmode]

Prosecute those fuckers to the full extent of the law. They should all be locked up for a minimum of 5 years.

[Forsure3333]

The guy was hardly hurt. He did not feel anything after 5 minutes. In no way it deserves 5 years. You're crazy.

[albo103]

It does deserve 5 years, as a hate crime

[RoLexus]

for beating a kid? haha. theres so many stories of blacks beating up a white kid or an asian kid. even clashes between racial gangs but it never made it on the news.

[bobxtraz]

Too bad Courtney city council didn't sign that anti racism law.... Good luck with that... They will probably be slipping thru the cracks.

[japdrifter]

i wish i was there to help philips kick those three racist fuckers ass

[MeGorReal]

wtf?? RELEASED? they are poor white trash hating bitches.. they are probobly out of the country by now.

[zeusvalentine]

Jay - you are a decent human being - don't ever change.

I grew up in the most ethnically diverse city probably in Canada and we always prided ourselves on just how well we got a long with each other.

I can't believe this is Canada.

[roscope12]

Happen in Courtenay to People living on the streets and live on assistance sitting in the parks , for having less then the other.......and I am a White guy that this has happened to and I get called Freeloaded and other slanders names too.... it happens to often

[PBF05]

I hate to break the news to everyone, this could happen anywhere across Canada.

[Hockeyprodigy33]

those white guys are cowards they should get atleast 10 years each and they will become someone's BITCH in jail.. karma's a bitch!!!!!!! if the black guy didnt slip he probably would of kicked all three of there asses.

[CrackerJackLee]

back in '81 when i was in the military, i was leaving the courtenay legion at 2 AM, when a gang of 8 courtenay cowards followed me to my car, some with small clubs, calling me "pigeon". i made it to my car in time, drove through them and never looked back. courtenay boys are spoiled rotten, live in a beautiful valley, get welfare, no need to work, hate military types, hate french, hate blacks, hate anything not like them, hate anything east of the rockies, really hate chinese.

[xXxbritneyfan619xXx]

thats just fucked up

[vegansnowboarder]

This happens in the United States far more than it does in Canada.

[dundem187]

No it doesnt, because segregation has been entrenched in the US 4 so long, most races just keeps 2 themselves, so incidents like this are not unheard of, but doesnt occure as frequently as 1 would assume. But Canada's incidents either go unreported or are not deemed 'hate crimes' 4 what ever reason.

[daif0001]

3 white boys cant even fight

ahahahhahahahah

thts fucking hillarious

ma nigga u kno wat time it is!!!!!!!

[japenisrules]

canadians are such pussies, look at the bystanders won't do shit.

[cdancel1]

I can't believe this happened in bc, the supposedly upscale liberal community. In these times, surely we've come to realize you judge the person, not the colour of their skin. The same should happen to these guys, for their ignorance alone. I hope they realize the seriousness of their actions.

[iiilumeseses]

ha ha ha..pussy ass motherfuckers...lol...come try dat shit on my rez punk ass motherfuckers...if i was der man id backed you up and help lay waste to them wanna be tough guys...

[Squidz81]

shit like this makes me sick.

[Montealto09]

Jay ... it is so hard to believe that this type of racially motivated violence still happens anywhere, let alone here in B.C. I am so glad that with your training, you were able to hold your own against these 3 racist b#&@#&ds and I shudder to think what may have happened otherwise.

I also hope that they are all prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law ... this type of crime against another is absolutely unacceptable. Disgraceful behavior, absolutely disgraceful.

[willyxjai]

How come the N word didn't get censored?

[DunderMifflinfinity7]

these fucking white people piss me off, when their in groups they look for trouble when their alone they'll respect you FUCKING SHAPESHIFTERS

[LIONOFTHEBRAVE]

You do know its racist to make generalizations based on colour?

[edrozd25]

people like that give others a bad name. its unbelievable that this shit still happens. Phillips, you're my hero for standing up to them and speaking out <3. All the best!!

[nomnom4]

this is some real bull shit. BC is full of minorities, yet these red necks still can't deal with it. The police should throw em in jail for atleast 5 years

[nate19226]

I've lived in the Comox Valley for 13 years and on account of my racial background I've been jumped, physically and verbally attacked on a number of occasions. What bothers me is how passive and non-committal the authorities here in the Valley are about preventing racist violence.

[marieceu]

little wimps, think they are tough but three were no match.

Sad, but still a reality.

[XD12CL]

this makes me sick!

[1814Brandan]

Pussies - all three of them.

[multikool]

What ever Comes Around Goes Around.The white guys will get theirs one day.There headed for a life of negative things anyways.

[MayorRitzia]

what fucking scumbags

[laalo83]

Racism exist in Canada but people don't wanna talk about it!I wish they get locked up!Some people should get civilized.

[tillaylomo]

compare with the canadian military, this is nothing. There are more racists in the military but people just don't want to discuss about it.

[giroseier]

go Phillips

that is disgusting and the 3 punks should do time! a long time.

[amyjkelly]

they were released..omg if it were the other way around He would of been held in custody..but serves them right for TRYING to gang up on jus one person..haha he beat u guys , little punks...

[bytornjc]

I can't believe this is happening in this day and age in my own country. Makes me ashamed to be white and a Canadian, thanks alot assholes!! I hope you get what is comming to you!! Nice move at 1:10 to knock that asshole down Jay, wish i was there to kick some redneck trash with you!!!!!!!!

[wolfy2424]

you're ashamed to be white? that's a little overboard

Racism exists probably more in black people towards white than the other way around. They have this chip on their shoulder because they've always been regarded as lower class by alot of people. Very few CEO black people and in positions that are at the top of an organization. THe Obama election has started to change this but it's not even close to even.

[dundem187]

Ur funny. Kuz i've fucked with small town grils who famlies disowned them for dating blacks, i never heard of it being the other way around. & there r quite a few black CEOs, u just dont hear bout them untilthey get caught in some kinda scandle. Where did that "chip" come from? We didn't invent "the race card", YOU ALL DID. & if we r considered 'lower class' is that not a form of 'racism', as accepted a view it is?

[kyobukan]

Welcome to Canada eh! We put up with this shit all our lives. So did our parents and their parents.

[kickthebass]

stfu drama queen.

[dundem187]

Fuck you, he's right. my parents AND older siblings have many stories of being attacked like this 4 no reason back in the day. U think racism just popped up out of nowhere in this country? only difference is, back then it was socially accepted by the so-called 'greater public'.

[444serifovic]

i only wish he knocked the fuck out of all 3 of them.. i cant believe this shit still happens in places.. these 3 should be fuckin put in jail.. and relocated out of canada.. this shit puts a bad name on canada and canadians everywhere.. fuckin stupid dumnass hicks..

[MacHamish]

As a Van Islander I'm disgusted, and I hope those 3 punks get some special treatment in jail.

Good job Phillips in holding your ground.

Too bad we can't have Conceal carry permits available to law abiding Canadians like they have in the USA.

[bullfighter42]

goodjob jay....you won a 3 on 1 fight with barely even fighting...props

[bruceld]

Right on man.

[bj616]

What I see is 3 cowards. Get those douchebags one on one and that black dude would have kicked their ass. Those 3 bafoons should be locked up. Makes me sick watching this stuff because I thought things like this only happened in the deep south.

[dol28]

one of the white guys got knocked the fuck out lol