Brute arrested for stomping victim in McDonald's beatdown video has had prior arrests (GRAPHIC VIDEO

[LiberalElite]

Source: NY Daily News

One down. Five to go.

The female brute who led a mob of teens inbeating a 15-year-old girl in a Brooklyn McDonald’s — a savage attack caught on video and shared across the globe — was arrested Thursday, police said.

Aniah Ferguson, 16, was identified as the hoodie-wearing assailant seen throwing haymakers at the outnumbered victim — and then stomping on her head after the teen went limp, police said.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/brute-shown-stomping-victim-mcdonald-beating-arrested-article-1.2146819

[7962]

1. Wow, I never thought they'd catch anyone for that savage attack

How many dozens of these attacks have we seen on the Net? I watched that video; if she's guilty I hope they punish her harshly. But being a 16 yr old they'll probably let her walk

[1StrongBlackMan]

2. I hope she gets the treatment she so clearly needs. n/t

[JustAnotherGen]

3. Me too 1strong - did you see she has a 1 year old

Jesu Cristo! I still can't believe her mother actually said, "I didn't raise her this way." I think - perhaps she didn't raise her at all?


And now when you dig into the victim (Ariana something) - she's posting pics yesterday where she's stating HER grandmother never spoke to the police and she didn't have two black eyes.

I don't understand these folks.

Seems like there's a whole lot of stupids stepping out around this incident.

I wonder if that 16 year old is going to be blamed by the 47 as instigating that letter? It's coming.

[geek tragedy]

67. Well, I hope they keep her locked up somewhere for several years.

She's an incredibly violent person who's a threat to anyone around her. There's no way they can justify letting her back on the streets to terrorize and brutalize others.

[1StrongBlackMan]

70. Okay ...

Let's get her the mental health treatment to she so clearly needs ... and leave the reactionary stuff to the people paid to do it.

[geek tragedy]

71. I wish I could be more optimistic on

how helpful counseling could be. She's part of a gang, and apparently all of her friends and also the victim here were part of gangs.

How do you get her to cut ties with her entire social structure?

She's been attending counseling once per week for a year, with nothing but a trail of victims to show for it.

I don't think it is 'reactionary' for the priority to be protecting the innocent from the hyper-violent individuals amongst us.

If she gets set straight, that's definitely the best way to handle it. But the most important thing is to prevent her from terrorizing the community with extreme violence. And, really, she should have been taken off the streets and confined in some kind of facility long before this, as the rap sheet shows.

[Yo_Mama]

80. With her history, she needs to be in detention to be separated from her gang

Yes, she needs counselling, but this girl is not headed anywhere good at all.

If you get her in a controlled environment, perhaps mental health providers can help her work out some of her issues, and she perhaps can continue her education and change her trajectory.

By the time you've stabbed your brother and your grandmother is so afraid of you that she's been to court for protection, not much in your life is working.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

87. She needs mental health treatment in prison.

[VScott]

17. I'm betting the victim doesn't even testify.

[Joe Chi Minh]

21. No need for victim to testify.

According to a lawyer, there is no need for the victim testify, as also often is often the case, apparently, in cases of domestic violence. The AG takes charge, I think the lawyer said.

[BubbaFett]

4. Wow

just wow

[GOLGO 13]

5. Lock em all up.

Freedom is too good for them. Such savagery has no place in society.

[JustAnotherGen]

6. Unfortunately it is a part of America

The dominant culture established this a long time ago as a standard - now everyone is just going to emulate the men in our dominant culture.

[snooper2]

20. oh bullshit this is called going ratchet

I can post 100's of videos how these girls/women want to look hard and cool...

This is what happens when our education system doesn't work for everyone-

[JustAnotherGen]

29. I don't like that term ratchet and . . .

You need to check your emotions and detach.

Where is this - America is sweet and innocent and there are a few bad apples nonsense coming from? Humanity for that matter?

You are probably a person who sees good and light in everything everywhere.

I'm not like you.

[snooper2]

31. Don't blame me, blame Lil Boosie

reminds me I used to troll "Better Believe It" with LIl Boosie tracks LOL







Lil Boosie - "Better Believe It" Official Video

[JustAnotherGen]

35. Can't watch - this guy?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Boosie

He was in jail for five years.

[snooper2]

36. yep, they also tried to get him for a couple murders but nothing stuck

[7962]

40. And when the TV is such a part of their lives. nt

[candelista]

25. So all men are brutes?

All men attack people in restaurants and stomp them? That comment isn't just false; it's insane.

[JustAnotherGen]

28. Are you calling me insane? For pointing out human nature in America?

For pointing out that men of a certain race (Caucasian/White) who built and formed America and it's identity and based on violence, hatred, and inflicting pain on the 'others' (thinkt the Southern Founding Fathers) from day one -

Established America as a violent country.

It's WHO we are. You - me - everyone.

It's why to this day there are people that say 'good on us' for using the A Bomb in Japan.
It's the core of this country. We are a bunch of sick SOBs and amongst us walk people who think that even capital punishment is just hunky dorey okay fine.

And it's INSANE to me that anyone thinks we are a bunch of innocent bunnies and bambies nibbling flowers in the fields.


Now - hate and violence begets what they are and when it continues long enough it says: THIS IS AOK.


Of COURSE we are a bunch of violent assholes - and you know what? You are going to see a LOT more of this.


Let me know if you need me to send you some smelling salts.

[candelista]

32. Your opinion is insane. I don't know about you.

Blaming the founders of the US for a female assault on another female in McDonalds is an irrational stretch. And blaming all violence on white men is also crazy. Think of Maggie Thatcher, Indira Gandhi and Golda Meir. Nothing violent about them? Or are you going to say that even this was the product of male hegemony? Just more insanity.

[JustAnotherGen]

33. I don't know about other countries and leaders

That's not my problem.

I know America. And I know what we are.

And I think your opinion is insane.

You seriously don't believe we have a LONG HISTORY OF A CULTURE OF VIOLENCE?

You don't believe we are a VIOLENT culture?

Why are you so shocked by this?

I stopped being shocked when those guys down in Texas dragged Byrd to his death. There's no difference between these 'girls' and them.

Culture of violence.

Stop with the indignation and pretending that we are all goody goodies and this is a one off.

It's 'who' we are. It's 'what' we are.

I stand by that. I believe that. And you will never ever change my mind.

Just agree to disagree and move on.

[heaven05]

50. +1000

excellent

[candelista]

52. Ah, the cheering section!

What else can you do? Wait, I know! You can probably jeer, too!

[heaven05]

59. I never jeer

at people who can't face reality. I just point out the salient facts and the shoe drops where it may. Wait? What do you really know? I will cheer the truth where ever it arises. I sadly accept, but will not remain silent of willful ignorance where ever it arises.

[romanic]

86. Im still trying to see the connection

Between America's founding fathers and these girls jumping on someone else in a McDonald's. Not only did i come up with nothing, i got the odd craving for a quarter pounder. Maybe ill wait til the 4th of July and order one so all of this will make sense.

[tabasco]

73. LMAO! It's all white males who are to blame.

And what a pity the nukes ended WWII in the Pacific and saved hundreds of thousands of lives. It would have been much preferable to continue conventional fire-bombing Japanese cities to support a massive ground attack against a dug-in and fanatical enemy.

But whatever it takes to put the blame on America.

[virgogal]

65. I've been around a long time and don't get what you're saying.

This type of thing has never been the standard,even with men.

There are violent people,sure,but to say it was a "standard" is ridiculous.

[melman]

66. What's to get?

Just bending over backwards to make this violent criminal not responsible/a victim. It's standard DU nonsense.

[tabasco]

72. Yeah, it's got to be males' fault

somehow. LOL.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. If only President Obama had acted more like Bill Cosby, this never would have happened. nt

[Octafish]

9. How witty!

[marble falls]

8. Not dismissing the senseless criminal assault, but the use of 'brute' instead of 'suspect' or 'teen'

is a bit troubling.

[GusBob]

10. did you see the tape? how can that violence be "suspicious"? It was brutal

who does brutal things?

brutes

[marble falls]

11. I've seen the tapes. I also don't like code words for human beings.

[Kelvin Mace]

18. I'm guessing the assailant was black?

Because I have a hard time finding news descriptions of white people who do this kind of thing that include the word "brute"?

[candelista]

26. "Brutal dictator." How many times have we heard that from the US government?

It doesn't just refer to black people.

[Kelvin Mace]

42. Ummm, they called her a "brute"

Noun, not adjective. I have heard "thuggish" used as an adjective in many contexts racially, but only as a noun when discussing black people. "Brute" is used in an identical fashion to "thug".

Look for yourself:

https://www.google.com/search?q=brute+african+americn&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#safe=off&q=brute+african+american&spell=1

[Skittles]

44. I agree with you

not sure they would have called her a brute if she was white

it's right up there with thug in the dog whistle code

[ManiacJoe]

75. Brute and thug would be accurate terms.

Both words are have nothing to do with the color of skin for those who know the meaning of the words.

[Android3.14]

12. Right up there with "thug"

I think we are understanding the code (sarcastic wink-wink).

Sigh.

[candelista]

24. Many of your fellow DUers refer to Republicans as "thugs."

For example, "Rethuglican." Is this a code word for black people? I don't think so.

[Skittles]

45. we do that BECAUSE of the constant references to black folk as thugs

do you also think we don't know that MORAN is a misspelling?

[candelista]

47. BS.

And no, it's not like "Morans."

[Skittles]

78. LOLOL

I need my XRAY glasses to see through you......NOT

[heaven05]

49. No it's a description of republican pigs

that have been thuggish period. They are vicious, brutal thugs with NO conscience. How's that?

[candelista]

51. You haven't been following the discussion.

You should go back to the beginning where he says "thug" is a code word for "African American."

[heaven05]

53. Of course

that word is applied to every AA that make the news, whether a Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, John Crawford even Eric Garner was described as a thug for selling loose cigarettes on the street. It IS (the) code word to describe AA. Period. So what were you saying? It's not?

[candelista]

55. Just read the entire discussion.

And by the way, "thug" is not a racist term. It's used to describe white police officers, robbers and violent criminals of all races.

[heaven05]

57. I have

and you are not helping the discussion with your obvious attempt to distract from the efforts of white culture to paint all blacks(young especially) as thugs. You should follow your country's history more closely. You might not seem so clueless about it and the violence and evil in it that has been perpetrated against POC. White people do use thug as a code word for POC(young especially). You cannot teach what you don't know or understand. I have followed the full discussion on this young woman and as usual she is, as a person of color, described by a lot of people here as a thug, brute and probably worse in private which is the usual course taken by certain people who love denigrating POC as a usual effort.

[romanic]

13. It fits what she did.

What she and those other girls did was vicious and yes - brutal hence the term brute was used.

If they had called her a thug or a hoodlum then yes I'd see the red flag you're seeing, but brute doesn't have a racial connection to it. She's not some innocent little victim being discriminated against here, she did a brutal crime and I hope the other girls get caught and get judged as adults as well.

[FLPanhandle]

14. Teen is what she is; Brute is a label that is earned.

She earned it.

[Travis_0004]

27. If the shoe fits. . . .

[Xithras]

39. Oh geez. "Brute" = "Person who does something brutal". There's nothing troubling about it.

After watching the video, I'd have gone with "worthless scumsucking asshole" myself, but I can understand why that headline might not make it past the censors.

If someone doesn't want to be called a brute, they shouldn't do brutal things.

[ripcord]

41. We have to face facts

That was a brutal assault and the description was fair.

[Judi Lynn]

88. You bet. We all know what has always been decent, professional journalistic style.

It has never included using loaded words to push opinion, judgement.

Anything less is not professional, and is intentionally provocative.

Just because someone can get by with it doesn't mean it's acceptable.

It's low grade rabble rousing, playing to the cheapest, most violent, immature, racist sentiments of the lowest forms of readers.

[heaven05]

15. Not brute

not thug, just mean. Says something of the lack of treatment given for her obvious 'problems'. Says something of the learned environment fostered by the societal 'norms'. May the beating victim recover and move on with her life in a meaningful manner. May the person who showed such meaness to another get the help she needs. All those condemning her, its without merit and meaningless knowing what I know about this culture we live in.

[JustAnotherGen]

34. This exactly

Says something of the learned environment fostered by the societal 'norms'

See upthread. I'm gobsmacked by the Pollyanna going on here. Like - this is the FIRST time people have seen violence at this level?

They must not read the same newspapers I do.

I remember when I left Rochester NY in 2006 - going to my dad's house (a small rural community outside of the city) - and him turning on Channel 13 to get 'the daily body count'.

That was 9 years ago. It's only getting worse.

[heaven05]

38. yep,sure is

to you......

[greatlaurel]

54. Actually, violent crime is way down. It is not getting worse.

"Crime in America is down. Way, way down in fact. The murder rate is down 49% since 1993. Gun-related violence, including robberies and rape, down a whopping 75%. All crime in the United States has plunged to the level it was 50 years ago, in the 1960s."
http://www.alternet.org/fear-america/8-industries-scare-you-buying-things-you-dont-need

The reason we see these images more often is because many people now carry cellphones which are great recording devices.

This video is very distressing, but let us keep it in perspective. This young woman has some serious emotional issues and she needs treatment not jail time. Unfortunately, with the prison industry being a lucrative business combined with the slashing of mental health care budgets, people like her generally end up in jail, not in treatment where they belong.

[tabasco]

74. You're the Pollyanna

for suggesting that human primates (except for evil white males) are incapable of violence without being forced into it by white male societal norms.

I didn't see white male societal norms holding a gun to that brute's head, forcing her to head-stomp a much smaller and defenseless victim.

[Throd]

64. Yes, holding people accountable for their actions is elitist and oppressive.

I agree she needs help. Hopefully she gets some in jail.

[heaven05]

69. hopefully

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she will get help for her obvious instability because we damn sure know she's going to some kind of detention. Guaranteed, knowing what I know about THIS culture.

[VScott]

16. She's a big fucking girl for 16

Her face looks more like someone in their mid 20's or older...

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[Enrique]

46. I blame the Rolling Stones

kids these days and their music...

[Tom Ripley]

91. Okay...I really did laugh out loud

[shanti]

19. Sadly, according to the story

the victim is bragging about her online "fame" now....

[JustAnotherGen]

30. I noticed that and leads me to believe

She's not the 'victim' folks are making her out to be. She even said she didn't have 'two black eyes' like the police reported she did.

It makes me think - what kind of game are ALL of these girls running on us?

[tabasco]

77. Yes, she deserved to be physically assaulted by several people while lying on the ground

Good point!

[father founding]

37. hide in the bunker till it's over

Of course the failed mayor had to add his two shekels.


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/giuliani-blames-obama-mcdonald-fight-shootings-article-1.2146983

[romanic]

43. I just read that Miss Aniah

has a long rap sheet and at 16 already. What the hell was this psycho doing walking around and she had a kid too. JFC -_-

[heaven05]

48. You know I asked the same thing about zimmerman

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I'm still asking the same thing given his post murder activities.

[romanic]

56. Don't be passive-aggressive with me.

If you think me pointing out this young woman's rap sheet (for the entire fucking internet to see) and that the fact that she's doing all of this bullcrap while she has a one year old child sitting at home alludes to me being a Zimmerman empathizer that just fucking spit it out.

[heaven05]

58. ohhhh

you learned a new word. How charming and learned.

[romanic]

60. I don't see Aniah as a victim.

[IMG][/IMG]

Now go on and take your crusade someone else. *waves*

[heaven05]

61. I don't care what you see

means ZERO, plain enough? And yes I won't be wasting time with you anymore. Thank you!

[romanic]

63. Buh bye

*eyeroll*

I do apologize for derailing this thread, deleted my other response to get things on track. :/

[Sunlei]

68. The NYnews knows! the word brute is a caricature of AAmericans.

[Nye Bevan]

81. I was aware that the word "thug" is considered by some to have racist connotations these days.

I was not aware of similar issues for the word "brute".

What alternative would you suggest?

[Sunlei]

82. I suggest suspect or teen or female gang member

[Nye Bevan]

84. "Newspeak, indeed, differed from most all other languages

in that its vocabulary grew smaller instead of larger every year".

http://www.newspeakdictionary.com/ns-prin.html

[Sunlei]

85. interesting thanks. The USA has turned into a land of tabloid rags run by old school racists

Those words are intended to incite more violence and hate.

Image from Ferris University, Jim Crow Museum of racist memorabilia

http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/brute/

[alcibiades_mystery]

76. "Savage Beast Lassoed in McD's Beatdown"

Sorry. I'm practicing for my NY Post headline writing audition. Yes, I know the Daily news is different than the NY Post. I need that Post edge.

[romanic]

79. Update, 4 more taken into custody.

Police took another teenage girl into custody Saturday in connection with the savage gang beating of a 15-year-old girl inside a Brooklyn McDonald's

A sixth suspect is still at large.

Two of the suspects, Telani Marshall, 17, and a 15-year-old girl whose name is not being released because she is being charged as a minor, appeared in court Saturday. They were arrested in Brooklyn Friday on robbery and gang assault charges after they turned themselves in to police, according to the NYPD. Marshall was charged as an adult. Marshall said nothing in court, but her attorney, Audrey Thomas, argued that her client isn't in the video and had nothing to do with the gang attack. "My client has been crying ever since the detectives called her mom," Thomas said after the hearing. "I'm confident that this case is going to be dismissed eventually as the facts unfold."

Marshall was released on $75,000 bail.

An attorney for the 15-year-old suspect said her client had previously been attacked by the victim of the gang beating and feared being attacked again.Bail was set at $50,000 for her client. Mercedes Wilkinson, a 16-year-old Brooklyn girl, turned herself in on Saturday morning and was charged as an adult with gang assault and robbery.

One teen was taken into custody in Atlanta at the airport Friday as she sat on a plane that was set to head to Jamaica, a law enforcement official told NBC 4 New York. The NYPD alerted local authorities there, and they were able to take the girl off the plane before it departed.

She's expected to be charged once she's brought back to New York, police said.

Sixteen-year-old Aniah Ferguson, the alleged ringleader in the Monday brawl, was the first suspect to be arrested in the assault earlier in the week. She was arraigned Friday on charges of robbery and gang assault, and is being charged as an adult.
Ferguson has been arrested half a dozen times since September on various offenses, including for allegedly attacking a pregnant woman in an emergency room and her own grandmother, records show. In court Thursday, Ferguson's public defender said the teen has been attending counseling once a week for the past year in an effort to "better her life." Prosecutors allege she was the ringleader in the McDonald's beatdown and stole the victim's bag, makeup and phone after the attack.

They also allege she is part of the Young Savages gang, a violent group known to be involved in patterns of violence and credit card scams.

Ferguson, who lives with her mother and grandmother she has been accused of attacking, was ordered held on $500,000 bail. She also has a 1-year-old daughter. None of the three attended her arraignment Friday.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/More-Teenager-Girl-Arrests-McDonalds-Brawl-Brooklyn-Atlanta-Plane-296312761.html

More at the link.

[LiberalElite]

83. Awww -

"My client has been crying ever since the detectives called her mom," Pooor lidddle kid. NOT!

[romanic]

89. I know.

My heart bleeds for her and the other girls who had no choice to jump another girl in McDonald's because "oppression" or something. -_-