Posted on 10/02/2002 12:25:41 AM PDT by Bobby777
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:01:21 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- A man savagely beaten with rakes, shovels and baseball bats by a child mob died Tuesday as authorities held nine youths in custody, and sought seven more.
The group of children, ages 10 to 18, attacked Charlie Young Jr. late Sunday after a fight that started when one of the children tossed an egg at him, police said.
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I think you mean Bernard (Bernie) Goetz. His mistakes were to say "you don't look so bad" to one of the wounded perps and shoot him a second time, and to later turn himself in. Though the prosecutors wanted to find him, the cops wouldn't have put a major effort into tracking him down.
The press does this as a means of shielding suspects. Some of the reports of the 3 medical students in Florida referred to them as adolescents even though their ages were mid to late 20s.
I'm sure that this man did not go quietly (even though his attackers reportedly did not say a word).
I'd think that this man's dying screams carried for blocks until he fell unconscious. Some effort by the cop on beat; probably sitting in his squad car listening to the radio, reading the paper, drinking some coffee.
All of Goetz's assailants, except for the man that he paralyzed, were later arrested for additional crimes. The paralyzed man eventually received a jury award against Mr. Goetz.
They were none too pleased with the minors' actions or the actions of the parents:
10 held in beating death Only one is adult; more suspects sought; murder charges expected
Here's some excerpts:
Among those prosecutors expect to charge with murder in adult court is a 10-year-old boy, who could be the youngest person ever prosecuted as an adult in Wisconsin.All of the juveniles could be charged as adults, and Jones said he was also considering seeking charges, such as neglect or contributing to the delinquency of a minor, against their parents.
There is a "parental responsibility that has not been taken care of," Jones said at a news conference Tuesday. Said Court Commissioner Dennis Cimpl of the 13-year-old boy: "He's the one that threw the egg that started the incident, and now (a) man is brain-dead. That makes him a danger to the community."
In another exchange, defense attorney Anne Kenney, representing the 10-year-old boy, said the age of the boy made him more susceptible than the others to following a "group mentality."
Cimpl countered, "He was close enough to a savage beating to have his shoes and his shirt covered with blood."
He walked away without reporting the crime, which I would recommend to any victim of rape, mugging or robbery, with today's brand of law enforcement. Of course, the overzealous NY City police quickly denounced this as a "cowardly act of vigilantism" that would not be tolerated. The black community complained that this evil man was shooting their "children".
Goetz turned himself in, but the DA went after him with the full force of the law by orders from community pressure. Goetz was exonerated by a jury, but the DA was humiliated and did a little double jep by charging Goetz with carrying a concealed weapon. Goetz pleaded no-contest and, I believe, did a little jail time.
Years later, one of Goetz' "victims" tried to sue him for medical expanses and civil rights violations in some kangaroo court, but I don't know how that turned out. It was revealed that Goetz was suffering from some sort of cancer.
Next time tell the officer that the youte presented you with a fake ID before you threw your first punch < /sarcasm >
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