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An 18-year-old student was murdered with an axe as he walked through a park simply because he was black, a court has heard.
Anthony Walker was attacked in Huyton, Merseyside, in July as he walked with his girlfriend Louise Thompson and cousin Marcus Binns to a bus stop.
Prosecutor Neil Flewitt QC said Anthony and Marcus were attacked "for no reason other than the colour of their skin".
Originally posted by chaudri
It must be labelled as terrorism.
The soldirers of anti-terrorism requested to stop this terror, too.
Originally posted by Bikereddie
Originally posted by chaudri
It must be labelled as terrorism.
The soldirers of anti-terrorism requested to stop this terror, too.
This was an absolute despicable attack. It was a racist attack, so why would/should it be labeled as 'Terrorism'?
Which soldiers are you referring to who requested to stop this terror?
Originally posted by chaudri
An 18-year-old student was murdered with an axe as he walked through a park simply because he was black, a court has heard.
Anthony Walker was attacked in Huyton, Merseyside, in July as he walked with his girlfriend Louise Thompson and cousin Marcus Binns to a bus stop.
Prosecutor Neil Flewitt QC said Anthony and Marcus were attacked "for no reason other than the colour of their skin".
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It must be labelled as terrorism.
The soldirers of anti-terrorism requested to stop this terror, too.
Do the mothers and Institutions teach it?
Is anti-terrorist prpaganda palnting seeds of terrorism in youth?
Are all bearded, scarfed and black humans terrorists?
Is the term terrorism incompatible with some privilaged races?
"They pursued them from a bus stop opposite the Huyton Park public house and they pursued them to attack them with the intention of causing them grievous bodily harm."
Anthony, his girlfriend and Marcus were making their way to a bus stop when they had racial abuse shouted at them, the court heard.
Despite walking away they were followed by a car which allegedly contained both Taylor and Mr Barton, the cousin and brother respectively of Manchester City footballer Joey Barton.
They walked into McGoldrick Park but were confronted by the two men and others, Mr Flewitt told the jury.
"Although Marcus Binns and Louise Thompson were able to run away and escape their attackers, Anthony Walker was not so fortunate," he said.
"He was struck to the head and killed by a single blow from an ice axe."
Source-BBC
Originally posted by ludaChris
It's called a hate crime, if the reason he was killed was solely because he was black. But either way it doesnt matter, it is equally atrocious.
Originally posted by Opus
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Prestoe !!!
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Originally posted by soficrow
IMO - hate crimes, like those perpetrated by the KKK, are an original form of terrorism.
C'mon. Black people were persecuted, raped, hanged - and terrorized. It was terrorism. And it hasn't gone away.
IMO - turnabout might be fairplay, but two wrongs don't make a right. This thread is about defining racially motivated hate crimes as terrorism. I think the poster has a good point.
Originally posted by Opus
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Another race atack... I wonder why this one didn't make the national news. It seems that the only time a race attack makes national news is if a white person was the attacker. It doesn't matter who the victim is, unless the attacker is white then the national media ignores it.
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Cops say student attacked because of color
The alleged hate crime attack on a Lewis and Clark High School student came after his attacker said, "I want to beat up one of these white boys," according to the affidavit of probable cause filed by Spokane police.
He added, "I should have kicked him until he'd never get up … I'm a racist, and I hate all you white boys."
Cops say student attacked because of color
Police say alleged attacker called himself a racist
Rob McDonald
Staff writer
November 19, 2005
The alleged hate crime attack on a Lewis and Clark High School student came after his attacker said, "I want to beat up one of these white boys," according to the affidavit of probable cause filed by Spokane police.
Tyson Leroy Brown, 21, of Spokane was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of malicious harassment, a Class C felony hate crime. Brown also had an unrelated warrant from Oregon, according to a Spokane police news release.
The 15-year-old victim was intentionally and maliciously assaulted due to his race, according to the affidavit obtained Friday.
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The victim is white, and the alleged attacker is black.
Brown is accused of walking up to the student and knocking him unconscious with a punch to the head, then kicking the student as he was on the ground. The attack occurred Wednesday during a lunch break across the street from Lewis and Clark. The victim was treated and released at a hospital.
Brown was arrested a few blocks away. While he was being taken to jail, a police officer said Brown called himself a "racist," according to the affidavit. He added, "I should have kicked him until he'd never get up … I'm a racist, and I hate all you white boys."
Charlotte Beavers, Brown's aunt, was shocked to hear the racist language her nephew allegedly spoke.
"Oh my God. That's crazy. He had to be drinking or something. That's not him," she said Friday.
Beavers, who moved to Spokane three years ago from Blythe, Calif., said Brown is developmentally disabled.
"He's a really good kid. His mom passed away when he was younger," Beavers said. "I raised him to the best of my ability. He's got mental problems. Every time he does something they just stick him in jail. He comes out worse than when he went in."
She's been unable to visit her nephew in jail. She can't post any bail for him, because she has no money.
Brown violated his probation by moving from Oregon to Spokane, Beavers said. She said she asked him to come to Spokane rather than being alone in Portland, where he would have likely lived on the street.
"They got a warrant out for him (in Oregon)," Beavers said. "He was between a rock and a hard place."
Beavers said her nephew worked for a construction company for a while, which made him happy.
"He's mentally retarded," Beavers said. "He speaks fine. He just has problems knowing right from wrong … He's like doomed from the beginning."
Brown has four convictions on his criminal record for malicious harassment, robbery, assault and theft, according to the police news release.
In response to Wednesday's attack, the Spokane Human Rights Commission issued a statement calling all crimes of race-based hatred abhorrent to all responsible citizens and encouraging citizens "to take an active part in teaching our youth to resist and report instances of race-related discrimination" to the city or state Human Rights Commissions.
Originally posted by chaudri
Originally posted by Opus
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Opus! this post is irrelevant.
The original thread is about 'killing of a boy becauase he was black', and that motive has been proved in the court.
There are crimes, daily & everywhere, they don't have race or religion or other idealogy as a motive, we don't label them 'hate crime' or 'terrorism'.
Hate crime vs terrorism.............. !
Define terrorism?
Is terrorism not a hate crime?
Where lies the border between the hate crime and the terrorism?