http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/beating/ en-us Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:20:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032815/posts MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Exclusive video obtained by Action News 5 shows a Memphis police officer beating a suspect at 201 Poplar in an apparent case of police brutality. The video, recorded February 12th, shows Duanna Johnson in the booking area at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center after an arrest for prostitution. The tape clearly shows a Memphis police officer walk over to Johnson - a transsexual - and hit her in the face several times. "Actually he was trying to get me to come over to where he was, and I responded by telling him that wasn't my... WMC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032815/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:20:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015822/posts Who would viciously attack this woman? Todd Torok, 39, was arrested for the crime and charged with attempted murder, felonious assault and aggravated robbery. Out of prison less than two weeks, Torok has a 9-page rap sheet. Arrested 36 times in his 39 years, Todd Torak has served time in 8 prisons. Charges include burglary, attempted kidnapping,theft, robbery, possession of cocaine and possession of criminal tools. The obvious questions is, why is he out of prison? Associated Content http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015822/posts#comment Wed, 14 May 2008 15:28:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015110/posts JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Jacksonville high school student was recently beaten and battered at school by three students he said he didn't even know. Witnesses to the attack told police Forrest High School sophomore Karl Koch Jr. was targeted because of the color of his skin. "They started closing in, and all I remember is getting hit," Koch said. Koch's wrist was shattered and six screws and a plate now hold it together. He also has nine stitches above his right eye. Two 15-year-old students and one 17-year-old student were taken into police custody and charged with aggravated battery in... News4Jax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015110/posts#comment Tue, 13 May 2008 04:22:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000616/posts BARTOW, Fla. -- One of eight teens accused of taking part in the notorious videotaped "animalistic" beating of another Central Florida teen snickered while a judge issued bail on Friday. April Cooper, 14, giggled and attempted to hold in her laughter as she was told that she was being held on $36,000 bond, Local 6 News reported. It's not known why Cooper giggled. A judge set bails ranging from $30,000 to $37,000 for each during their first court appearances. They also were ordered to stay away from their high school and Internet social networking sites, such as MySpace. The judge... local6 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000616/posts#comment Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:50:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998488/posts LAKELAND, Fla. - You can hear the girls yelling and threatening the 16-year-old as the punches are thrown. On March 30 Victoria Lindsay endured several beatings, girls hitting her over and over again in the head, knocking her unconscious, then attacking again as she comes to. Eight teenagers have been arrested after filming the beating and threatening to post the video on the Internet (video: MyFoxTampaBay), sheriff's officials said. "She just didn't deserve to be beat down like a dog," said Patrick Lindsay, the victim's father. "When you see your daughter, who's not striking back to defend herself, and someone... MyFoxColorado http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998488/posts#comment Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:23:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998229/posts POLK COUNTY, Fla. -- Video was released late Monday afternoon showing a brutal beating at the hands of a gang of teenage girls. Their motivation for the attack was apparently so they could post the video on YouTube. The victim reported the attack after she was beaten so badly she had to be treated at the hospital. That's when the sheriff's office started looking into it and learned about the video. The sheriff calls it shocking, saying he's never seen anything like it. It was a vicious attack all captured on home video inside a Polk County home. WFTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998229/posts#comment Tue, 8 Apr 2008 01:09:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995743/posts ORLANDO, Fla. -- Four men in Orlando were charged with a hate crime after they pummeled a 62-year-old woman and her two mentally-challenged companions at a public park after they didn't pay a "fee" for being white, police said. Investigators said the victims were walking into a Kaley Park when they were confronted by Christopher Colbert, Erick Golden, Willie Pritts and Antoniette Boone. Police said the victims were told that since they are white, they had to pay a fee to be in the park. local6.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995743/posts#comment Wed, 2 Apr 2008 23:55:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992916/posts 27 March 2008 [Press Release] Elderly woman brutally beaten during Township meeting Following the protests by monks in Drango (Ch: Luhuo) County on 24 March, leading to the death of an 18-year-old monk and the subsequent solidarity protest on 25 March 2008, the local authority has expelled a large number of monks from Chogri Monastery and arrested some nuns of Nanggong (Tib translit: nganga sgong) Nunnery, according to confirmed information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD). Sources also reported disappearances of many lay people from the area. On 26 March 2008, under the pretext of... Tibet Center for Human Right and Democracy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992916/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:38:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967756/posts Dallas rape suspect beaten, shot in melee 01:46 PM CST on Saturday, February 9, 2008 By TANYA EISERER / The Dallas Morning News WFAA-TV People at the apartment complex are refusing to talk about the incident. A mob turned the tables on a man accused of raping a mother at knifepoint in her Red Bird-area apartment with her children present, authorities said. The 26-year-old man, who had not been identified, was undergoing surgery Friday afternoon after being beaten with a baseball bat and shot at least twice, apparently once in the head. "I would have to say this is unusual,"... WFAA Channel 8 - Dallas http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967756/posts#comment Sat, 9 Feb 2008 20:31:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959378/posts ROCKDALE, Tenn. -- In Maury County, authorities said a woman's husband was beating her so badly that she would have died if somebody hadn't stepped in. women in the community of Rockdale prevented him from killing his wife. "I picked up a stick and started hitting him with it," said Shed. When Shed heard screams Monday, she ran outside and saw that her neighbor was in trouble. According to witnesses and the sheriff's department, Herbert Adcock, 50, was beating his wife with a steel chair. wsmv.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959378/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:04:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1957449/posts A 21-year-old man fears he will be scarred for life after he was allegedly assaulted in a Bristol city centre street. Jake Peters was left needing 15 stitches to patch up wounds on his face. It is claimed that Mr Peters was set upon by a gang of up to 15 black youths who were said to have shouted racist remarks during the incident. Jake, a UK hip-hop dance champion, is said to have been kicked in the face and had his head stamped on. Police now want to speak to a number of people in connection with the late-night... Evening Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1957449/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:20:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1957440/posts An American immigrant was attacked and beaten Sunday night in Beit Shemesh by a gang of ultra-Orthodox zealots, in what appears to be an escalation of tension between religious groups in the city. T., who is himself ultra-Orthodox, was kicked, beaten and threatened with further violence in an attack that landed him in the hospital. T.'s car windows were also smashed. T., who asked to go unnamed, has been active in trying to stem the recent tide of Haredi violence in the city. "A bunch of goons, maybe 20 or 30 guys, attacked me - it was like a pogrom,"... Ha'aretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1957440/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:52:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936545/posts BALTIMORE — A white woman beaten by a group of black students on a bus has prompted a hate-crime investigation, attempts by transit officials to reassure riders of the safety of the system, and radio talk-show chatter over comparisons with the Jena Six case. The uproar prompted two leading black politicians to issue statements decrying the attack. Sarah Kreager, 26, suffered broken facial bones and other injuries after she was punched, kicked and dragged off the bus Tuesday afternoon. Kreager's companion, Troy Ellis, was also attacked, but not beaten as severely. Kreager has an unlisted phone number and attempts to... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936545/posts#comment Sat, 8 Dec 2007 07:10:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936115/posts Maryland Transit Administration Police said last night that they have found no evidence that the severe beating of a 26-year-old woman on a city bus this week was provoked and that they are investigating the attack as a possible racially motivated hate crime. Nine middle school students have been charged as juveniles with aggravated assault and destruction of property in the Tuesday afternoon attack on a woman and her male companion on the No. 27 bus. Police said yesterday that they have determined that there were two additional victims in the case - a third passenger and the bus operator... Baltimore Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936115/posts#comment Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:51:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932551/posts MILWAUKEE - Three white former police officers were sentenced to long prison terms Thursday for the off-duty beating of a biracial man, an attack that outraged the city and sent protesters into the streets. A judge sentenced Jon Bartlett to 17 years and four months. Daniel Masarik was sentenced to 15 years and eight months, and Andrew Spengler received the same sentence. Each of the three also was sentenced to three years supervision and ordered to pay $16,365 in restitution. Bartlett, 36, Masarik, 27, and Spengler, 28, were convicted with another former officer for taking part in the beating of... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932551/posts#comment Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:08:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932387/posts Rodney King shot in San Bernardino 10:41 AM PST on Thursday, November 29, 2007 By PAUL LAROCCO The Press-Enterprise Rodney King was apparently shot and wounded on a San Bernardino street corner late Wednesday night before biking home to Rialto to report the incident, police said. King, the 42-year-old man who gained national fame when his 1991 beating by Los Angeles police was caught on videotape, called Rialto police at 11:39 p.m. to report the shooting, said Sgt. Don Lewis. He had been struck in the face and arm with a shotgun, Lewis said. King reported that the shooting occurred... The Press-Enterprise http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932387/posts#comment Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:40:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1902044/posts Police investigating videotaped attack on Ocean View teen UPDATE: Five youths will be charged with misdemeanor mob assault Edited video of the attack. NORFOLK In the video, the 13-year-old boy struggled to stay on his feet as several youths punched and pushed him from all sides. When he finally went down, the blows didn’t cease; he tried to protect his face and head with his hands. As he pleaded for them to stop, he was kicked in the face. After the weekend beating in Ocean View, which lasted less than 40 seconds, the boy struggled to his feet, his face... The Virginian-Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1902044/posts#comment Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:39:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885174/posts (IsraelNN.com) Anti-Semitic chants against the Maccabi soccer team and a severe mob attack on Indian immigrants in eastern Germany have local Jews up in arms about racism in the country. At a summer festival Saturday night, a group of about 50 Germans, some shouting neo-Nazi slogans, chased eight Indians through the streets of the town of Muegeln and broke down the door of a pizzeria where they had sought refuge. Three of the Indians, residents of Muegeln or other towns in the region, were so brutally beaten they needed hospital treatment, according to European Jewish Press. The general secretary of... Arutz 7 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885174/posts#comment Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:26:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873058/posts EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) -- An elderly man beaten unconscious by an assailant wielding a soda can awoke and shot the man during an attempted robbery, police said. Willie Lee Hill, 93, told police he saw the robber while in his bedroom Wednesday night. Hill confronted the man and was struck at least 50 times, police said. He was knocked unconscious. Covered in blood, Hill regained consciousness a short time later and pulled a .38-caliber handgun on his attacker. Williams saw the gun and charged the man, who fired a bullet that struck Williams in the throat, police said. "I... WAVE 3 TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873058/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:19:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1860744/posts AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A man has been arrested in the beating death of a passenger who'd been riding in a car that struck a toddler in Austin, Texas. Golden Gloves boxer Kurtiss Colvin has been charged with felony manslaughter and theft and a misdemeanor count of assault. He is being held on $215,000 bond. Last month, David Morales died trying to protect the driver of the car he had been riding in. The driver had struck a 2-year-old boy after dropping Morales off. Though the child was not seriously injured, several people attacked the driver, and Morales tried to... wlbt.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1860744/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jul 2007 14:37:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841905/posts The mother accused of launching a brutal beat-down of a 16-year-old at the Natick Mall last week has a record that includes 26 prior guilty pleas for various crimes, prosecutors said yesterday. This time, Marilyn Camacho, 40, of Framingham faces charges of launching a hair-pulling and kicking attack on a teen at the mall along with her own 12-, 13- and 16-year-old daughters. Natick District Court Judge Andrew D’Angelo ordered Camacho held on $1,000 bail yesterday. She is already being held on $5,000 bail out of the Framingham Juvenile Court, where she is charged with contributing to the delinquency of... MetroWest Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841905/posts#comment Wed, 30 May 2007 14:09:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1833432/posts Police arrested 22-year-old Deontae Edward Bradley in Warren last night, just hours after the video first aired. (Video of attack at story link) PROSECUTOR CHARGES IN BEATING AND CARJACKING OF 91 YEAR OLD MAN Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy charged Deonte Edward Bradley, 22 of Detroit in connection with the violent assault and carjacking of 91 year old Detroit resident Leonard Sims that occurred at 8:35 p.m. on May 4, 2007 in the parking lot of the Stop and Go Liquor Store located at 3206 W. McNichols. Mr. Sims parked his 2005 Chevy Malibu in the parking lot of... wxyz.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1833432/posts#comment Mon, 14 May 2007 19:26:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1811094/posts Jakarta - A 74-year-old Indonesian with 107 wives has reportedly been jailed for beating one of them in front of three others - because he suspected she had been unfaithful. The victim recounted the crime to police on Muslim-majority Indonesia's main island of Java, the Koran Tempo newspaper said. A local police chief was quoted as saying that the husband, Abdurahman, was guilty of torturing Tariah, his second wife. Islam permits up to four wives and polygamy is thought to be widespread in Indonesia. Only four of Abdurahman's wives were still living with him. He said he had 41 children... News24 (South Africa) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1811094/posts#comment Tue, 3 Apr 2007 11:31:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1808590/posts 68 and 78 Year Old Women Beaten and Raped in Separate Home Invasion Attacks Suspects In Pasco Attacks Sought Posted Mar 28, 2007 by Clarisa Gerlach Updated Mar 28, 2007 at 06:29 PM From The Tampa Tribune ZEPHYRHILLS - Pasco County deputies continue their search for two men today after an elderly woman was kidnapped from her home, raped and dumped with her vehicle yesterday in a quarry off an isolated road, authorities said. “We will not stop until we have these guys in jail and that there have been a number of really good leads in the case,”... The Tampa Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1808590/posts#comment Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:12:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1801926/posts Two days after they were beaten in a city park as they tried to help a girl who was under attack, Edward White and his wife, Angelique Denwiddie, are determined to move back to Chicago. White, a native of the North Side, said Thursday that he wants to return to the city to help youths find jobs and stay out of trouble. "It's time. I want to be a part of the community. I want to keep it strong," said White, 38, who has lived in Skokie with this wife and children for four years. Seeking better schools for their... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1801926/posts#comment Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:58:56 GMT