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Dallas Sword Guy vs. Protesters

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Updated Jun 02, 2020 at 06:00AM EDT by andcallmeshirley.

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Dallas Sword Guy vs. Protesters is a viral video featuring a man chasing a group of protesters participating in the George Floyd Protests with a large blade. The group attacks the man, who claimed to be defending a bar he patrons.

Origin

On May 30th, 2020, Elijah Schafer tweeted, "BREAKING: man critically injured at Dallas riots It appears he attempted to defend a shop with a large sword Looters ran at him, then he charged rioters They then beat him with a skateboard and stoned him with medium sized rocks I called an Ambulance and it’s on the way." The tweet received more than 33 million views, 50,000 likes and 33,000 retweets. Schafer later posted the full video, writing, "Full unedited video for editorial requests. Please attribute to Elijah Schaffer of Blaze TV. I cannot confirm he was the store owner, but I pulled out my camera when I saw him appearing to defend a store, then he was rushed, then made the move that might have cost him his life." The tweet received more than 3 million views, 20,000 likes and 15,000 retweets in less than one week (shown below).

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That day, others shared the video, such as @oracularrevenge, who tweeted, "the full video of the man who was attacked in downtown dallas. he literally ran after them WITH A SWORD. please share the full video and not just the clip where they attacked him." The tweet received more than 1.2 million views, 20,000 likes and 13,000 retweets in less than one week (shown below).

Twitter[2] user @realtor_austen tweeted, "Breaking in Dallas: this man just tried to attack a crowd with a machete. Only one person was slightly cut on the hand." they included a photograph of the man bleeding (shown below).


Austen Holland @realtor_austen Breaking in Dallas: this man just tried to attack a crowd with a machete. Only one person was slightly cut on the hand. 7:51 PM · May 30, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

The following day, Twitter[1] user @SAMOYEDCORE tweeted, "Bad News: Sword Guy locked his account for fear of getting curbstomped a second time. Good News: i got the main part of his in-progress meltdown captured." They included a series of screenshots from C.A. Shoultz, who was named as the man in the attack. Shoultz wrote:

I felt a certain amount of direct danger from the large groups of people moving through that neighborhood, because Victory Park is MY neighborhood. I live in an apartment building only a few blocks from where I was attacked. Access to my building is restricted, but I could help but worry about it being breached.

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I confess that some of this fear was pure selfishness, especially for Billy Can Can, the institution I tried to defend. I like it very much. I like to drink there & occasionally eat there.


10:41 9 C.A. Shoultz @HarrierMagnus · 56m "So, Shoultz," you must be saying to yourself, "what on Earth were you thinking, trying to hold off an entire group of people like that on your own?" Well, I shall eagerly confess that 'on my own' was a big mistake. But I will endeavor to explain my actions a bit. 128 27123 406 C.A. Shoultz @HarrierMagnus · 56m First of all, I felt a certain amount of direct danger from the large groups of people moving through that neighborhood, because Victory Park is MY neighborhood. I live in an apartment building only a few blocks from where I was attacked. I didn't come from far away. 2713 159 C.A. Shoultz @HarrierMagnus · 56m Access to my building is restricted, but I couldn't help but worry about it being breached. If my concierge was overpowered, anyone who overpowered him could access every floor of the building, including mine. So my thought was that it would be better to go to them first. ^7 10 Tweet your reply 20+ 10:41 1 C.A. Shoultz @HarrierMagnus · 56m I felt a strong feeling that it was better to let myself meet the danger head-on rather than wait for it to come seek me out. This was probably foolish, rather than brave, in hindsight. But it is what I thought at the time. There is also the matter of where I was, exactly. 2714 165 C.A. Shoultz @HarrierMagnus · 57m The night before last, Deep Ellum was attacked & destroyed. Of the buildings that were devastated, one of them was my barbershop, High & Tight. It was severely damaged & I worry that it will never reopen. It made me fear what might be lost last night in Victory Park. 2719 ♡ 144 C.A. Shoultz @HarrierMagnus · 57m I confess that some of this fear was pure selfishness, especially for Billy Can Can, the institution I tried to defend. T like it very much. T like to drink there & occasionally eat there. I didn't want to lose it purely for that reason. But I was also thinking of others. M17. Tweet your reply 20+ 10:41 1 In non-pandemic times I am a bit of a barfly. I like to go out drinking at multiple establishments, often by myself. This is has caused me to become very friendly with the bartenders & waitstaff at a number of establishments, & Billy Can Can is one of them. I know them well. 2712 ♡ 173 C.A. Shoultz @HarrierMagnus · 57m l'd even like to hope that I can consider some of them my friends. And after what happened with High & Tight, I suddenly feared that people l'd grown to care about could lose everything for the second night in a row. And I felt an urge to stop this from happening. 10 2721 228 C.A. Shoultz @HarrierMagnus Now, does this mean that I should have tried to use my dumb machete & hold off an entire angry mob? No. That was bravery to the point of stupidity. I realize that now. Tweet your reply 20+

Others began tweeting about the video. Twitter[3] user @BSO tweeted, "Charles "C.A." Shoultz Claims He's The Man Who Chased Protestors w/ Machete Before Getting Beat Up; Shoultz Tweets The Reason He Did It Was b/c He Was Protecting the Bar He Likes to Drinks At; Says In Retrospect It Wasn't Smart Move (Tweets-Vids). CA Shoultz has gone private on Twitter, but we have all the tweets as well as a pic of the sword he used to chase down protestors." They included photos of Shoultz with his swords (shown below).


Robert Littal @BSO · May 31 Charles "C.A." Shoultz Claims He's The Man Who Chased Protestors w/ Machete Before Getting Beat Up; Shoultz Tweets The Reason He Did It Was b/c He Was Protecting the Bar He Likes to Drinks At; Says In Retrospect It Wasn't Smart Move (Tweets-Vids) bit.ly/2TV702X 39 t7 205 I 271 Robert Littal @BSO CA Shoultz has gone private on Twitter, but we have all the tweets as well as a pic of the sword he used to chase down protestors bit.ly/2TV702X 11:07 AM · May 31, 2020 · TweetDeck

Some began posting memes featuring images of the video (examples below). Some posted information about Shoultz, tweeting links to My Little Pony fanfiction and referring to him as a brony. Twitter[4] user @woot_master tweeted, "I can't believe this. The right-wing catholic sword guy who got his ass beat for trying to defend a random bar? He's a brony. He writes pony fanfics under the name Jetfire2012. Here's a link to his account, and the blog that gives us the smoking gun." The tweet received more than 4,700 likes and 2,400 retweets in less than one week (shown below, right).


AA ron in the Chi @aarontor This guy really lived a meme. SMH. He's lucky to be alive. No he wasn't defending his business. He was running around downtown Dallas in front of a bar he goes to & he lost his damn mind swinging a sword at people. Life comes at you fast. "Treeze frame" Tweet C.A. Shoultz @HarrierMagnus Thave a machete I keep under my bed for home defense. It's shaped like an old Roman gladius. Its blade is high carbon steel & it's EXTREMELY sharp. I could absolutely kill a man with it if he's not wearing armor. Yup, that's me. You are probably wondering how I ended up in this situation. AmI going to have to start carrying it around Dallas? 1:52 AM - 5/30/20 · Twitter Web App 10:51 AM · May 31, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone > Triplet @Blacklight_612 Bow guy, sword guy and wheel chair lady AVAILABLE 801.355.0600 OS WN SLC PROTESTS TURN VIOLENT backgrou erasee 12:57 AM · May 31, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone > Wootmaster @woot_master I can't believe this. The right-wing catholic sword guy who got his ass beat for trying to defend a random bar? He's a brony. He writes pony fanfics under the name Jetfire2012. Here's a link to his account, and the blog that gives us the smoking gun. fimfiction.net/blog/727405/fo... Ihad a bit of an adventure this evening trying to protect a bar I love, one that ended with me in the hospital. But I am quite alive, if a bit O Folow Jetfire2012 worse for wear. ELIJAH O @ElijahSchaffer 13h Excited to finally have a FIMfiction account! Wil BREAKING: man critically injured at Dallas Member Since 15th Apr, 2014 OFFLINE last seen Last Friday riots It appears he attempted to defend a shop with a large sword . ty, an affectation of which I should cure myself. To that end, I'll share one of e that have been published: http://www.theotherstories.org/episodes/episo Home | SUBMIT | Contact FAOS I All Episodes I Th it still seems strange to me, who wrote it. It's about doubles and shadows a hed might be worth your time, because in it I detail the ideas and concerns t t to hear my voice. Be warned, it's not me at my best, because I was battling 67 In The Sun" By C. A. Shoultz nt from my MLP fanfiction, as you'll see. But I think there is a thread that co nk my original fiction and my fanfiction are all of a piece. You readers may b is- Story: Besides the Will of Evil - efiction nfanfiction efantasy sci-fi erealism eliterature n 4:26 PM · May 31, 2020 · Twitter Web App

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[1] Twitter – @SAMOYEDCORE's Tweet

[2] Twitter – @realtor_austen's Tweet

[3] Twitter – @BSO's Tweet

[4] Twitter – @woot_master's Tweet

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