A white student at Stellenbosch University has been accused of, quite literally, ‘taking the piss’, after he offered-up an apology for his actions over the weekend. The youngster was seen on camera URINATING onto a black student’s belongings.
Stellenbosch University scandal: ‘Urination video’ slammed for racist motives
The video was taken at a Stellies residence, and then circulated on social media. The incident reportedly happened on Sunday, 15 May 2022 around 4:00 at the Huise Maria building while the black first year student was sleeping.
In the video, the black student can be heard asking the one peeing why he is doing so…’This is what we do to black students’, he reportedly said, fuelling unequivocal outrage on social media.
How the offender gained access to the room remains up for debate, but whatever the motive, an apology was delivered during an emergency house meeting yesterday. The footage has been posted online, but not everyone is convinced by these words.
WATCH: Student at centre of urination video offers apology
In the 16-second clip that’s been uploaded today, the guilty party gave a very brief statement, saying: ‘I just want to apologise in general for my behaviour, I know what I did was wrong, and I’m sorry’.
Apology from the first year student who peed on another black student’s laptop just before exams. Is this all the punishment? #Stellenbosch #stellenboschuniversity pic.twitter.com/4XM6aor83q
— unknown user (@jhanaleletss) May 16, 2022
Stellenbosch University goes viral for all the wrong reasons
This didn’t stretch far enough for some critics, however. One social media user also shared the clip, claiming the Stellenbosch student showed ‘zero remorse’. Others, meanwhile, believe the apology was only given because he was caught on camera…
Listen to the apology, zero remorse. pic.twitter.com/OHT62E4VoZ
— Simangaliso (@Wanda_Smash) May 16, 2022
i hope this doesn’t get swept under the rug. the apology was ass and was only given bc they got caught. i would like to see the student be charged with a racially motivated hate crime bc he’s very much old enough to know right from wrong #StellenboschUniversity
— salma⁷ (@salma_essack) May 16, 2022