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Teens Target Cyclists In ‘Knockout’ Game
CBS St. Louis ^ | 8/29/11 | none

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.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: beatwhitey; blackcrime; blackteens; blackyouth; hiphopculture; holder; holderspeople; knockout; obama; obamayouth; wilding
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To: crosshairs; Cheetahcat
St Louis, Missouri and Camden, New Jersey have traded the title of most violent city in the US back and forth for a number of years.

To deal with the traffic I go into St Louis after 9 AM and get out of town before 3 PM.

Know the route you are going to take. A wrong turn and a couple of blocks later can put you in the street corner drug dealers territory day or night 24/7.

East St Louis, Illinois has the reputation of being a jungle. Make no mistake sections of St Louis, Missouri are just as bad.

A "blue city" drivers beware.

61 posted on 08/29/2011 11:00:55 AM PDT by TYVets (Pure-Gas.org ..... ethanol free gasoline by state and city)
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To: crosshairs

They are going to try that crap on the wrong person and someone is going to die. I suspect then Jesse & Al will get involved and escalate a race war.

I know for a fact that crap isn’t going to work around here without someone getting a serious ass beating!


62 posted on 08/29/2011 11:01:50 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: ken5050
Answer your doorbell..it’s the Secret Service..

Oh baloney. I was just showing how rediculous that statement was by showing our beloved president, and reminding people that he too, is a bicyclist. I love my president!
63 posted on 08/29/2011 11:02:53 AM PDT by crosshairs (If Sharia Law becomes the law of the land, heads are gonna roll.)
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To: crosshairs

I’m still suspicious as to how these beat-whitey events are organized. Don’t tell me none of these thugs doesn’t have a gun or knife. They seem to know how far to push it - like they’ve been instructed and coached.

Don’t tell me this ain’t coming from above...


64 posted on 08/29/2011 11:04:06 AM PDT by Free Vulcan (Obama/Biden '12: No hope and chump change.)
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To: allmendream
My point is that his attackers most likely didn't see him as “white” so much as “not black” - and thus worthy of a beat down.

Agreed.

Don't ya hate it when Freepers don't read past the headline before posting... :)

65 posted on 08/29/2011 11:05:19 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: allmendream
My point is that his attackers most likely didn't see him as “white” so much as “not black” - and thus worthy of a beat down.

Agreed.

Don't ya hate it when Freepers don't read past the headline before posting... :)

66 posted on 08/29/2011 11:05:19 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: TYVets

“St Louis, Missouri and Camden, New Jersey have traded the title of most violent city in the US back and forth for a number of years.

To deal with the traffic I go into St Louis after 9 AM and get out of town before 3 PM.

Know the route you are going to take. A wrong turn and a couple of blocks later can put you in the street corner drug dealers territory day or night 24/7.”

Hey thanks for the info,stay safe!

East St Louis, Illinois has the reputation of being a jungle. Make no mistake sections of St Louis, Missouri are just as bad.

A “blue city” drivers beware.


67 posted on 08/29/2011 11:06:24 AM PDT by Cheetahcat (Carnival commie side show, started November 4 2008 ,A date that will live in Infamy.)
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To: sinanju

There is one I see on a regular basis in Boston. He is the most nimble biker I have ever seen. Fastest too. man, that guy can really navigate traffic.

I bike everywhere in the city, even the worst parts. But I usually get a ‘ what up officer ‘ or some stare. They think I’m a cop so I’ve yet to have any trouble.


68 posted on 08/29/2011 11:07:24 AM PDT by warsaw44
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To: from occupied ga
Well who hasn’t wanted to beat up a bicyclist.

Motorists hate pedestrians, and pedestrians hate motorists, but EVERYONE hates bicyclists.

69 posted on 08/29/2011 11:08:51 AM PDT by End Times Sentinel (In Memory of my dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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To: samtheman
“how many times does a liberal have to get mugged before the faintest hints of reality start to dawn in their brain?”

It's like the Stockholm syndrome but far worse. We're seeing a sheeple society being led to slaughter. Their natural instinct for self preservation has slowly been eroded to nothingness by media, our education system and peer pressure...

70 posted on 08/29/2011 11:09:21 AM PDT by Errant
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To: crosshairs

One of the posters on the comment section of the story calling himself “mrbenjamin” allegedly was with the group that got attacked and is still in denial.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_d6584ce0-d00f-11e0-ae42-0019bb30f31a.html?mode=comments

There are still many folks in St. Louis who simply cannot wake up to the fact that when the race of the group is not mentioned, you already know who is responsible and yes, it is about race.


71 posted on 08/29/2011 11:13:48 AM PDT by Molon Labbie
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To: from occupied ga
Well who hasn?t wanted to beat up a bicyclist.

Not bad. Took a whole 16 comments for the first toothless gomer to weigh in this time. The place is improving.

72 posted on 08/29/2011 11:19:27 AM PDT by Minn (Here is a realistic picture of the prophet: ----> ([: {()
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To: from occupied ga

Ok - you got me - chuckles...


73 posted on 08/29/2011 11:20:41 AM PDT by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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To: WayneS

All these attacks are making Charles Manson look more sane by the day. Its Helter Skelter


74 posted on 08/29/2011 11:20:51 AM PDT by Augustinian monk (Don't vote for Perry the RINO)
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To: WayneS
WTF is that hanging off the back of the seat post?

It's a pull-behind bike - a 3rd wheel with handlebars, seat, and pedals.

We've got one for biking with our youngest...

75 posted on 08/29/2011 11:26:27 AM PDT by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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To: crosshairs

Where is a real life Harry Callahan or Paul Kersey when you need them?


76 posted on 08/29/2011 11:26:44 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

Is that Barney Frank?


77 posted on 08/29/2011 11:27:31 AM PDT by SparkyBass
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To: from occupied ga

I’m a bicyclist.

I’ve beaten myself up a few times over the way I ride.


78 posted on 08/29/2011 11:27:36 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: crosshairs
Police urge bike riders to be aware of their surrounding and call 911 when they see a swarm mob preparing an assault.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

When seconds count the police are minutes away.

My suggest is that bikers carry a Glock.

79 posted on 08/29/2011 11:31:35 AM PDT by wintertime (I am a Constitutional Restorationist!!! Yes!)
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To: sinanju
Come to think of it, when was the last time you saw a black bicyclist?

Pedalling away at 35 mph

80 posted on 08/29/2011 11:37:23 AM PDT by Hacksaw (I don't hate Mormons. Is that okay?)
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