Reavis Hammond shared the video on Twitter with the caption: “I finally got the video… Almost two years ago I was in supercuts and this guy walks in and says ‘Who’s listening to this n***** music?’ and then says the n-word 3 more times.
“After I pay for my cut, I confront him about what he said…Then this happened…”
The video shows Hammond approaching the other man, who is still sitting in the hairdresser’s chair. They walk towards the door and the man asks Hammond to go outside to fight, though Hammond says he doesn’t want to fight but rather talk about it.
After the man gets close to Hammond’s face and swears at him, he says something to provoke Hammond, resulting in him hitting the man. The two fight while the hairdresser tells them to stop and says that they are calling the police.
In another tweet, Hammond shared a photo of the man with blood on his face and said: “Had to cut the video a little short in order to post it all. But at the end of the video, I grab my glasses and leave. And this is what the guy looks like when he gets up.”
Hammond also said that he called back later to apologize and offered to clean up but was told it wasn’t necessary. He also said that the two hairdressers were shocked and didn’t know what to do or say when the man allegedly used the racist slurs, and he hopes that they speak up next time “because they definitely weren’t comfortable with it.”
According to Hammond, the man tried to press charges but after watching the video the detectives determined that Hammond was acting in self-defense.
The video has been met with praise on Twitter and one user said: “Awesome job, you gave him just what he deserved. Bet he will keep that racist talk to himself from now on,” to which Hammond responded: “Yes sir, he didn’t know this white boy got a Tupac tattoo lol and it don’t matter if the Black homies are around or not my energy remains the same regardless.”
One Twitter user said: “That’s much appreciated. What you do when no one is watching is a huge statement to your character,” while another said: “The fact that he did this with not one black person in sight. That’s how you know it’s real.”
