Posted on 08/25/2005 12:07:33 PM PDT by misterrob
SEATTLE - Two soldiers who just returned from a year in Iraq were badly beaten in an attack outside Pioneer Square. But believe it or not, someone caught the beating on videotape. Now, police are asking for your help identifying the suspects.
The brutality of it all was captured on tape outside of Larry's Nightclub on First and Yesler on July 31.
Police say the victims were with two women who'd been groped by the suspects. One of the women threw a hot dog at the suspects and walked away.
They didn't get very far. The three suspects ran after them and began attacking the two men -- two soldiers who'd come home from the war.
The graphic videotape shows both victims getting beaten over and over again, and then after one of the victims loses consciousness, a suspect starts stomping on his head.
Now police want your help in catching these guys.
"We consider them very dangerous," said Seattle Police Officer Sean Whitcomb.
After not getting any leads, Seattle police have just released this tape to the media even though it happened over three weeks ago.
If you know who these suspects are, or have any information in the case, you're asked to call Seattle Police.
Both victims suffered broken jaws, while one suffered a broken arm and both had other broken bones and several bruises.
What's to snipe about? That animals need to be shot? What's the problem?
Wasn't me! I only go snipe hunting!
Keep the pictures bumped
Facts are facts. Not sure how you can term someone a racist for sticking with those.
Any info on the condition of the victims?
That wasn't the problem. I think everyone agrees with that.
See the last paragraph...multiple broken bones.
They showed the video tape on the local news last nite(I am in Olympia, Washington), and watching that attack and beating was hard to watch...but I am glad that they have that tape....maybe someone who knows the beaters will do the right thing and turn them in...they need to be held accountable for what they did...and I dont care if they are red, white, black, white, blue, or multi-striped...they should not be allowed to get away with such a terrible assault...
Don't know.
Nasty punks think it is OK to beat up Vets.
Tell me about sniping, Lil' Pretty. ;)
Well, by posting their pictures in public, maybe friends of the Army will see to it that justice is served.
It coulda been one conflicted Freeper flaming himself.
Also, it never mentions the race of the victims. Maybe a hate crime (although everyone knows that only white people commit those) but then again, maybe not.
I found that tagline on a t-shirt. I saw it and knew it had to be my tagline here.
Facts are facts. Not sure how you can term someone a racist for sticking with those.
Yeah, my buddy works in the Queen Anne neighborhood near downtown, it was very nice and pleasant there. It got more dangerous on Capitol Hill and where these soldiers were almost killed.
It is sad though, to be labeled racist for pointing out facts that the local LEO types give you are simply the facts. By the way, buy Seattle LEO buddy I stayed with is Asian and is engaged to a half black/half white woman...so I KNOW he isn't racist.
How in the world did this get caught on tape?
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