White teens vindicated after woke Virginia professor accused them of hate crime — for blasting rap music
A group of white teens were cleared of hate crime allegations after a black Virginia Tech professor whined to cops he was a victim of a racist attack when they blasted rap music and dumped snow near his home.
Dr. Onwubiko Agozino, a sociology professor at the Virginia university, claimed in a Feb. 10 police report that eight white minors racially targeted him when they rolled up to his Christiansburg home blaring offensive music, throwing ice blocks, and hurling a flurry of racist jabs, including the N-word.
He told authorities the “profane” music included “racial slurs,” with local woke activists, New River Valley Indivisible, labeling the incident as a “calculated effort to terrorize and intimidate” Agozino and his family.
“This incident is not merely a case of disorderly conduct; it is a hate crime, and it is both illegal and profoundly immoral,” the progressive group blasted in a lengthy Feb. 11 Facebook post.
“The actions of these individuals represent a direct assault on the safety, dignity, and civil rights of a member of our community. Such behavior is a stark reminder of the persistent and insidious nature of racism, and it has no place in a just and humane society.”
But the so-called racist assault was quickly debunked after local police launched an investigation.
Cops discovered the teens were attending a house party nearby and were merely clearing snow and ice from their truck bed, according to the Christiansburg Police Department.
“There have been incorrect reports that this may have been a targeted incident toward a specific residence or person based on racial bias,” the department posted on Facebook Feb. 12.
“Our investigation has found no evidence of criminal intent or racial bias. At no time did any juveniles yell obscenities, or direct attention to any homes in the area while clearing the snow and ice.”
Still, the professor pushed back, questioning both the probe and whether intent should be a deciding factor.
“They investigated and identified the suspects,” Agozino said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“They claimed that they had no bad intent and the police concluded that there was no evidence of hate crime. I reminded the police that intent is only one element of crime because reckless or unreasonable behavior that is threatening to anyone is considered a breach of the law even if there is no intent to harm anyone.”
He noted police stepped up patrols around his home “to prevent a repeat or escalation” – but cried wolf again, claiming the truck returned to his home and lingered by his mailbox for 20 minutes.
“I hope that the statement by the police that there is no evidence of a hate crime will not unwittingly embolden the suspects,” the college educator added.
Agozino did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
