Sarah Kreager suffered two broken bones in her left eye socket after nine teenagers allegedly attacked her on a city bus.
Allegedly?
Posted on 12/08/2007 5:46:05 PM PST by freespirited
BALTIMORE - A white woman beaten by a group of black students on a bus has prompted a hate-crime investigation, attempts by transit officials to reassure riders of the safety of the system, and radio talk-show chatter over comparisons with the Jena Six case.
The uproar prompted two leading black politicians to issue statements decrying the attack.
Sarah Kreager, 26, suffered broken facial bones and other injuries after she was punched, kicked and dragged off the bus Tuesday afternoon. Kreager's companion, Troy Ellis, was also attacked, but not beaten as severely. Kreager has an unlisted phone number and attempts to reach her Friday were unsuccessful.
MTA police said evidence has not been found to support claims by the students' parents that the children were provoked.
"We are at this point investigating it as a hate crime," MTA spokeswoman Jawauna Greene said.
The attack immediately drew comparisons on talk radio and Internet blogs to the Jena, La. case in which a white student was attacked by a group of black students, leading to demontrations by black activists who alleged local authorities were prosecuting blacks more harshly than whites. Many callers and web site posters questioned what they considered a lack of outrage over the latest attacks.
But Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon and Rep. Elijah Cummings, both black, issued statements condemning the attack.
"The physical assault of any human being, regardless of motivation, is conduct that is unacceptable. As police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime, we must rise together as a community to take a stand against violence toward any of our neighbors," Cummings said in statement issued Friday.
Dixon said after the attack that she was extremely concerned about the beating, which she described as "deplorable."
"I will not tolerate intimidation or violence anywhere in our city," the mayor said. "I have offered the MTA whatever assistance they need to investigate this incident and to do our part to ensure the public transportation system is safe for everyone."
MTA Northern District Capt. David Marzola said the middle school students, three females and six males 14 to 15 years old, are also accused of menacing an elderly white passenger and assaulting the bus operator, a black male who defended his passenger.
"He probably saved this gentleman's life," Marzola said.
The driver was not identified because he is considered a witness to a crime, the MTA said.
Video from a surveillance camera on the bus is also being analyzed as part of the investigation, the MTA said.
The students, who ride the bus to Robert Poole Middle School, have been released into the custody of their parents, Greene said.
Col. John Gavrilis, deputy chief of the MTA Police, said MTA Police have stationed an officer on the line since Tuesday and the city school police force has assigned extra officers to the Hampden school.
Greene said the nine students have had their bus privileges revoked.
"Riding the bus is a privilege," she said. "Public safety is our primary concern."
MTA officials noted the system is safe with a total of 381 crimes this year on the transit system, which carries 250,000 riders a day, with property crimes accounting for the vast majority.
However, the attack was the latest in a string of high-profile crimes to have taken place on or near MTA facilities.
Nicole Edwards, 17, was fatally stabbed near a Baltimore light rail station in November, 2006, during an armed robbery of Edwards and her brother. Lataye S. King, 17, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday in the case, and a 15-year-old co-defendant is to be sentenced in February for robbery conspiracy and aggravated assault.
In October, a twice-convicted rapist was accused of attacking a woman at a light rail station in Linthicum. And an MTA officer shot and killed a robbery suspect late last year at a Reisterstown Metro station after police said he pulled a gun.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
I did notice that you didn’t address a single point though.
Have a problem with honest debate too?
A government’s first responsibility is to protect the safety of its citizens. All other matters are of secondary importance. Let’s see how Baltimore measures up.
Shelby Steele was on TV recently talking about his new book explaining why Obama can't win. Steele, like Obama, had a white mother and a black father. Even though Obama was raised by his white mother and white grandparents after his black father left him, he has been obsessed with his black identity. Steele points out that some blacks (like Oprah) are "bargainers" when it comes to dealing with whites, and others are "challengers" (like Jesse and Sharpton), always putting the burden on whites to prove they aren't racist.
If Obama acts like a bargainer, it wins him support among whites, but not among blacks--whereas Hillary can side with the challengers. I think she's likely to get a larger share of the black vote in the primaries for that reason.
A google search for "Shelby Steele" plus "Obama" will pull up Steele's recent column on the Time website where he lays out these ideas.
“Most parents, black or white, would take their child’s side of any serious conflict, even when the child is clearly in the wrong.”
Really? I think Eaker summud it up quite nicely: “B.S., I doubt that there is a parent on this board that would lie to protect their child like these scum bags have in this case. I would disown my son if he and a bunch of other thugs beat up anyone much less a woman.”
Both those gentlemen stink, and are only in it for the personal aggrandizement.
..yes and he gets reelected every year
..really, would it be too much to ask that mental capacity test be given to people who run for office?
Little darlings or “darklings.”
P*ss on these sub-humans.
Regards,
Hilltop dba Cracker.
It’s not really a white vs. black issue. It’s a black inner city culture vs. the rest of us. The inner city culture is one where there are no intact families, and very few working adult men. Education is not easily available. The best path to success for the kids is to become a drug lord.
That culture is nourished by the black pimps - like Jesse Jackson & Al Sharpton.
And if you don’t think the problem is cultural vs. race, just ask a suburban black person if he or she feels comfortable in the inner city. Even Jesse admits that he doesn’t.
What were you expecting? Something like this:
See Jena 6.
So because those kids got a slap on the wrist for beating that boy, you expect the same verdict in Baltimore. Because they're black. Got it.
History does.
History tells us a lot of things. You seem to have more in common with Al Sharpton than I do. You both love to bemoan past injustices and further widen the existing rift between the races.
Do some research and get back to us.
I'm pretty sure you and I have a difference of philosophies here. I don't think it's just a matter of me not having read the same articles you have.
Wasn’t the Long Beach case the one where the DA or the court
said it couldn’t be a “hate crime”...because the law was set up to protect minorities ??? Horse Hockey !!!!
More unfortunately, there is no shall issue CCW in Massacommunist. Try that in TX, FL, of OH for that matter, you bunch of subhuman trash...
Sarah Kreager suffered two broken bones in her left eye socket after nine teenagers allegedly attacked her on a city bus.
Allegedly?
Consequently, they come to believe that the most unforgiveable crime one human being can perpetrate on another is to "disrespect" them in some way, shape or form. And, according to this mindset, even the smallest slight is perceived as a major incident. How dare this person not tell me I'm wonderful in every way? How dare this person tell me I'm wrong!
Add to that the Liberal indoctrination of minorities that they are oppressed and have no chance of succeeding in a society that is stacked against them from the ground up and you have a very explosive mix of anger, despair and unrealistic expectations. They have indoctrinated these children into seeing themselves as perpetual victims and they have led these kids to believe that anything they say or do is perfectly OK so long as they feel good about it. You're a wonderful human being and everyone is out to get you and if you feel like striking out at those who oppress you, then who are we to judge? That is a recipe for societal chaos. Thanks Libs. Well be cleaning up this mess for generations to come.
Sarah Kreager suffered two broken bones in her left eye socket after nine teenagers allegedly attacked her on a city bus.
Allegedly?
Now you know why ALL lawyers are Democrats, and why ALL Democrats are immoral.
Percentage of blacks in America in 1900: 20%
Percentage of blacks in America in 2000: 12%
If the Democrats keep pushing abortion and lifestyles that result in HIV infection and the blacks keep buying what the Dems are selling, this too shall pass.
let me guess....without looking upthread....I can imagine we have race baiting and the usual suspects denying and denying and wagging their little fingers.
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