Posted on 12/08/2009 8:43:16 PM PST by B-Chan
Black Gangs Vented Hatred For Whites In Downtown Attacks
'I Hate You F---ing White People,' Woman Shouts At Victim
Black gangs roaming downtown Denver often vented their hatred for white victims before assaulting and robbing them during a four-month crime wave, according to interviews and court records obtained by 7NEWS.
"I hate you f---ing white people," said a black woman in a large group of black men, according to the victim who was beaten up as he and three buddies left a LoDo bar after midnight on Aug. 30.
"F---- you, white boys," the woman added, according to the 25-year-old Westminster victim, who spoke to 7NEWS Friday.
"Why do you hate white people?" the man recalled asking. "That's when I got hit. They beat the crap out of me," he added, saying that 15 to 20 men beat him to the ground.
"They just swarmed you," said the man who curled up on the ground to shield his face. "You basically just had to protect yourself and hope they didn't kill you."
The victim, who suffered bruised ribs and a cut head, said he was protected by a padded motorcycle jacket. He asked that his name be withheld for his safety.
A couple dozen arrest warrant affidavits unsealed Friday offer chilling insights into the 26 racially-motivated "blitz attacks," which stretched from July 17 to Nov. 17.
One unidentified suspect told police "that the members of his gang earn status in the gang by beating up 'white dudes,'" according to court records. He added that the gangs targeted "drunk white guys," exiting bars and nightclubs in the entertainment district.
The suspects allegedly bragged about knocking out white victims with one punch to the head. Victims lying on the ground were "stomped" and even tossed through glass windows.
In the more than two dozen attacks, victims' injuries included a skull fracture as well as broken noses and eye sockets when they were blindsided by punches that often knocked them unconscious. One man was so savagely attacked that he was hospitalized in a coma for a while, police said.
Several of the 35 young male and female suspects arrested by police recently said the gangs often targeted lone white and Hispanic men because they didn't "fight back" and they had money, iPods and other valuable gadgets that attackers coveted.
Another goal: to drive whites away from their downtown turf, including a hip-hop nightclub, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
The gangs "own that area," one suspect told police.
7NEWS exposed the crime spree in early September when a law enforcement source said the police department was keeping the public in the dark about a series of downtown attacks. The source added that a special FBI task force had been called in to help identify the assailants.
When 7NEWS made a public records request Sept. 3 for crime reports in the area, a police spokesman confirmed the department was investigating a "pattern of assaults and robberies in central Denver" that began in July.
Police spokesman Sonny Jackson denied that police delayed warning the public for seven weeks to avoid frightening visitors to the popular and lucrative downtown entertainment district.
He said police had to confirm "a pattern of behavior" before going public.
But police reports say the gang attack pattern was identified during the summer as the department deployed uncover teams and used surveillance cameras to identify the assailants.
"During the summer months of 2009, a pattern of criminal conduct was identified which included multiple suspects identifying a solo Caucasian or Hispanic male and completing a blitz attack against this party," an officer wrote in an arrest affidavit for a Sept. 4 robbery on the 16th Street Mall.
"Part of the MO involved the group of suspects, usually African American males, sending a party, possibly an African American female, to identify the victim," the officer wrote. "This is done by (the woman) talking with or standing with the victim. A suspect, generally male, from the group will step forward and hit the victim hard, knocking him down. Other members of the group will then emerge and begin participating in beating the victim."
The Westminster beating victim said if police had warned the public earlier, he and others could have better protected themselves
"I'm kind of upset that (police) didn't make it public," said the Westminster beating victim. "I would have been more vigilant. It would have made people a lot more on guard."
But, he added that, "I'm very pleased that they responded the way they did." Within minutes of his 911 cell phone call, uncover officers flooded the scene. He recalled listening to police radios crackling with reports of two suspects being arrested that night.
"I was like, 'Wow, finally they did something,'" the man recalled.
Prosecutors have charged two men and a woman in his attack.
As police pursued the massive investigation involving 35 suspects and dozens of victims, investigators asked the young blacks why they targeted whites.
"Because they got a lot of money," suspect Allen Ford, 18, allegedly told police. Other suspects echoed that simple rationale.
Ford, who was the last suspect arrested in a major police sweep in the past two weeks, allegedly told investigators earlier that he was upset how the robbery spoils were divvied up among members of the Rolling 60s Crips gang and the Black Gangster Disciples gang, according to the arrest affidavits.
Ford, who was arrested Thursday, allegedly griped about "other people getting bigger stuff than me that I would really like to have in my life," according to the records.
At times, older men would chastise young gang members, saying, "Y'all make it seem like a big deal for y'all to be knocking out white people," suspect Denita Mayfield told police. "They all brag about beating up white people."
But the attackers used more than their fists. "The series of crimes has also involved the use of a gun and knife," a police report said.
One male victim recalled a black woman approaching him on the street and saying something he couldn't hear.
"As he was attempting to clarify what had been said to him, a black male came up and stated, 'What the f--- did you say to my girl?'" a detective wrote in an arrest affidavit.
Instantly, the victim was punched.
As he was pounded with blows, the victim said he heard a woman voice shouting, "Get that white boy!" according to an arrest affidavit.
Kendall Austin, 18, allegedly told police that the street gangs "own that area," referring to the 1400 block of 19th Street.
He said they were especially possessive of the Bash nightclub at 19th and Blake streets, saying their purpose was to "keep white people from going to 'The Bash' and to 'let people know not to come downtown without their friends for protection.'"
During an Aug. 2 attack, suspect Allen Ford told police his alleged accomplice, Xavier Francis, tossed a white man through a glass window behind the Bash nightclub.
"I seen him pick the little white boy up and throw him through the glass," Ford told police, according to court records. Police obtained security camera video showing the victim fly through the window.
The Westminster man said after he was attacked, he avoided downtown for a while.
Now he's returned to his favorite LoDo tavern, but he added: "I'm a lot, lot more cautious. It makes me look over my shoulder a lot more."
I take it Denver doesn’t have conceal and carry?
Were you acting white Windflier or just trying to be a good God fearing American?
Molon Labe,
NSNR
What you are witnessing is inbred hate for a person of a different race. Good people, who vary in races do not teach their offspring this type of savage mindset. Of course, with the election of the Keyan, permission has been probably granted/ endorsed by FUBU AG Holder. These postings are of my own opinions.
Molon Labe,
NSNR
“I’m not joking, FRiend. First of all, not many, even in this conservative region, pack heat to shop downtown. Second, those who do carry, will do just about anything to avoid shooting a “yoot.” The law, even in these parts, gives you a lot of grief when you do that.”
Okay, you made it more clear by distinguishing between
a home break in, and street crime. Also, the “heat” one gets from the authorities also differs. You are apparently in New York, and your laws and how they are applied are far different than here in Arizona. Here, you can go almost anywhere with a gun strapped to your waist, and nobody even notices. If I go downtown, I carry a gun, period. Stay safe.
It shouldn't have gotten to that point.
Rlmorel, sounds like you were a vic of the WPWT syndrome. Wrong Place and Wrong Time. I do not know karate either, but I do know Kashoot.
Semper Paratus,
NSNR
I have one too, actually several.
The only experience I’ve had along these lines occurred in Chicago, made a long weekend out of a business trip, and friends flew up. We went out on the town, had a great time, got a little blitzed. Driving a rental Lincoln, bumped a curb causing a tire to leak, stopped at a 24 hr. gas station to put air in, air hose was way at the back, in a dark corner. Pulled up, started putting air in the tire, laughing and joking, then out of nowhere the car was surrounded. Late teens, all black, purporting to want to wash the windshield, at 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning.
Don’t know where it came from, but I put on my worst southern twang and said “I don’t give a $*** it’s a rental.” Don’t know if thugs can be taken aback, but they appeared to have been, initially. They recovered from the shock or whatever, and then I had to repeat this several times, with the ten or so moving closer each time.
A friend, the drunkest of us all, managed to get in behind them, grabbed the air hose and started whipping it around over his head and popped a couple of them with it. That created enough of a distraction to get everybody in the car, throw it in reverse and get out of there. And, that was that. I imagine they still laugh about it up there, if any of them are still alive and kicking to laugh about it.
One of those friends liked it enough up there that he took a job in Chicago. He was attacked several years ago and has a steel plate in his skull now. Just went outside to get something out of his car, parked on the street while at a friend’s house, and wham! Didn’t even see it coming, couldn’t possibly ID his attacker(s), other than young, black, wearing a hooded jacket.
So, this has been going on for a long time. My experience was in the early 90’s.
Truthfully, they are not afraid of you. They know that the “new school” upbringing abhors self sefense and standing up to bullies.
Please note: most laws are enacted to keep the “common men and women of America” in their place.
Old School Upbringing: Stand up fight and win be any means necessary. If outnumbered pick up an equalizer to make their numbers count for nothing.
For God and Country,
NSNR
So I take it you would give that expression maybe half a lobster claw? :-)
The history channel has a very informative series called “gangland”.It really gives you a lot of insight into the mentality of ALL different gangs.They cover the whites, blacks, asians, Haitians, latino, etc.I remember one episode in particular about one of the worst black gangs in L.A.,when the police cracked down on them hard, the racsist screaming started. After that, they pretty much had to let the gangs do what they wanted.The police commissioner and mayor were too worried about being P.C.
VERY sad, but VERY true.
I have a supermarket about one mile from my house. The walk there and back has a very nice sidewalk and it’s just pleasant. I have made that walk everyday for 8 years for exercise and mental relaxation. I love my walk. It puts a cap on the end of my work day and relaxes me. I think through all of my responsibilities and problems when I walk.
Well, about 3 years ago an apartment complex on the route went section 8 and things have gone down hill swiftly. It started with vandalism, graffiti, cars broken into, etc. Now we’ve had two armed robberies on that lovely sidewalk in the last two months.
I stopped taking my walk. Am I a coward? I don’t feel like I am. Do I own a firearm? Sure, I own enough firepower to invade Cuba. Do I have a conceal carry? No. I have yet to go down that road because I take the responsibility very seriously and I’ve opted to judge my maturity level harshly before following through with that step. Could I illegally pack my pistol every day and walk on like I still lived in a civilized nation. Sure I could do that. Would I kill my attacker, yes I would. Would I be prosecuted, yes I would. Would I lose my life savings defending myself? Yes I would.
The result: the savages win.
Search engine...now!
I’m against hate crimes of any kind
It’s thought policing.
Just punish the crime as harshly as possible!
Is that a Ruger GP 100? Fine gun. I recently purchased a Smith & Wesson 686+ with a custom trigger job. I can’t describe how much fun it is to shoot. Also bought an Smithie M&P 9c for conceal carry, if I ever decide to do that.
For those in Colorado, get out as fast as possible!
I think you should post this story modified as you did to some liberal sites to see their reactions.
amen...that is exactly what we need to do. Start protecting ourselves with everything we have. Let’s redefine political correctness...
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