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Texas Crowd Kills Man After Car Hits Kid
Breitbart.com ^ | June 20, 2007 | AP

Posted on 06/20/2007 9:21:08 AM PDT by Bubba_Leroy

A crowd attacked and killed a passenger in a vehicle that had struck and injured a child, police said Wednesday.

Police believe 2,000 to 3,000 people were in the area for a Juneteenth celebration when the attack occurred Tuesday night. The man who was killed had been trying to stop the group from attacking the vehicle's driver when the crowd turned on him, authorities said.

The Austin Police Department identified the victim as David Rivas Morales, 40. The child was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police spokeswoman Toni Chovonetz said she had no further information, including how many people were involved.

The driver was able to get away is cooperating with investigators, police said.

Juneteenth marks the day Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston in 1865 to share news of the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves two years earlier on Jan. 1, 1863.


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: austin; blackpride; juneteenth; lynching; racism; riot; vigilantism
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To: wardaddy

Damn!

Seeing a post from Wardaddy, pinged to Travis Mcgee, Squantos and river rat -—— forced me to look at my calendar!

For an instant, I thought I had been thrown back into last year again!

I learned that Squantos simply stopped posting, during Matt’s exile — but he was still lurking and answering his freepmail..

How have you been?


201 posted on 06/21/2007 8:06:10 AM PDT by river rat (Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: Joe Brower
it would be laughingly easy to turn dozens of these animals into strawberry jelly while getting clear.

A couple of weeks ago we had an incident where a felon wrecked his car and was being chased through some fields by local LEO a few minutes before we arrived on the scene. As we left the area and commented about what was going an, both my wife and I said at the same time that we were in a 3500 lb deadly weapon, commonly called a Chevy Suburban.

202 posted on 06/21/2007 8:54:13 AM PDT by SLB (Wyoming's Alan Simpson on the Washington press - "all you get is controversy, crap and confusion")
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To: monday
“I am white, live in Texas and have been to Juneteenth celebrations.” Why

First of all, I did not have much choice in being white. Both mom and dad are of Euro decent. However, my great grand father was an African American, born in South Africa, he was Lily white.

I have always liked Texas with the great weather, good economy and wonderful people. I also like how here in Austin I can go see music any night of the week and all the college girls are really cute. However, for some reason I keep getting older and all the cute college girls stay the same age.

Of all government holidays it is Juneteenth that I can respect the most. For it is the day when slaves in Texas were told they had been emancipated from bondage. Interestingly, the evil white slave holders in Texas somehow forgot to tell their slaves about the the Emancipation Proclamation and the South's loss of the Civil War. And yes, the food is good, the people are great, i like the music, my kids have a good time and learn about American History.

203 posted on 06/21/2007 9:41:00 AM PDT by trumandogz
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To: trumandogz
” Interestingly, the evil white slave holders in Texas somehow forgot to tell their slaves about the the Emancipation Proclamation and the South’s loss of the Civil War.”

Exactly, and as a white man you are a pretty fair representation of those “evil white slave holders”. Your attendance of a Juneteenth celebration is sort of like a Brit elbowing his way into a 4th of July celebration complete with Union Jack and red British soldier uniform.

Don’t you feel a bit out of place? Also, given the violence of Junteenth celebrations this year, I can’t imagine why you would want to expose your children to that.

It just seems very odd to me, but perhaps it’s just me.

204 posted on 06/21/2007 10:07:59 AM PDT by monday
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To: CSM

Well, I suppose others can point to this case as a precedent for not stopping.


205 posted on 06/21/2007 10:15:03 AM PDT by soccermom
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To: HIDEK6
...and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.
?

When did they change this?

Well, if memory serves, it all started under FDR, with AFDC. Then Landslide Lyndon ramped it up significantly with the Great Society.

206 posted on 06/21/2007 10:28:35 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: cynwoody

That’s what I thought.


207 posted on 06/21/2007 10:30:37 AM PDT by HIDEK6
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To: wardaddy
Here's a link to the Milwaukee violence.

The really brutal attack occurs about 3/4 through the video...

Raw chopper video from WTMJ 4

It's pretty clear from the video that he would have been killed if the police hadn't arrived quickly.

Here's the guy after the beating...


208 posted on 06/21/2007 10:32:41 AM PDT by MediaMole
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To: monday

No, I do not feel out of place at a Juneteenth celebration because everyone there is a Proud American and understands what a wonderful nation we are, despite our past mistakes.


209 posted on 06/21/2007 10:44:47 AM PDT by trumandogz
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To: AppyPappy

R-e-s-p-e-c-k, that’s the order of the day.


210 posted on 06/21/2007 11:53:52 AM PDT by Sue Perkick (And I hope that what I’ve done here today doesn’t force you to have a negative opinion of me….)
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To: Truckinmike
Right, the slaves in the South were freed just as fast as the Union Army was able to get there and kill the slavers.

Most of the North didn't have any slaves by the time of the War.

Obviously not enough slavers were tossed in the ditch because there are still people running around hollering "look at him, look at him, look at him, he didn't free all the slaves all at once".

Well, maybe next time. Be sure and give me a call then.

211 posted on 06/21/2007 12:29:51 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Joe Brower

Agree........a scenario I pray I never encounter . But I know how to evade from such and will with extreme prejudice if I am unlucky enough to ever fall prey to such trash.

Someday murdering punks like that will get their asses handed to em in a right proper manner.

....... they will get away with such street theater until street justice puts a damper on it.


212 posted on 06/21/2007 2:39:18 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: SIDENET

There’s always next year. Let me know if you want on the Juneteenth ping list. :)


213 posted on 06/22/2007 2:02:04 AM PDT by beaversmom
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