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enki23

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25. Because "white men with shaved heads" = probable racial motivation if the victim is black

Reply to oberliner (Reply #12)

Wed Jan 21, 2015, 10:28 AM

Jan 2015

Last edited Wed Jan 21, 2015, 11:36 AM - Edit history (1)

To state the ridiculously obvious.

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Homeless Man Set on Fire By 3 White Men With Shaved Heads [View all] xchrom Jan 2015 OP

WHY??? Omaha Steve Jan 2015 #1

I used to get in a man-rage about stuff like this. Now I just want to cry. BlueJazz Jan 2015 #2

I need to get to where you are, because right now ... 11 Bravo Jan 2015 #21

I have become so cynical..... daleanime Jan 2015 #3

Really? ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #6

Sociopaths. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #4

In this society heaven05 Jan 2015 #5

+1 LiberalLoner Jan 2015 #30

Pure evil newfie11 Jan 2015 #7

Hospital address in case you want to contact him: tblue Jan 2015 #8

N.J. has a fund to compensate victims of crime. Hoppy Jan 2015 #9

Appears So.. ozone82 Jan 2015 #13

If not, then I hope someone sets up a GoFundMe page for the victim. Terra Alta Jan 2015 #32

I hope they catch the attackers. They are probably locals & have attacked others before. Sunlei Jan 2015 #10

What the fuck is wrong with people? If my kid did this, I'd shoot him myself. Flatulo Jan 2015 #11

Is there a reason why their race is included in the headline? oberliner Jan 2015 #12

It's part of their description until they know who it was. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2015 #14

I can understand including those details in the body of the article oberliner Jan 2015 #15

In that case let's mention late teens to early 20's as their described ages Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #19

Sounds like Nazi skins to me. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #16

That's kinda what I was thinking. joshdawg Jan 2015 #17

Or off-duty Marines (there's a naval base less than ten miles away) Spider Jerusalem Jan 2015 #18

Hopefully not. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #22

The two groups ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #27

Fort Carson is not a Marine base! pocoloco Jan 2015 #28

Are there no Marine at Fort Hood? ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #29

Right. Cops too, I don't have a link handy... Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #33

Because "white men with shaved heads" = probable racial motivation if the victim is black enki23 Jan 2015 #25

I wonder how they became radicalized? n/t jtuck004 Jan 2015 #20

Sad K&R. Overseas Jan 2015 #23

These sociopaths need to be caught and put away.. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #24

grrr allan01 Jan 2015 #26

an eye for an eye Terra Alta Jan 2015 #31

I hope they catch these bastards and lock them away forever. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #34

This poor man is going to be in agony for the rest of his life. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #35