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alp227

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18. I will acknowledge that the victim could have been targeted for being white,

Reply to sarcasmo (Reply #14)

Sun Apr 15, 2012, 02:41 AM

Apr 2012

but the burden of evidence always lies with the prosecutor in our country's justice system. The question is: was the victim targeted for his race or targeted for his possessions? I've heard these kind of mobbing/robbing stories where a mob of teenagers will circle an unsuspecting older person, and that kind of crime happens between all races.

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Baltimore police arrest suspect in man's beating, stripping [View all] alp227 Apr 2012 OP

pretty scummy people in this neighborhood nt msongs Apr 2012 #1

Of course this was a hate crime Kingofalldems Apr 2012 #2

And you know this how? bitchkitty Apr 2012 #5

My opinion and life experience Kingofalldems Apr 2012 #8

It's not a hate crime PBass Apr 2012 #7

So where are all the black victims from that night? Zax2me Apr 2012 #19

Doesn't matter JonLP24 Apr 2012 #21

Aaron Parsons, one of the many reasons to never spend an evening in Baltimore. sarcasmo Apr 2012 #3

the people standing around laughing SemperEadem Apr 2012 #4

Maybe I should cancel that trip to Baltimore. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #6

It was a particular area of town at a particular time of night and the guy Hissyspit Apr 2012 #9

If you reverse the colors sulphurdunn Apr 2012 #10

Only if the perps were calling the victim the N-word or stuff like that. alp227 Apr 2012 #11

Does that mean sulphurdunn Apr 2012 #12

Let's recap the basic premise of what happened. alp227 Apr 2012 #13

Was it not a group of blacks against one white? Do they really have to yell "Honky" ? sarcasmo Apr 2012 #14

I did hear them use an ethnic slur against the white guy wellst0nev0ter Apr 2012 #15

I will acknowledge that the victim could have been targeted for being white, alp227 Apr 2012 #18

Right you are alph227 Elaine_Baltimore Apr 2012 #22

Thanks for the insight, and welcome to DU! alp227 Apr 2012 #23

Looks like a textbook example of an SYG situation. -..__... Apr 2012 #16

Hell, he's lucky sulphurdunn Apr 2012 #17

So it took almost a month for an arrest. Zax2me Apr 2012 #20