Racist Old Taunter Gets What He Deserves... Or Something

Matt Drudge links to the Toldedo Blade account of a weekend beating in Ohio of a 78 year old man by a multi-racial gang:

Man, 78, recounts assault by 6 youths in E. Toledo

It was six against one.

Six juveniles -- the youngest 11, and the oldest 17 -- nearly boxed in Dallas Watts, a 78-year-old man from East Toledo.

Mr. Watts was on his way home from the nearby Gas Express Mart at Starr Avenue and White Street about 4:45 p.m. Saturday when the boys approached him.

One pointed at Mr. Watts and said, "take him down," the victim recounted in an interview Monday.

Mr. Watts, carrying home two small bags of pork rinds to dole out as treats to his three dachshunds, looked at the youth and said, "Why you picking on me?" Mr. Watts recalled. "Remember Trayvon. Why you picking on me?"

The boy, again, allegedly told his friends to "take him down."

Toledo police charged two children -- the 11-year-old and a 17-year-old -- with robbery, Sgt. Roy Kennedy said.

...

The 17-year-old also faces a felonious assault charge from an unrelated shooting, Ms. Olender said. The teen allegedly shot Mark Bolling, 24, in the 600 block of Leonard Street in East Toledo on March 18.

Mr. Watts said one of the boys delivered a single blow to the back of his head during the incident Saturday, knocking the victim to the ground.

At one point, the victim recalled being lifted from the ground so one of the boys could "drop-kick" him in the chest.

One boy, he said, put his foot on the back of the victim's neck, with another shouting, "Kill him."

While Mr. Watts was down the boys kicked him, over and over, shouting, "[Get] that white [man]. This is for Trayvon ... Trayvon lives, white [man]. Kill that white [man]," according to a police report.

The boys fled when a man shouted at them, according to the report.

Let's pause for a moment - per this report, Mr. Watts says he was beaten down by a rainbow coalition:

Watts says that both black and white kids, ranging from ages 11 to 17, were responsible for the attack this weekend that almost took his life. Police have arrested three suspects so far in the case.

Was it a hate crime?  Police aren't sure:

"It's still up in the air who started the verbal confrontation," Sergeant Kennedy said, adding that stories given by the suspect and the victim conflict and the investigation is ongoing.

The investigation is not setting any land speed records.  From The Blaze:

I have heard that there were some comments made, some racial comments made, but that we’re still investigating,” Toledo police Sgt. Phone Toney tells The Blaze. “We can’t really confirm that one way or the other at this point. We still have not talked with Mr. Watts yet. We’re going to be talking to him a little bit later.”

Wait - Sgt. Kennedy says the victim's story differs from the muggers; Sgt. Toney says they haven't talked to the victim.  Maybe they have a special Hate Crimes Unit that hasn't rolled out yet. Or a special Polar Bear unit.

In any case, they aren't sure it is a hate crime, but it doesn't seem to be a more socially acceptable 'greed crime' either:

As authorities broaden their investigation into this weekend’s incident, they have yet to determine a clear motive in the attack. Since Watts’ wallet and credit cards were not stolen, however, they are considering ruling out the event as an attempted robbery.

They did, however, take the pork rinds.  No doubt as a protest of his racist stereotyping and mockery.

On a brighter note, perhaps this is a mere 'impulse crime', in which case we should reach out to these poor muggers with compassion and understanding.  Remember, if Obama had a son he might look like some of these kids.  Heck, maybe all of them.

I am sure Robert Wright will be available to explain that by mentioning Trayvon and implying he might shoot them all dead Mr. Watts brought this upon himself.  That is a hypothesis, I kid you not, which the Blade reports:

For investigators, it's unclear whether the assault was motivated by an attempt to avenge the Martin youth's death or whether Mr. Watts' "Remember Trayvon" message was misinterpreted as threatening or racist.

Lest you wonder, there was no homicidal intent:

All I could hear before I passed out, 'Don't kill him, or we all go to jail,'" Watts recalled. "If (the customers) had not gotten involved, he would have killed me."

Why are the police even involved?  An old coot taunts some kids with pork rinds and "Remember Trayvon" threats and gets what he deserves, or at least, should have expected. Al Sharpton needs to get on the next plane to Toledo.

Or that is my guess.  But I have never claimed to be smart enough to be a lefty so I don't really know how they pick their narratives.

 

Comments

[clarice feldman]

Disgusting. And to think I once questioned Horowitz when he said the Hate Crimes laws would only be used against whites.

[Rob Crawford]

I get the feeling "[man]" is a euphemism for something... perhaps a racial slur?

[cboldt]

[man] = [motherfucker]

In the words of George Zimmerman, "Fucking punks."

[narciso]

wel it's less vivid than the Captain Cecchino comparison, but it does make a point

http://hotair.com/archives/2012/04/05/important-dems-mad-at-rnc-chief-for-comparing-women-to-caterpillars-or-something/

[Rick Ballard]

A little more on Mr. Watts.

“All I meant by saying ‘remember Trayvon’ is to remember what happened to him, don’t duplicate it here,” he said.

The Blade added that the assault took place "only a few hours after a peaceful rally" showing support for the Martin family.

Mr. Watts told the Blade he never allowed weapons in his home while his children were growing up, but the incident has changed his attitude.

Now, he plans to buy a gun and get a permit to carry it.

I believe the families of the black youths who will be killed as a result of trying to lynch whites should bill the Grand Kleagle of the Black Klan in DC for the funerals.

[Forbes]

Wait. We need to understand the youths' (young punks) motive before we can determine what crime has occurred? We need to find out what was said to determine if a crime was committed?

Seems an assault was committed. I'd say the injuries were dispositive--or are the six youths claiming self defense? (Remember Trayvon allusion...)

[AliceH]

wel it's less vivid than the Captain Cecchino comparison...

No, not cryptic but tricky until one works out this allusion is to Captain Schettino of the Cruise ship Costa Concordia, and further that the left spells his name "Scatino" for the most part in their outrageous outrage on Reince Priebus having (I gather) said "The President is our Scatino"...

Phew. See, there is a real art of compression in Narc's comments, and unpacking it is like unfolding an origami penguin.

[Extraneus]

You should be commended for this attempt, Alice. Unfortunately, it means watching every episode of Futurama.

[xbradtc]

You can't really blame the kids for taking the pork rinds, though. Those things f*cking rock!

[Extraneus]

lol brad

[Art]

Oh come now... that 78 year-old guy looks nothing like Obama's son.

[Extraneus]

lol brad

[cboldt]

More walking back by MSNBC.

MSNBC Video - April 6, 2012

Since August, he called the police seven times. Five times, reporting his suspicions about young men in the area, but he never mentioned the mens' race without being asked.

[windansea]

Posted by: cboldt | April 05, 2012 at 07:07 PM

glad to see you on the job bro

[cboldt]

CBS Headline - "Martin shooter's family goes on the offense"

Gee, you think maybe what Zimmerman is doing, again, is DEFENDING himself? The media is shameless in promoting its biased point of view.

[Ignatz]

--Phew. See, there is a real art of compression in Narc's comments, and unpacking it is like unfolding an origami penguin.--

I may be falling in love.
AliceH; doing the heavy lifting so we don't have to.

[Captain Hate]

Reince was being too kind by comparing the Indonesian to the dago coward; although it's nice to see somebody in the RNC show some backbone (the Duke and Duke finishing school should rectify that in short order).

[Captain Hate]

Moo U must be so proud: http://minx.cc/?post=328187

[narciso]

Kramerica nods, OTOT, I linked the oevre of my dear paisan Ms, Alvarez, which the Times chooses to showcase with that fiskworthy story
that every Afghan or Iraq vet is a potential
criminal,

[AliceH]

Ex: Thank you. I have realized I'll fall short on a lot of pop culture references, but I love a puzzle and that makes up for a lot. Used to work the Guardian cryptic crosswords all the time - it was odd how many times I knew the right answer, but spent days trying to decipher the clue so I could see WHY it was right.

Ig: Um? okay - but no pics ;-)

[Ignatz]

Agreed Alice. It'll be our little secret.

[daddy]

Captain,

Great link to "Olbermann's Broadcasting Empire".

Am trying to come up with who I want to do the dramatic reading of his complaint---am partial to some old fop like Peter O'Toole but I might be satisfied with David Hasselhoff, as long as he was on the kitchen floor drunk out of his mind and shrieking.

[Jimmy the Saint]

Dallas Watts to be charged with several felonies: 1 count of cracka-ass crackadom; 1 count existing while being white; and 1 count of Rep'rations, Bitchez!

[Blade online editor]

The Blade, 4/7/12: "Police say the robbery and assault of a 78-year-old Toledo man by six juveniles were not racially motivated and his account of what happened might have been exaggerated. On Thursday, Toledo police Capt. Wes Bombrys said investigators determined the crime involving Dallas Watts was not racially motivated. On Friday, police Sgt. Phil Toney agreed, adding, "After the investigation, it was revealed that the story told by Mr. Watts was somewhat exaggerated, although he was assaulted and robbed. His story as to how everything happened appears to be a little bit exaggerated. " … It's causing issues here that shouldn't be here," Sergeant Toney said. "Let the police and courts do what they need to do and handle it. The people who robbed and assaulted Watts have been charged." http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2012/04/07/Toledo-police-Man-s-account-of-assault-may-be-exaggerated.html