Posted on 08/31/2006 5:31:03 AM PDT by NavyCanDo
A uniformed National Guardsman was beaten by a strangers as he walked to a convenience store in Parkland, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department reported Wednesday. Investigators suspect the man was attacked because of his uniform. “The indication is it’s because he was a soldier,” sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said. “There are some specific questions (the attackers asked) that were military related and what his involvement in the war was.” No arrests have been made in the Tuesday morning attack, and Pierce County sheriff’s deputies were seeking the public’s help in identifying the attackers. The soldier, 22, was walking on 138th Street South between A Street South and Pacific Avenue about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday when an SUV pulled up beside him, deputies reported. The driver asked the soldier if he were in the military and if he’d seen any action. The driver got out of the vehicle, pulled a gun and shouted insults at the soldier, deputies reported. Four others then got out of the vehicle, knocked the soldier to the ground, and punched and kicked him. The five attackers then got back into the black SUV and drove away. The soldier suffered minor injuries and did not receive medical treatment. The attackers did not take anything from him, Troyer said. The driver of the vehicle was described as a white man, 25 to 30 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall and with a heavy build. He had short, blond hair and wore a black T-shirt and jeans. The passengers were young men. Some wore red baseball hats and red sweatshirts.
Based on what???
Lousy chicken-sh$t b@st@rds. Five to one. I hope these morons are caught and caught soon. Instead of being sentenced to 30 days in the local jail - they should just be turned over to the nearest military base for a day.
It's clearly a hate crime. The insults ought to be enough to convict by themselves.
Pacifism at work...
Sure sounds like it could be prosecuted as a "hate crime" to me. Put the bastards in jail, and let them meet their cellmate "Bubba"....
Absolutely revolting! For all the that our men and women in uniform go through for us and this is how one gets treated. No respect. Those rotten thugs don't deserve to lick the soles of his combat boots. I hope they catch these dummies and lock them up with bubba the 300lb rapist and manbearpig.
I always thought those comments were very ironic considering the source. The source is almost always anti-war nuts, which are also liberals. The funny part is, these same people will go to war to protect abortion. Liberals and their pro-abortion policies have killed more babies then all the military people in the history of the world combined.
As someone said last night. "I hope the democrats are proud of the climate they've created".
It would be great if thousands of America defenders spent some time there--and to find where the van is parked would be great.
Semper Fi
The term 'hate-crime' should just be removed from any legal consideration. For any non-accidental act where violence is involved, there is always a level of hate. Noone would ever say they wanted to hurt the victim because they liked him a lot.
Oh great, now the liberal Northwest antiwar types have guns and SUVs.
Of course they are. Actually, the hard core liberals amongst them are even happier. Anything to destroy America is good in their book
Only reason liberals want troops out of Iraq is so they can come home to be spit on.
When they get caught, send them to Iraq and have them clean toilets...
True, but the legislature has determined that certain crimes that were motivated by hate against identifiable groups of people deserve special punishment.
Personally, I think virtually all of our punishments are too low anyway, so any excuse to jack them up is fine with me.
Hate of the man in uniform or the hate of the United States?
Is it possible for a person to be charged with a hate crime towards US military or US citizens?
Thanks to our relentess "anti-war" media, now our troops face it here at home as well. Sickens me.
“hate crime” charge
"Based on what???"
Based on that these thugs were out looking for a soldier to beat up because he is a soldier.
Now, I'm not a big fan of the hate crime consideration when determining jail sentences, but in the liberal NW that is the only way these thugs will get the maximum jail time and little sympathy.
Well... I disagree with "hate crime" laws. It doesn't matter a person's motivation when commiting an assault.
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