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Detectives completed another round of victim and witness interviews on Wednesday and maintained that they don't believe the beating of a Hispanic man near Patterson Park was spurred on by the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial in Florida — though at least one witness said she has never been interviewed.
Police have been looking for racial motivations in the beating of 37-year-old Melvin Garcia in the 2700 block of E. Fairmount Ave. on Sunday night after a woman said she heard a group of black youths yell, "This is for Trayvon" during the incident.
Police spokesman Sgt. Eric Kowalczyk said Thursday that investigators could not corroborate her account and "have no indication the incident had anything to do with the verdict in Florida."
Kowalczyk said police are still investigating a motive in Garcia's assault and have no suspects.
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Originally posted by TKDRL
Well, I hope the media is happy
Originally posted by TKDRL
I have to think that the type of scumbags which would do a thing like that, are pretty much just looking for any excuse they can to act like a total neanderthal.
Originally posted by Loveaduck
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
reply to post by basednobleman
Are you kidding? As someone who grew up in the inner city what I noticed was far more racism and racial words coming from those "darker" (as you put it) races towards white people. African Americans are the most racist people in America. And there is a problem with race in America because race pimps and people with a financial incentive to keep the division alive keep picking at the wound and won't let it heal.
You have to admit this latest verdict (how many blacks were on that jury again?) appears to be picking at the racial scab. People are going to get upset when they are hit in their soft spots. I think if Trayvon were in the commission of a crime, and then was shot by a vigilante, cooler heads might prevail. Because he was just walking along and was suddenly confronted by a vigilante, and now is dead thanks to that extra attention....well I can't really blame people for getting upset with the verdict. If was about as just as the OJ verdict.
that seems to be getting a kick with instigating violence
Originally posted by FlyersFan
reply to post by Krazysh0t
So a pod of black youths running around beating on non-blacks and saying 'this is for trayvon' supposedly isn't 'racially motivated'??? Yeah .. right ... I've got a bridge to sell whoever believes that.
Originally posted by Loveaduck
He was not in the commission of a crime and got into a self defense battle himself when he was confronted by Zimmerman - who was just moments earlier told by the Police to let them do their job and stand down. He deliberately disobeyed a Police directive. I have a feeling they might have suspected this might happen to the kid walking, since Zimmerman admitted he WAS armed, and that is why they asked him to stand down. What a surprise, what the Police feared might happen if Zimmerman confronted the kid, happened. Now people are calling the killing self defense. Sure.
Originally posted by Krazysh0t
I'm sorry to see that this thread has reached 7 pages. I heard about this story on the radio when it happened (because I live in Baltimore), however several days later (yesterday to be precise) I heard that this didn't happen. They followed up with this story that this attack wasn't racially motivated
*snip*
You all jumped the gun and fell victim to the media reporting things before they had all the facts.edit on 19-7-2013 by Krazysh0t because: (no reason given)