With racism a wound that refuses to heal in Peru, public outcry has not been as focused on the physical beating that the boy endured as much as it has been on the fact that the boy dared to throw around racist remarks as well as insult and openly defy a pair of adults.
Sin embargo, al ser el racismo una herida muy viva en el Perú, la indignación pública que ha suscitado este suceso no apunta tanto a los golpes que recibió el jovencito, sino al hecho de que el muchacho se atreviese a proferir insultos de corte racista y a insultar y desafiar abiertamente a personas adultas.