Prosecutors: Trayvon Martin case led to racial beating in Oak Park

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | Friday, April 20, 2012 | Michael Lansu

[kristinn]

A man charged with a hate crime in Oak Park this week told police he was so upset about the Trayvon Martin case that he beat up a man because he was white, authorities said.

Alton L. Hayes III, of Oak Park, and a 15-year-old Chicagoan — both black — walked up behind the 19-year-old victim and pinned his arms to his side early Tuesday, police said.

Hayes, 18, then picked up a large tree branch, pointed it at the man and said, “Empty your pockets, white boy.”

They rifled through his pockets, threw him to the ground and punched him in the head and back “numerous times,” police said.

[kristinn]

If he said he did it because he was mad at his white hairdresser, I might understand.

Photo/Cook County Sheriff's Office

[lookout88]

Oak Park is a sissytown.

[mylife]

It’s going to be a long summer.

[Bryanw92]

Oh look. He’s wearing a hoodie! I’m glad they have uniforms now.

[Lurker]

Oak Park is the town where when those LINK cards stop working pretty much the entire population of will be nothing but prey.

[mylife]

Hayes was charged with attempted robbery, aggravated battery and a hate crime

Stunning.

[luvbach1]

Here we go again: This for Trayvon!

[luvbach1]

Oak Park is where white people escaped to from Chicago, generations ago.

[dog breath]

Someday they will pick on the wrong white boy and it will prove fatal.

[rbg81]

It will be the defense of the year.

[Steely Tom]

It’s a damn good thing their victim didn’t have a gun.

If they’d gotten it away from him, he’d be dead today instead of just assaulted.

If he’d used it to defend himself, he’d be prosecuted and made an international symbol.

[ought-six]

And Oak Park prides itself on being vehemently anti-gun. Sheep to the slaughter is what populates Oak Park, and the slaughter is beginning.

[Navy Patriot]

Oh woe is me, I can't make an Amish comment.

The MSM actually identified the race of the perps, my world is crumbling.

[dmet]

If Zimmerman is found not guilty or the charges dropped, perhaps the victim will have cause to file suite against some of the false “news” and professional agitators even maybe Congresswomen who falsely proclaimed Trevon was hunted down like a dog.

[SunkenCiv]

[ought-six]

“Someday they will pick on the wrong white boy and it will prove fatal.”

Not in Oak Park.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Thanks kristinn..

[Jack Hydrazine]

Your beeber has been stuned!

[mylife]

The kid was probably hopped up on skittles.

[SunkenCiv]

If the 19 year old victim had been carrying, and had put both these assholes on slabs, the various fake reverends shakedown artists would be all over this.

But I’d like the story a whole lot better.