Black Teenagers in Baltimore Allegedly Beat Hispanic Man While Yelling "This is For Trayvon"
Police investigating whether the Zimmerman verdict played a part in the incident even as they have no suspects yet
Baltimore police say they are investigating a witness account that a group of black youths beat a Hispanic man near Patterson Park Sunday while saying, "This is for Trayvon."
A witness posted the account on a community Facebook page, and police confirmed they are looking into whether the suspects' reaction to the verdict in the Florida trial of George Zimmerman played a part in the incident. A police report on the beating does not mention the alleged comments.
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You know who else allegedly beat a Hispanic man...
Mexicans gonna get lynched over this.
This happened in my neighborhood. Can't wait for the race war to break out, and I also can't wait to leave.
But was the victim a white Hispanic? Because if so, he deserved it for having the temerity of being similar to a guy who killed a black kid (in self defense) 750 miles away.
He should have known better than to be Hispanic.
/collectivist
I hope the media is proud of itself.
I guess it's politically incorrect to said then this is no time to said "This is from Trayvon if you're in East L.A....
Another article from the Baltimore Sun who wondered about local crime?
And here one more article about the Trayvon Martin case http://weaselzippers.us/2013/0.....artin-case
Sad
Not a shocking result when people go out of their way to promote lies and hate.