Former MSNBC host Touré Neblett publicly celebrated the death of a 77-year-old white man who was reportedly punched by a black employee after using a racial slur at a Dunkin’ Donuts.
“Corey Pujols, 27, said he punched the 77-year-old man after the man called him a racial slur, according to an arrest report,” the Tampa Bay Times reported Tuesday. “The man later died. Pujols faces a manslaughter charge.”
Touré, who goes by his first name, hit up social media to celebrate.
“A [77-year-old] white customer at Dunkin Donuts was upset about something and he called a Black 27 yo employee the n-word,” he wrote. “The brother told him say it again. The old man did. The brother knocked him out. The old man fell, lost consciousness, and died.”
“He f***ed around and found out,” the activist added.
A 77 yo white customer at Dunkin Donuts was upset about something and he called a Black 27 yo employee the n-word. The brother told him say it again. The old man did. The brother knocked him out. The old man fell, lost consciousness, and died. He fucked around and found out.
— Young Daddy (@Toure) May 12, 2021
Touré was not yet done celebrating and justifying the physical assault, later asserting that saying the N-word is a “violent act” and classifying Pujols’ deadly assault as “self defense.”
“How else will white people learn???” the left-wing politico notably questioned in one of his many tweets justifying the physical violence.
“If there was actual justice in this country, as opposed to white justice, then if you went to someone’s minimum wage job and called them the n-word twice, whatever happened after that would be legally acceptable,” he posted to Twitter Wednesday morning.
If there was actual justice in this country, as opposed to white justice, then if you went to someone’s minimum wage job and called them the n-word twice, whatever happened after that would be legally acceptable.
— Young Daddy (@Toure) May 12, 2021
“The employee is facing a murder charge. Which makes no damn sense,” Touré said.
The employee is facing a murder charge. Which makes no damn sense.
— Young Daddy (@Toure) May 12, 2021
Emphasizing his position, he then posted his own poll for “black people.”
“Black people—You’re on the jury. The Black defendant was at work. White customer called him the n-word. Defendant knocked out the customer and he died. How are you voting?”
Black people—You're on the jury. The Black defendant was at work. White customer called him the n-word. Defendant knocked out the customer and he died. How are you voting?
— Young Daddy (@Toure) May 12, 2021
“You call someone the n-word twice you’re taking your life for granted,” he wrote in another tweet. “I salute anyone who knocks someone out for that. How else will white people learn???”
Nah. You call someone the n-word twice you’re taking your life for granted. I salute anyone who knocks someone out for that. How else will white people learn??? https://t.co/WtBmj1aL52
— Young Daddy (@Toure) May 12, 2021
The racial slur, Touré said, “was the first violent act” in the encounter, deeming Pujols’ actions “self defense.”
“Don’t act like the punch was the first violent act. That was a retort. That was self defense. Calling someone the n-word is violence.”
Don’t act like the punch was the first violent act. That was a retort. That was self defense. Calling someone the n-word is violence.
— Young Daddy (@Toure) May 12, 2021
Self defense. https://t.co/gnK2xQ2fe1
— Young Daddy (@Toure) May 12, 2021
“The n-word is not ‘rude,’ it’s a threat to my humanity, it’s a disregard of my life, it’s a rejection of my dignity,” Touré wrote. “It’s far beyond rude, it’s as violent as language can be. F*** around and find out.”
The n-word is not “rude,” it’s a threat to my humanity, it’s a disregard of my life, it’s a rejection of my dignity. It’s far beyond rude, it’s as violent as language can be. Fuck around and find out. https://t.co/gJulldfM9q
— Young Daddy (@Toure) May 12, 2021
“Let’s not lose sight of the fact that a man lost his life here. He called a Black man the n-word twice and now he’s dead. Serves him right,” Touré reiterated. “He f***ed around and found out.”
Let’s not lose sight of the fact that a man lost his life here. He called a Black man the n-word twice and now he’s dead. Serves him right. He fucked around and found out.
— Young Daddy (@Toure) May 12, 2021
Touré made headlines last month when he characterized Ma’Khia Bryant’s violent armed aggression as a simple schoolyard fight that did not require deadly force by a police officer, The Daily Wire highlighted.
Bryant was fatally shot by an officer while she was attempting to stab another black female, reports say.
Several people have said exactly this today. Just because people are fighting with knives does not mean you have to shoot someone to break it up. https://t.co/Ck1sNf2Ai3
— Young Daddy (@Toure) April 22, 2021
Related: Touré, Linda Sarsour Condemn Use Of Deadly Force To Protect Young Girl From Being Stabbed