San Jose Update : Father of The Boy Chased And Tackled By a Somalian Speaks Out

The Father of the boy who was chased down and tackled by a young, black Somalian Muslim from Minnesota, is speaking out.

In an interview with The Gateway Pundit (TGP), the father of the young victim discusses the shocking incident involving his son and a Muslim man.

The interview was conducted by phone and email. The father’s comments have been edited to correct cellphone typos and to protect the family’s privacy.

TGP: Are you involved with the Trump campaign or the election?

Father: No, I’m just a supporter.

TGP: How old is your son?

Father: 14 almost 15.

TGP: How is your son doing?

Father: He is doing ok. He had 2 bumps and bleeding on his head. He was also hit in the leg with a traffic cone.

TGP: Do you live in the San Jose area?

Father: Yes.

TGP: Why did you and your son decide to attend the rally?

Father: We wanted to see Mr Trump for ourselves. We wanted to be able to judge him and the rally attendees on our own–not just what the media puts out.

TGP: How were things going into the rally?

Father: Going into rally was calm. We were there 1.5 hours early. There was a group of about 20 protesters across the street chanting but they seemed peaceful at the time.

TGP: How did your son enjoy the rally itself?

Father: He really enjoyed the rally and seeing all the different people who attended. We also noticed quite a few other children of his age and younger there. He was excitedly going around grabbing all the different Trump signs he could find.

TGP: Where did your son get the Trump t-shirt and Make America Great Again hat?

Father: We bought 2 T shirts and a hat at the rally. The first thing my son asked me for when we got in the car to go was if he could get a Make America Great again hat.

TGP: In a video before the attack your son is seen having a civil conversation with an anti-Trump protester. Can you speak about that?

Father: We were definitely interested in what the protesters had to say. The gentleman in the video was asked what part of illegal he didn’t like or something to that effect. He didn’t answer but just asked who was going to work the fields. Another Latino gentleman tried to explain that none of us were against people coming in legally to work.

TGP: After that conversation, what happened that brought on the attack against you and your son and what transpired before your son fled for his life?

Father: We were heading to the car when we started crossing the last street before the parking lot. My son’s hat was ripped off his head and taken by someone. I walked over to the thief and asked him for the hat back he told me to “F*** off,” then he threw the hat in the air. While this was happening my son was hit multiple times in the back of the head so he started to run away since he didn’t want to get pummeled.

TGP: Did you see your son being punched? Were you punched or spit on?

Father: I did not see him being punched. I was spit on multiple times as others were trying to take our Trump signs out of my hands. They got all but one which was ripped up.

TGP: Did either you or your son throw any punches, etc. in offense or defense?

Father: No.

TGP: Please speak about trying to catch up with your son as he fled for his life and what you were able to see?

Father: I was able to see him fleeing across the street being chased by many people. I was relieved for a moment when he was flagging down a fire truck. But to my horror they just drove on by.

TGP: What did your son tell you about seeking help from firefighters in a firetruck? Your thoughts on their refusal to help your son?

Father: He said they just rolled the window up and did nothing. I think they could have easily pulled him to safety.

TGP: Police Chief Eddie Garcia posted at Facebook a vow to seek justice for the victims of the riot using a photo of your son with a caption that claims the SJPD rescued your son. What is your comment on that?

Father: SJPD did not help my son until after he crossed the skirmish line. No one went to help him at all.

(In the phone interview, the father said that he caught up to his son after police had finally acted to protect the boy. But the officers would not let him cross their line to be with his son. It was nearly ten minutes before he was allowed by police to reunite with his son.)

TGP: The reporter who took the photo of your son used by the chief, any comments on him?

Father: I sent him a tweet that his information was false and that the boy had to save himself. The reporter promptly blocked my Twitter account.

TGP: Has your family been contacted by the mayor or anyone with the San Jose government besides police investigators? Has anyone offered an apology for how your son was allowed to be chased and tackled by a terror mob?

Father: No contact from Mayor or police chief no apology

TGP: The SJPD released statements that said they held off intervening in the riot to avoid inciting the crowd and coming off as an “occupying force”. Your thoughts?

Father: I think the police could have done a much better job without inciting anything. They could have made a safe passage corridor to the parking lot instead of making rally attendees cross through the mob of protesters. Also it seems to me men wearing riot gear with batons helmets and padding could help a defenseless kid being chased by a horde of people.

TGP: Any other comments or information you’d like to share?

Father: We did not go to the rally looking for trouble. We wanted to be able to see and judge Mr. Trump, his fans and the protesters himself. I wanted to show my son how democracy works and maybe even try and understand where the Trump haters were coming from. What we got was a great speech by Mr. Trump followed by being assaulted, battered, spit on, and having our property stolen by anti Trump or anti American protesters.

TGP: Do you have a comment on the arrest of the two suspects who attacked your son?

Father: Our family is very thankful for the police investigators, especially Detective Riles who communicated personally with us, and the work they have done to bring these criminals to justice on behalf of our son and others attacked.

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