A video recently went viral of a Rochester, Minnesota woman calling a 5-year-old Somali child the N-word at a park. Police completed their investigation last week, and prosecutors were working to determine if charges will be pressed. In the meantime, there were competing GoFundMe campaigns. The woman, Shiloh Hendrix, raised over $600,000, citing the need to move after online threats. Meanwhile, the GoFundMe page for the victim has raised more than $340,000. That's not a bad chunk of change for being called a bad word.

Somali and Black Lives Matter activists gathered at Rochester City Hall to demand that charges be pressed.

We're not sure what they would charge her with, except a "hate crime."

Gov. Tim Walz has said that the First Amendment is <a href="https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/08/07/walz-theres-no-guarantee-to-free-speech-with-disinformation-n2399356" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">no guarantee of free speech</a> if it's disinformation of hate speech.

As we said, it was caught on video and went viral, like George Floyd.

What happens if she's not charged? Is this a riot-worthy incident or not?

 {ai:summary}<p>A woman in Rochester, Minnesota, named Shiloh Hendrix, faced backlash after a video surfaced of her using a racial slur against a 5-year-old Somali child. Following the incident, she raised over $600,000 on GoFundMe for relocation, while the child's campaign garnered over $340,000.</p><p>Activists from the Somali community and Black Lives Matter are demanding legal action against Hendrix, although the potential charges remain unclear. Many argue that her speech, though offensive, is protected under the First Amendment. #society</p>

Black Lives Matter Protesters Demand Charges for Woman Who Used the N-Word

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