Posted on 08/29/2011 10:23:17 AM PDT by crosshairs
ST. LOUIS, MO. (KMOX) — There’s an alert out about recent assaults on bike riders in south St. Louis.
Trailnet.org, an organization that promotes hiking and biking, is cautioning riders to be on the alert for roving bands of teenagers who swarm and attack riders.
Trailnet says the latest attack was last Thursday (8/25) afternoon near Missouri Botanical Garden where a group of 10 to 15 African-American teens charged and attacked a cyclist.
“They weren’t really interested in robbing me. It just seemed like they wanted to beat me up,” says assault victim Cheech Ramirez. “They weren’t interested in letting me get off the ground and having a fair fight.”
Ramirez says he and his friends returned to the scene minutes later to help another bicyclist who was being beaten.
Police say there have been other, similar attacks in the city, and they believe all the victims are picked at random.
Mayor Francis Slay is calling for action, possibly with citizen bike patrols set up with the help of Trailnet and local police.
Police urge bike riders to be aware of their surrounding and call 911 when they see a swarm mob preparing an assault.
And that my friends is why you need a high capacity magazine.
Then call 911.
There is no substitute for a large-capacity pistol worn on the rider.
Yeah, the cops will be there in 10 to 15 minutes to save your ass.
ST Louis the liberal bastion of peace and harmony\s
Who in the hell with a working brain would ride near the Zoo?
I post slow.
Cheech? I wonder if he has a brother named Chong?
“Young blacks, who aren’t really deprived in the basic sense of the word, see a black President and a black Attorney General who have already shown their willingness to look the other way, and think they’ve been given carte blanche to do whatever they like, because “it’s all society’s fault”, whatever “it” is.”
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From Pajamas Media. That’s also what I believe is behind this phenomena.
People who don’t know utopia (what they vote for) and what we live in (dystopia).
Personally I think it’s very racist if you do not allow yourself to be beaten.
I just want to know if any victims are black. If not, then I would say it isn't so "random".
Huh? The Botanical Gardens is no where near the Zoo.
Also, the St. Louis Zoo, is the on western border of Forest Park,which has a myraid of bike trails.
Need reactive armor ... just sayin’
Exactly.
First the 1911.
Then the 911.
Well who hasn’t wanted to beat up a bicyclist.
“where a group of 10 to 15 African-American teens charged and attacked”
No way...
Really? I wonder how many black bicyclists have been attacked by these mobs of "10 to 15 African-American teens".
They may be African, but they sure aren’t American. My guess it that this is going to degenerate to “open season.”
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