I read the article and I am stunned that people would beat basically a bystander - he was just a passenger in the car, not the driver.
Very very sad.
Very very sad.
Texas Crowd Takes Out Anger on Passenger (DISTURBING/VIOLENT)
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6224538.stm
"An angry Texas crowd has beaten and killed a 40-year-old car passenger after a driver injured a young girl near the site of a busy local festival.
Police said the driver of the car stopped to check on the health of the girl, said to be aged three or four.
But when the passenger got out to see how she was, he was set upon by a group of up to 20 people before being left lying in a car park, police said.
The girl was hit at low speed and was not seriously injured."
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Wow. I'm glad the girl is OK... but it's really disturbing to think that this innocent man was killed by the crowd.
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"An angry Texas crowd has beaten and killed a 40-year-old car passenger after a driver injured a young girl near the site of a busy local festival.
Police said the driver of the car stopped to check on the health of the girl, said to be aged three or four.
But when the passenger got out to see how she was, he was set upon by a group of up to 20 people before being left lying in a car park, police said.
The girl was hit at low speed and was not seriously injured."
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That's unbelievable.
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How sad to attack the Samaritan.
Unfortunately, another Juneteenth celebration got out of hand in Milwaukee too.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=622207
On a side note, DH told me several years ago that his father accidently ran over a woman's foot with his car and kept on driving. He said that his (white) father felt horrible for the (black) woman, but absolutely feared for his life as it occurred during some of the most violent times in South Africa's internal struggles. I somewhat scoffed at the idea when he initially told me, but seeing it here makes me think that he may have acted understandably for the circumstances.
Unfortunately, another Juneteenth celebration got out of hand in Milwaukee too.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=622207
On a side note, DH told me several years ago that his father accidently ran over a woman's foot with his car and kept on driving. He said that his (white) father felt horrible for the (black) woman, but absolutely feared for his life as it occurred during some of the most violent times in South Africa's internal struggles. I somewhat scoffed at the idea when he initially told me, but seeing it here makes me think that he may have acted understandably for the circumstances.
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That's awful, and incredibly scary as well
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The link in my above post is about a Juneteenth celebration that went riotous in Milwaukee.
Originally Posted by aniT ETA: OK.. read the last paragraph.. So is this a Texas thing? |
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http://www.juneteenth.com/
Originally Posted by aniT Umm.. Why would people even do that? I don't understand. On another note.. what the heck is Juneteenth? I have never ever in my life heard of this. ETA: OK.. read the last paragraph.. So is this a Texas thing? |
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Thats interesting. Like I said, I have never heard of it, neither has DH. And I saw the post up there about Milwaukee, I just didn't read it. I figured if it was "World Wide," living 20 miles outside Portland, and previously living 40 miles outside of San Francisco, I would have heard of it before.
I guess you learn something new every day.
Originally Posted by Breathless Wonder http://www.juneteenth.com/ |
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| Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. |
I guess you learn something new every day.
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it's news to me too
Originally Posted by aniT I guess you learn something new every day. |
http://www.news8austin.com/content/t...sp?ArID=186549
I don't know if the cops are just wrong or covering this up, I mean it isn't good press for such a safe city.
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It seems like most of what was originally reported has been retracted. very strange.
I don't know if the cops are just wrong or covering this up, I mean it isn't good press for such a safe city.
It seems like most of what was originally reported has been retracted. very strange.
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