[concerned about politics]

He should have called the cops. As for this being just another example of attacking Christians, give me a break. You need to do some research into the Amish.

Had they not been the lowley amish, would he have reacted the same? Say, kids throwing tomatoes or paint over a bridge in DC?
In my opinion, he saw then more as animals because they ARE so different.
We have Amish around here, and vicious drivers peep their horns at Amish buggies just to get the horses to rear up. People are very mean to them. They think it's funny.

[mountaineer]

In my opinion, he saw then more as animals because they ARE so different.

There's been no evidence the assailant knew these so-called "kids" were Amish. He probably just thought they were punks - and he'd be right.

[wideawake]

The prankster in question was not Amish. He was a nominal Mennonite, and the Mennonites aren't always as readily recognizable as the Amish.