White guy beat down by black thugs not a hate crime-Chief of Police

[Rebel]

Second Video Shows Brutal Gang Attack On Tourist Outside Baltimore Courthouse

4/10 UPDATE: Baltimore's police chief today said that the videotaped beating of a white tourist does not appear to be a hate crime, but rather "drunken opportunistic criminality" on the part of a gang of Charm City assailants.

In a TV interview, Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III urged Baltimore residents to "distinguish between criminality and racially motivated crime." Bealefeld, who is white, warned against "race-baiting" and "fear-mongering" in light of the Trayvon Martin shooting and other recent racially charged incidents.

"There's no doubt it's a crime," Bealefeld said of the March 17 assault. "We need to vigorously hold criminals accountable, and we have to be careful not to be pulled into this race-baiting."

As Baltimore cops investigate the videotaped beating of a tourist on St. Patrick’s Day, a second clip showing the brutal attack could help police identify members of the mob who knocked the victim to the ground, stole his belongings, and even tore his pants off.

The video, seen above, was shot by an onlooker outside a downtown courthouse, where the tourist was sucker-punched by an attacker. The victim, wearing a Mountain Dew shirt, crumpled to the sidewalk and hit his head.

While on the ground, the man was set upon by about ten attackers, who stole his Tag Heuer watch, money, iPhone, and keys to his Audi, according to police. The dazed and defenseless victim is also punched, kicked, and even hit with a shoe by several assailants. In a final indignity, the man is “teabagged” by a male attacker.

The 1:26 cell phone video--shot by a cameraman who cackled as the beating transpired--was first uploaded to the WorldStar Hip Hop web site on March 30. It was included as part of a 14:22 "fight compilation" of 12 clips showing assorted mayhem.

In a TV news report Friday (which included another view of the Baltimore attack), a detective pledged to hunt down the man’s attackers. “We want to bring these people to justice,” said Det. Nicole Monroe.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/assault/videotaped-baltimore-street-beating-879234



****ing uncivilized animals.  

[Ballygrl]

That's not shocking at all!

[thundley4]

I am sure that Holder will be investigating this in very short order. *sarcasm*

[DLR Pyro]

"There's no doubt it's a crime," Bealefeld said of the March 17 assault. "We need to vigorously hold criminals accountable, and we have to be careful not to be pulled into this race-baiting."

because that is only applicable when the victim is a person of color and the perp is white.

--shot by a cameraman who cackled as the beating transpired--was first uploaded to the WorldStar Hip Hop web site on March 30.

I guess the primitives who frequent worldstarhiphop.com find this kind of video amusing rather than be appalled and ashamed of how poorly it reflects on "their people".

[Rebel]

People like that are why we have SYG laws.

[vesta111]

People like that are why we have SYG laws.

Hate crimes do not refer to White victims.   It is only a hate crime when a victim is a non white.   Same goes when a couple Gays decide to rob a heterosexual for his money, can't be a hate crime, but, were two Heterosexuals to rob a gay man,  Oh hell an attack on the gay comunity.

Just where are we going in society today,  don't matter what laws we have or how they are enforced, now some have legal protection under the law be they anything but White heterosexual and or of another religion.

[Elspeth]

Maybe they're just afraid of a visit from Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.