Posted on 04/30/2014 7:30:24 AM PDT by MNDude
MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - As Minneapolis police announce arrests in a violent attack that was filmed and posted on social media, officers are also warning people that carrying expensive smart phones in public could put them at risk.
Last week, Fox 9 News spoke with several witnesses who came upon an assault in progress near Roosevelt High School that left a teenaged girl bleeding from the nose and mouth.
FOX 9 ARCHIVE: Brutal beating of teen caught on camera
Although police were investigating the case as an aggravated robbery, few details were released before the arrest announcement on Tuesday. Now, police confirm that stealing a smartphone was a partial motive for the three juvenile suspects.
Most people don't carry large amounts of cash anymore -- and some don't carry any at all, but most people do have a smartphone. For thieves, that's just as good.
"There's a huge black market for electronic devices and that's a problem right now," Cmdr. Bruce Folkens told Fox 9 News.
Yet, the greatest irony in the Minneapolis attack is that while police believe the girls who committed the assault wanted to steal a smart phone, witnesses at the scene used their own devices to capture pictures and video of the event -- evidence that became crucial in making the arrests.
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Didn’t see the pics, but could it be that the perps are....oh, never mind.
I bet their fathers will be really mad when they get home.
Lemme guess... inner-city yutes?
“There’s a huge black market “
Mr Silver...please pick up the courtesy phone.
The Joys of Government Schools!
Three black girls assaulting a white girl over her phone. You have to watch the video to see that little datum.
Amish?
I think we should adopt Singapore’s policy of caning young hoodlums when they are caught. No exceptions!
Interesting that the police don’t like the public recording crimes in progress.
Oh really? What about diamond necklaces and pockets overflowing with cash? Don't forget to warn people that those things put that at risk for robbery too.
OOhhh. . .”their fathers”. . . .funny.
Whole populations of our country are desperate for Light and Life.
>Lemme guess... inner-city yutes?
Yep. Members of the minority that does the majority of beat downs on innocents. I doubt they will even get probation. Holder’s chosen ones.
There’s nothing worse than coming home from a hard day’s of work to find out your kids are not living by the values you’ve raised them with.
"Home of the Teddies!"
Frankly I think post natal abortions are in order.
I hope this doesn’t hurt their grades.
Incidents such as this help those of us who have been preaching that women and college girls should start carrying a sidearm to protect themselves and it seems to be working. Gun stores and shooting ranges report a huge increase in female patronage.
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