‘Calling out the National Guard’: Elon Musk reacts to beating of New York woman

Elon Musk reacted to a video posted by TikTok user Halley Kate.

Billionaire Elon Musk has expressed concern about women being randomly assaulted by strangers in New York City. The Tesla CEO was reacting to a video by TikTok user Halley Kate, who uploaded a video on Monday following an assault that New York police are investigating. In the video, Ms Kate, who has 1.1 million followers on TikTok, was walking when “a man came up to me and hit me in the face”. Many other women have shared similar stories of being accidentally assaulted while walking.

“The failure of New York (and many other cities across America) to prosecute crimes has allowed violent criminals to attack women at will! The governor had to call out the National Guard so people could ride the subway,” Musk said, commenting on Ms. Kate’s actions. video.

The lack of prosecution of crimes in New York (and many other cities across America) allows violent criminals to attack women at will!

The governor had to call out the National Guard so people could ride the subway. https://t.co/G6cx8X0GAc

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 28, 2024

Some users agreed with Musk and expressed the need for harsh penalties for such crimes. But some users shared similar videos from other cities around the world.

In the video, Ms. Kate did not provide specific details about when or where the incident occurred. However, some news outlets said her video appeared to have been filmed on Seventh Avenue between West 15th and 16th Streets in Chelsea.

In other videos, she mentioned contacting police and showed herself applying ice to a large bump on her head that resembled “devil horns.”

As her video gained attention, another TikTok user, Mikayla Toninato, shared a similar story.

“I was literally like class was over and I turned the corner and I was looking down at my phone like I was texting, and then, out of nowhere, this man showed up and hit me in the face,” she said. explain.

On March 17, another woman named Oliva Brand said she had experienced a similar incident.

Police are investigating the incidents but have not yet issued a statement on whether they are related.