A distressing video has surfaced showing four teenagers assaulting a 21-year-old woman with an intellectual disability in a small Hawaiian town.
The footage begins with two assailants confronting the victim, referred to as Kali, at a bus stop in Wahawawa, which is situated roughly 20 miles from Honolulu.
In the video, one of the attackers, 18-year-old Jasmine Keola, demands that Kali remove her backpack and throws it to the ground. Shortly after, she strikes Kali’s glasses off her face.
Kali can be heard screaming and crouching down as the brutal treatment continues.
“You’re going to make fun of f-K,” Keola shouts.
“That’s why I don’t want to get on the bus anymore because I don’t want to ruin you,” Kali pleads, as shown in the footage, before getting back up.
As the attack progresses, Keola and the other girls laugh at Kali, who expresses her desire to escape the situation, saying, “I’m going to leave everything about me now…now.”
Things worsen when Kali finds herself on the ground again, where she’s kicked in the head and punched, unable to defend herself.
“What are you going to do now?” asks one of the girls, while another proudly claims, “She was knocked out.”
The community’s response has been one of outrage.
“This was absolutely cruel. It was beyond bullying; it was a senseless act of violence, pure evil,” said a local resident.
“It was one of the worst actions you could take against someone vulnerable and suffering from a disability. I have no sympathy for them,” they added.
A local man named Kitchen was among those who confronted the suspects. Some community members even broadcast their search for the bullies live on social media, attracting about 11,000 viewers on Instagram.
“That’s not right. We’re not bullies. You shouldn’t bully anyone else,” Kitchen expressed in a statement.
The Honolulu police have detained three girls, aged 14, 16, and 18, along with a 13-year-old boy. However, all suspects were subsequently released, and the charges against them were dismissed.
After the court proceedings, Keola issued an apology, saying, “I pressured myself into fighting. I didn’t want to fight her.”
Keola’s mother also expressed remorse, stating, “I wasn’t going to go this far, but I apologize for my child’s actions. I hope you all can forgive her.”
