Posted on 06/20/2016 11:52:42 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are searching for several suspects who were caught on camera brutally attacking three people outside Geno's Steaks in South Philadelphia.
The incident happened back on June 11 outside the cheesesteak landmark on the 1200 block of South 9th Street.
Patrick Kane and his wife say they were out at Geno's Steaks following a wedding.
When one of their friends asked the group of guys to a bum a cigarette, that question somehow triggered the violent brawl.
"I got punched in the nose, then I got punched in the back of the head, I got two upper cuts to the face," Patrick Kane told Action News Monday night.
Kane says the man wearing the backwards baseball cap immediately became verbally aggressive after being asked the question.
"Just snapped and started yelling, 'We belong to Isis.' He shoved the one girl, hit my wife, the other guy and I tried to jump in. All of a sudden what started as one guy became five, five guys started attacking everybody," Kane said.
Geno's steaks says they don't condone this type of violence, telling Action News: "Physical disputes are not acceptable anywhere and shouldn't go without punishment."
The surveillance video doesn't show the attack because police say it was too graphic to release to the public.
The five men police say were behind the assault can be clearly seen in the video, as well as the woman who allegedly drove one of two getaway cars.
Police say both vehicles, a dark-colored pickup truck and an SUV, had New Jersey plates.
But this isn't the first attack outside the popular Philadelphia staple.
In 2012, one person was arrested when cell phone video caught Flyers' fans attacking a North Jersey cop wearing a New York Rangers jersey.
Both teams had played each other in the NHL Winter Classic.
"This was stupid, senseless. It was just an easy question that you could have given an easy answer to. Can I bum a cigarette? Yes or no?" Kane said.
Customers say this could happen anywhere and still feel safe eating at Geno's.
If you have any information on these suspects, you're urged to call Philadelphia Police at 215.686.TIPS (8477) or text a tip to PPD TIP (773847).
Garbage. Worse things than this are posted for the general public all the time on You Tube.
This is PC censoring.
Photos of the perps should be distributed far and wide.
Now, now. I am sure today’s Philly-bred inner-city Amish youths are non-violent and pieceful. (Er, full of the religion of pieces. )
The surveillance video doesn’t show the attack because police say it was too graphic to release to the public?
Wow...
New Jersey plates
Most likely the scenic and much admired city of Camden
it was too graphic to release to the public.”
They must not watch too much TV lately.
I wonder if Loretta Lynch wrote the excuse for not releasing the video for the Philly PD.
Philly Amish, of course.................
Bumming a smoke is a common ploy of the “knockout game” attacks.
The Amish joke is getting really old. Amish are good people.
Stop with the dumb Amish joke.
Might have to switch to the Anabaptist angle.
I regret that on my last visit to Philly I did not get to tour the historic and scenic city of Camden. /s
It is more than that, it is a sign of dominance, and often a precursor to robbery/assault. The proper response to this in the hood if you are not from there is either to make firm direct eye contact and say, "I don't smoke, filthy habit" while bringing up your hands or let loose a string of profanity and racial slurs while threatening or executing violence. Any thing less, and they will brand you a "punk" and likely target you. There is a 50/50 chance of violence anyway, but at least you will have a psychological edge. [Based on my total of six years living in ghetto while attending college/grad school]
That’s the point; they’d be the last people to do these things. It is sarcasm (spurred by the media’s refusal to divulge the demographic involved).
“Ah senior, smoking is bad for the health - Jesus Raza (Jack Palance) The Professionals
Yeah, but they want information on the suspects. Wouldn’t the video help the public identify who these people are?
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