Posted on 02/27/2006 9:32:10 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
(CBS) GARY, Ind. A Northwest Indiana mother says her 14-year-old son has been beaten up three times in the past few weeks at school.
He had to leave a school in Portage that is mostly white. He currently goes to a predominantly African American school in Gary.
CBS 2 Northwest Indiana Bureau Chief Pamela Jones reports his mother says the boys race is the reason for the beatings.
"They kept screaming, How do you like that, whitey? Or 'F' you, whitey, said seventh grader James Tokarski. And they kept on calling me trailer trash, hillbilly, redneck."
Fourteen-year-old James Tokarski sports a black eye from the last time he says he was attacked at his new school, Bailly Middle School in Gary, Ind.
Tokarski started attended the predominantly black school three weeks ago and says students have targeted him once a week ever since.
The seventh grader said most of his friends are black, and the recent violence make him feel bad.
I mean, Im scared to death, he said.
"It's killing me. It's a shame. He's a good student. He's an honor roll student, said his mom, Barbara. He doesn't deserve to be treated like this just because he's white. He's got just as much right to an education as these kids do. And all they're doing is educating him that he doesn't want to be around blacks.
Tokarskis mom has police reports on two of the incidents. Hospital paperwork shows he was treated for blunt head trauma and facial bruising in the last case.
Gary Community Schools administrators say the suspects are facing consequences.
The students have been suspended and will face Title XX, said spokesperson Charmella Greer.
The victim's mother still feels she's gotten little response from Gary Community Schools. She's pressing charges against the suspects, and Gary police are investigating.
Meanwhile, the victim says he's grateful to at least seven African American female students who helped rescue him during one of the attacks.
CBS 2 news partner The Post-Tribune has talked to the mother of one of the students involved. She says that her son was not suspended and was in school Monday.
I've never felt racism here and I've been in Tokyo for 8 years now. The "racism" here, if there every really was any, boils down to someone being shy about being around non-native Japanese speakers or they are just a punk or an ignorant punk or a crotchety old man or woman. I've never had a problem with anything resembling American racism here and would rather live here than America. This is the most well-mannered place I've ever been, and I've been all over, and am always grateful when I get to come home. I can go to death metal concerts, punk concerts, walk through the "bad" parts of town at night, and never have a problem with the local population. My friends are mostly Japanese. The only time I have any trouble with racism is from the illegal Caribbean and North African street hustlers. I'm proud to have the opportunity to be a gaijin and love every day of it.
I'm surprised that it's not like this everywhere and I suspect that it's going to get worse.
Rush played some sound bites from the state of the black union yesterday that had Farakan calling for the burning down of the country and doing his typical race baiting diatribe while being supported by members of the 'mainstream' black leadership. Events like this don't get by the kids and they see it as an invitation to commit racially motivated violence.
Another problem is the lack of discipline in the pubic screwls. They let the problems go too far before finally taking action. Too much PC crap to consider.
I'm actually surprised that they didn't suspend the white kid for provoking the rage that the black kids feel when they see a white person and have to be reminded of the horrible atrocities that they have to endure at the hands of rich, powerful white people. /sarc
You guy's don't understand.
THEY WANTED TO KILL ME BECSAUSE I WAS WHITE.
Thats all. It was enough. They didn't need any other reason. From 14 years old to 17 years old I put most of my energy into keeping out of dangerous areas.
I ran like a rabbit
I'm glad you made it out man. Be well.
That's a better way of stating it and you are correct. I take it you have experience here as well or have worked with Japanese companies.
Screen names are getting quite descriptive nowadays
"james tokarski is fat"
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