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Fight participants asked to move [More NC college kids tried/convicted by MSM for hate crimes]
News 14 Carolina ^ | January 25, 2007 | Staff

Posted on 01/25/2007 3:04:07 PM PST by TaxRelief

GREENSBORO -- Guilford College has asked five students involved in a weekend fight that some have labeled a hate crime to move off campus while police and school officials investigate.

The students, three Guilford football players and two Palestinian students the players allegedly attacked, will still be allowed to attend class and study in the college library, said Guilford President Kent Chabotar. A third Palestinian student, who attends college in Raleigh and was visiting friends at Guilford, has also said he was assaulted during Saturday's altercation.

Chabotar announced the school's request at an emotional forum held Wednesday evening near campus, and stressed the college was still working to figure out what happened.

"I'm saying we need to get the truth," Chabotar said, adding that administrators were hearing "a core of things that are very consistent" about the fight.

Authorities have charged Michael Bates, 19, of Reidsville; Michael Robert Six, 20, of Greensboro; and Christopher Barnette, 21, of Semora, with misdemeanor assault and ethnic intimidation, according to court documents. They were released Monday on $2,000 bail.

The documents state the three players taunted Guilford students Faris Khader and Osama Sabbah, and North Carolina State University student Omar Awartani, with racial slurs and called them "terrorists" as they assaulted them with their fists and feet.

An arrest warrant said Six used brass knuckles.

Awartani has said he suffered a concussion and had trouble walking on his own for several days after the attack. Sabbah's aunt said Wednesday her nephew also suffered a concussion and had his hand placed in a cast.

School officials believe about 12 people were involved in Saturday's altercation. Administrators at the school, which has a Quaker background, said Wednesday they are still trying to determine whether some of those involved were fighting or trying to break it up.

None of the players charged or the students they allegedly attacked have returned messages seeking comment.

Police said they have assigned a detective to investigate the fight, which was reported to authorities on Sunday when Sabbah, Khader and Awartani went to the county magistrate's office and swore out complaints against the three players.

"We're just trying to get a handle on it now before we release any more information," said Greensboro police Lt. Brian James.

During Wednesday's meeting with Chabotar, students, staff and parents took turns expressing their anger, sadness and concern about the fight. Many echoed their support of various speakers with the Quaker phrase, "Friend speaks my mind."

"I think that the culture of aggression that we have needs to be addressed," said Natalie Bent, a Guilford freshman from Durham.


TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: campus; guilfordcollege; guilfordcounty; hatecrime; nccollege; racebaiting
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1 posted on 01/25/2007 3:04:09 PM PST by TaxRelief
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To: TaxRelief

When Quakers attack.


2 posted on 01/25/2007 3:12:03 PM PST by speedy
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To: TaxRelief

And if the "Palestinian" students turn out the instigators, I'm sure that will receive national coverage too. < /sarcasm>


3 posted on 01/25/2007 3:13:12 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("Facts are a Zionist plot!" --MarkL)
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To: TaxRelief

Jimma Carter needs to be called in on this and give those ruffian footballers a course on how to treat those loving Palistinian victims. sarc.


4 posted on 01/25/2007 3:17:59 PM PST by moonman (`)
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To: TaxRelief

Someone posted a newspaper article on this altercation the other day.

In the article, the reporter quoted a girl who said she saw the whole thing.

I can't find that thread at the moment but amazingly the reporter did not ask the simple question, "so how did it start?"

Am I the only one who thinks that is the obvious first question a reporter would think to ask? (Or maybe he asked but didn't see fit to share the answer with the readers.)

IIRC, the only response he quoted from that eyewitness was in answer to his question along the lines of "did you see football players strike the palestinian students?"

The problem with the MSM is that, yes it is possible the incident played out exactly in the manner they would lead us to believe, but yet one never knows, because one simply can't trust the MSM to accurately report the whole story in any incident that has racial overtones.


5 posted on 01/25/2007 3:40:05 PM PST by SirJohnBarleycorn
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The Guilford football players were probably trying to foil a an Islamist terror attack. Jack Bauer wannabees, all.
6 posted on 01/25/2007 4:00:59 PM PST by Godwin1
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To: TaxRelief
A little insight to one of the ALLEDGED VICTUMS Osama Sabbah. This really stood out to me...

"i can get annoyed really quick if i dont do the talkin, so up spot lights and ill be the center of attention.and no i aint white...im better. "


http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:jFGOxm49DkgJ:www.modelmayhem.com/member.php%3Fid%3D177218+Osama+Sabbah&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=13
7 posted on 01/25/2007 4:37:52 PM PST by angelsonmyside
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To: TaxRelief

http://www.modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=177218

Oh, good grief, here he is!! Check this out!!

http://www.p-t-f.org/en/iraq/Building.htm


8 posted on 01/25/2007 5:04:44 PM PST by RaceBannon (Innocent until proven guilty: The Pendleton 8...down to 2...GWB, we hardly knew ye...)
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To: RaceBannon

Great find, Race.

Everyone needs to check out your link.
http://www.modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=177218


9 posted on 01/25/2007 6:24:32 PM PST by TaxRelief (Wal-Mart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
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To: Constitution Day; Alia

My pinglist is a tad out of date...

NCers may find this interesting.


10 posted on 01/25/2007 6:26:01 PM PST by TaxRelief (Wal-Mart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
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To: RaceBannon

Makes you wonder if he was hired for a paid performance.


11 posted on 01/25/2007 6:26:46 PM PST by TaxRelief (Wal-Mart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
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To: TaxRelief

Those aren't "models"! They're whores.

Always be suspicious of what the press DOESN'T tell you!


12 posted on 01/25/2007 6:35:24 PM PST by TruthConquers (Delenda est publius schola)
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To: RaceBannon

gaydar went off


13 posted on 01/25/2007 6:40:20 PM PST by heartwood
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To: Constitution Day; TaxRelief; 100%FEDUP; 2ndMostConservativeBrdMember; ~Vor~; A2J; a4drvr; Adder; ...

NC *Ping*

Please FRmail Constitution Day OR TaxRelief OR Alia if you want to be added to or removed from this North Carolina ping list.
14 posted on 01/25/2007 6:44:36 PM PST by Alia
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To: TaxRelief
"I think that the culture of aggression that we have needs to be addressed," said Natalie Bent, a Guilford freshman from Durham.

Why am I not surprised by this comment?

15 posted on 01/25/2007 6:57:32 PM PST by kcar (Don't let the tent flap hit you where Allah split you)
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To: Slings and Arrows

The presence of brass knuckles would mitigate against that scenario, I think.


16 posted on 01/25/2007 7:01:35 PM PST by AmishDude (It doesn't matter whom you vote for. It matters who takes office.)
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To: AmishDude

Let's find out if there actually were brass knuckles involved. That claim pings my BS detector.


17 posted on 01/25/2007 7:21:52 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("Facts are a Zionist plot!" --MarkL)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Granted, it sounds like it's out of a bad 50s sitcom, but that is what the article says.

I agree with your skepticism, given the tendency of the "Muslim community" to cry wolf.

Assuming wolf is halal.


18 posted on 01/25/2007 7:24:33 PM PST by AmishDude (It doesn't matter whom you vote for. It matters who takes office.)
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To: AmishDude
Granted, it sounds like it's out of a bad 50s sitcom, but that is what the article says. I agree with your skepticism, given the tendency of the "Muslim community" to cry wolf.

Given that there are many legal and effective bastard-beaters available, carrying brass knuckles strikes me as being a bit unlikely. I acknowledge that there is jewelry that could have a similar effect, not the least including those big "bowl" rings frequently worn by...OK, football players.

Assuming wolf is halal.

Dunno. I'm sure it's not kosher, though. (Doesn't have a cloven hoof or chew the cud.)

19 posted on 01/25/2007 7:40:25 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("Facts are a Zionist plot!" --MarkL)
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To: AmishDude

P.S. The fact that the university has asked both the "perps" and "victims" to move off campus suggests that there's more to the story than went into the article.


20 posted on 01/25/2007 7:43:15 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("Facts are a Zionist plot!" --MarkL)
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