White student beaten on school bus; crowd cheers

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Front of Drudge Report:

Tape shows beating on bus of Belleville West student
By Leah Thorsen
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
09/15/2009

BELLEVILLE — A Belleville West High School student was beaten aboard a bus on the way to school Monday, and a police spokesman said the beating could be racially motivated.

The 17-year-old victim was white and the teen assailants were black. Police released a video of the beating, which shows the victim being punched repeatedly while other students on the bus gather to watch, some cheering. It doesn't appear that the victim did anything to provoke an attack and tried only to defend himself. Police said it all unfolded in a five-minute span.

The victim was trying to find a seat and was told by two students he could not sit next to them, police said. When he did sit down, one teen tried to push him out of his seat then began grabbing the victim's neck and punching him in the face.
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Student attacked on Belleville West School Bus

[East Coast Elitist]

How is this relevant to U.S. politics?

Excuse me while I go prepare my thread, "Woman Has Purse Snatched on Washington, DC Metro."

[Horses]

How is this relevant to U.S. politics?

Excuse me while I go prepare my thread, "Woman Has Purse Snatched on Washington, DC Metro."

because it was a hate crime, and an extremely unusual one, black on white instead of white on black.

[Aj1990]

because it was a hate crime, and an extremely unusual one, black on white instead of white on black.

There is a lot of black on white hate crimes,but it is censored by the media.

[odie1kanobe]

because it was a hate crime, and an extremely unusual one, black on white instead of white on black.

Rubbish the media shys away from Black Hate crimes for fear of being called Racist.

[The Caped Cod]

What makes you say it's a hate crime? Could they not be bog standard bullies?

[Horses]

What makes you say it's a hate crime? Could they not be bog standard bullies?

the police say it is being treated as a hate crime.

[edor]

What are you afraid of? Perhaps a yes vote will have immigrants of all creeds ganging up outside the offices of Coir to take a pop at the muppets inside. After all, your stance is that you want to keep Ireland for the Irish:

'We’ll be forced to accept the common EU policy on immigration and asylum - even when immigrants are coming from countries outside the EU.

It’s crucial that we keep control of our immigration policy. Ireland has welcomed migrant workers but as unemployment rises daily we need to keep the right to close our borders.'
(from coircampaign.org )

[East Coast Elitist]

the police say it is being treated as a hate crime.

They say nothing of the sort. The exact quote is, "In my estimation, it's racially motivated." Schoolkids punching each other on a school bus--racially motivated or not--is hardly a hate crime.

[FutureTaoiseach]

They say nothing of the sort. The exact quote is, "In my estimation, it's racially motivated." Schoolkids punching each other on a school bus--racially motivated or not--is hardly a hate crime.

If the victim was Black and the assailants white, would that still be your view?