Indigenous AFL legend Eddie Betts says he’s “hurt” by the racist tirade directed at his family but vowed to continue the “exhausting” task of calling out racism in Australia.
On Thursday night, Betts posted horrific security camera footage of his children and their friends being racially abused in their own back yard.
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The video showed a car slowly driving down the road before someone in the car yells out the N-word four times.
The camera switches to another angle showing children playing basketball in the back yard, listening to the disgusting slurs.
“Aboriginal kids deserve to be able to play safely, free from racism and abuse over the fence,” Betts’ caption read.
“We are not even safe in our own homes. If you know who this is please let me them know that I’m open to having a chat about how much this hurts our kids.”
The footage was widely condemned by the AFL world, while Victoria Police said it was aware of the incident but laws required an official...
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