MSU Student Knocked Unconscious, Mouth Stapled Shut In Alleged Hate Crime

CBS Detroit ^ | August. 28, 2012

[gov_bean_ counter]

I had to get a cab

... and do you know how hard it is to call for a cab with your lips stapled shut????

[wideawake]

East Lansing is almost 100 miles from Detroit.

It is a university town of less than 50,000 people and most of the local population are German/English/Irish by background.

[FortWorthPatriot]

"Twenty people witnessed this and not one dialed 911 on his cell phone?"

Well, I'm sure most of them did use their cell phones - but only to videotape the beating for a quick upload to YouTube.

[2ndDivisionVet]

By this time tomorrow, the two attackers will be ex-military Liberty University graduates and Tea Party/NRA members volunteering for Romney who once worked at Chick-Fil-A and worshipped at a nearby Catholic Church and once lived next door to Sarah Palin and dated her cousins.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I am only dreading the “see, other schools in this conference are bad too!” finger pointing coming from Penn State.

[Williams]

Apparently from his twitter:

“I’d really appreciate a retweet. @thegame @myfabolouslife I got my jaw fractured by 2 kids as a hate crime and they stapled inside my mouth.

@myfabolouslife I feel like Frank Lucahhhh, except I’m further uptown in the Heights smoking hookahhhh (NIIICCCEEE).”

He was at a late night party somewhere and says after the attack they threw him out of the house. The people in the house say police told them not to comment.

Also, from another article he says the attackers stated they were “part of the ku klux klan”.

Possibility: Something happened but he made up part of this story

[Godwin1]

Something about this story does not ring true.

[UCANSEE2]

“About 20 people reportedly watched as the men proceeded to staple Zachary Tennen’s mouth shut at the lips and gums. “

AND... these college kids are the future of our nation.

[circlecity]

The “20 witnesses” are what the victim reported. The police only said that they had uncovered “some witnesses” and were going to be taking statements from them. It will be interesting to see what these witnesses say and whether they cooroborate the victim.

[Boogieman]

You might assume that, but since they don’t identity the race of the perpetrators, I’d bet that they are not white. If they were white, the media would definitely report that.

[UCANSEE2]

Why would attackers even have a stapler?

Good thing they did. Otherwise, how would they be able to staple his broken jaw ?

[Hulka]

Interesting.

Thanks.

[UCANSEE2]

Twenty people witnessed this and not one dialed 911 on his cell phone?

Too bad cell phones don't have a camera built in, or they could have recorded the incident.

[Hardraade]

Just a daily KOS/CAIR meeting. Someone pointed out the kid’s yellow star.

[Hugin]

“I just heard from our detective bureau that they had found some people that had witnessed it. They were going out to get statements from them, but we haven’t heard anything that there was people standing by that didn’t do anything to aid him. In fact, just the opposite, that after he was assaulted, some people helped him to get a ride to the hospital. Unfortunately, nobody called police or an ambulance or anything,” East Lansing Police Capt. Jeff Murphy told WWJ’s Marie Osborne.

[UCANSEE2]

Things are close to getting a whole lot worse, very quickly.

I have a feeling that it will get a whole lot worse, but it will still be slowly as usual.

[napscoordinator]

That is Dearborn...lol. Wrong city.

[cripplecreek]

This is horrifying.

[faithhopecharity]

20 people stood around and WATCHED!?

Right THERE is a MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM !!!!!!

What the HELL was wrong with them?! For goodness’ sakes!

Pray for America....

[stephenjohnbanker]

” If they were white, the media would definitely report that.”

My belief as well.

There is a lot missing here.