Posted on 03/29/2015 4:30:21 AM PDT by Ken H
VENICE (CBSLA.com) — Police sought the public’s help Friday to locate two men accused of using a skateboard to attack a woman in Venice. The assault occurred around 9 p.m. Thursday at the Venice Beach Skate Park, located near Pacific and Windward avenues, according to police.
A woman recorded the assault on her cellphone and turned it into police. Her friend, Laura Lee, shared details of the graphic attack with CBS2/KCAL9. Lee explained the female victim was involved in a verbal fight with several men at the skate park before she walked away, which then led to a violent turn.
She was attacked in front of dozens of people. One suspect slammed her head with a skateboard, which knocked her to the ground.
He then kicked and pounded on the victim while she wailed for help while lying on the pavement. Moments later, a second suspect held the victim up for another suspect to punch her.
Witnesses said they chose not to help her because they were scared and felt outnumbered.
“It’s hard to believe that no one stepped in,” said Lee. “It’s haunting. It’s really, really disturbing.”
Authorities said the female victim, who is in her late teens or early 20s, remains hospitalized in serious condition. She underwent surgery for a cracked skull and broken jaw.
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Here in Texas I'd be down to the local Taxidermist getting my 40 point buck mounted.
How did I know.....damn amish again
Things went south when the Amish learned to skateboard.
Looking at the video, a keltec 12 gauge bullpup shotgun would have been required. Note to self purchase keltec protective shotgun.
She got Mau-Maued...
They know the jails are full and they will only get a desk appearence and possibly a fine.
I hope she recovers soon.
Same here; living next door to Newark NJ, I never understand how people expose themselves to the danger present any time more than one “youth” is around. Not blaming the victim; just curious.
Ping. Here’s an incident that doesn’t seem to be have been posted before.
When I was in my early 20’s, which was in the early 90’s, I remember very clearly that the girls (yes, almost exclusively girls/women) my age, that I hung around with had a horrifying lack of situational awareness. Sometimes, I felt it was almost as if they subconsciously felt had something to prove by talking to or associating with certain people that they did.
Black on white hate crime, damn he smashed her really hard with the skateboard.
I’m about the same age, but because of the environment, didn’t see that phenomenon. I understand exactly what you are describing.
And they call people racists for crossing the street to avoid these creeps. They call people racists for locking their car doors while driving down certain streets. They call people racists for moving away from infested neighborhoods.
It’s not racism, it’s self preservation.
“Things went south when the Amish learned to skateboard.”....
Blaming the Amish is getting old, time to call a spade a spade. “Black Street Rats” sounds a lot more appropriate and obvious when the media fails to state the race of either side. All of us should be tired of hearing politically correct reporting.
The thugs need to be caught. What set them off? And why this women? Do they know her?
Was the victim a registered Democrat or a decent person?
The problem isn’t just with these “thugs.” The problem is with the whole “community,” as they call it, that provides support, encouragement, and shelter to a whole lot of “thugs” just like them. And I seriously think that this problem isn’t going to be adequately addressed, let alone solved, until the community as a whole starts getting some serious consequences for allowing and encouraging and promoting this kind of thing.
Community behavior should trigger community retribution. And then you’ll start to see the peer pressure in the community start going the other way.
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