4 more teens arrested in fatal subway attack; sixth sought [Philadelphia]

Phila Daily News ^ | 4/3/08 | DAVID GAMBACORTA, DAFNEY TALES & JULIE SHAW

[freespirited]

Despite the speculation, there is absolutely no indication that it was any type of a hate crime," Costello said.

But were the victim black and the perps white I suspect it would automatically be a hate crime.

[blam]

Line’em up and shoot’em.

[karnage]

“inexplicable” attack, huh? Was the victim white? (Sorry to be behind the curve on this)

[johnny7]

I bet they all walk...

[stainlessbanner]

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Keenan Jones, the co-founder of Black Entrepreneurs and Rap United Together, a local entertainment company, said he worked with many of the teens involved in Wednesday's attack.

He said the teens lost a friend and fellow group member to suicide on Tuesday. Jones said they didn't know how to deal with their loss, which is why they lashed out when they had words with Tazwell.

"They were not some thugs who went downtown to attack people," he said.

Source

[freespirited]

Yes, the victim was white and the gang of attackers black.

[Signalman]

First names of the accused criminals, according to the article:

Nasheem, Ameer, Kinta and...Arthur?

Nope, no hate crime here.

Nothing to see here, move along.

[freespirited]

He said the teens lost a friend and fellow group member to suicide on Tuesday. Jones said they didn't know how to deal with their loss, which is why they lashed out when they had words with Tazwell.

Oh for cryin out loud, why doesnt he just say they ate too many twinkies? A lot of us lost friends, either to accidents or suicide when we were that age. Yet we didn't go attack anyone.

[Signalman]

Yes, the victim was white and the gang of attackers black.

Well then, that does it for me. No hate crime here. Everyone knows that white males cannot be victims of hate crimes/sarc.

[truthguy]

Okay Freepers here's the general rule (most of you know this already). This is true the vast majority of the time:

If you do not see pictures of the victim and the accused, then there is a high degree of certainly that the victim was white and the accused is black.

If you see pictures of the victim, and not the accused, the victim is black and the accused is almost always black.

If the victim is black and the accused is white (extremely rare) , there is an almost 100 per cent certainly that you will see pictures.

[sportutegrl]

It won’t be long before the ‘free the Jena 6’ crowd comes out protesting these ‘innocent youths’ being arrested.

[hosepipe]

BUZZZZ.. Its time for a good ol' vigilante.. I remember that vigilante fella in New York City.. What a guy..

WHAT IF... somebody that was not a moron.. gave the criminals something to think about.. ala!.. Death Wish.. the movie.. Sure the media would go nutz unril the vigilants started targeting SOME OF THEM... You know to give those in the medis SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT..

While were at it.. dealing with the gangs in our citys would be good training ground for our special forces people.. Would be very good training for dealing with terrorists.. ADD in a vigilante and VIOLA!.. we would have some drama for the TV news hour.. TV anchors looking over their shoulders and muggers afraid to go out of the house.. NOW I'd call that entertainment..

[twigs]

Yes. hoever, there was another similar crime in Philly several days ago near where this one took place. The victim in that attack was black.

[truthguy]

Correction from truthguy:

certainity and not certainly (typo)!

[MaxMax]

And I'll bet one of those teens used a phone camera to tape it.
Soon to be leaked. IMO

[DeLaine]

I didn’t know how to deal with my loss either, but you know what? I didn’t attack and kill ONE PERSON!!! Not one!

[Gritty]

... Ameer Best, 17,... Arthur Alston, 16,... Rasheem Bell, 16,... Nashir Fisher, 16,... Kinta Stanton, 16,

I can just hear the mothers on TV outside the courtroom during the hearings now,.... "My baby he be a good boy. He neva' done nuthin' wrong!"

[null and void]

...yet...

[Leisler]

"Remembered as a quiet, generous man, Conroy grew up in Upper Darby, lived in California for several years, then returned to the region and settled in South Philadelphia. Three days before he was killed, he had become engaged to be married."

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080403_Four_more_Gratz_teens_charged_in_subway_death.html

Outside Gratz yesterday afternoon, four students said they noticed the commotion as one officer in uniform and several others in plainclothes came into the school to make the arrests. A youth who would give his name only as Ty said he was walking into school when a teacher called out, "Turn around!" Ty stopped on stairs and stepped back as a procession of police went past. He could tell they had someone in custody, but he couldn't tell who.
"I've never seen no cop come into the school and take somebody out," he said yesterday, wondering which of his classmates had been arrested. "We probably know every last one of them."
Ty, 15, said he was interested to know whether the youth already in custody had identified the other alleged killers.
"Me personally, the way I was raised, I wouldn't snitch," he said.