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(23,968 posts) Mon Apr 7, 2014, 07:26 PM Apr 2014

4 in custody, Detroit beating probe widens into hate crime investigation. [View all]

Source: Detroit News

Snip< Detroit — With four suspects now in custody, police and prosecutors are “widening the scope” of their investigation into last week’s beating of a 54-year-old white motorist to include the possibility that the mob assault was a hate crime, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Monday.

Snip< “We’re widening the scope of our investigation,” Craig said when asked if the beating constituted a hate crime. “Both our strategy and the prosecutor’s strategy is widening, and those factors are being looked into very closely. I can’t reveal some things about our investigation, but that is definitely something we’re considering.”

Read more: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140407/METRO01/304070072/4-custody-Detroit-beating-probe-widens-into-hate-crime-investigation

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4 in custody, Detroit beating probe widens into hate crime investigation. [View all] sarcasmo Apr 2014 OP

Some nasty comments being posted over there.....nt AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #1

Need I say DU too? alp227 Apr 2014 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2014 #2

Welcome to DU. This is a liberal website for supporters of liberal causes. I guess that makes valerief Apr 2014 #5

Already seeing the "Where is Jesse? Where is Al?" responses... shaayecanaan Apr 2014 #3

Amen to that MO_Moderate Apr 2014 #22

in that instance shaayecanaan Apr 2014 #23

Based on the news accounts I've seen... philosslayer Apr 2014 #4

Its more than that warrant46 Apr 2014 #7

street justice? Crepuscular Apr 2014 #8

You are preaching to the Choir warrant46 Apr 2014 #9

Got to warn you not to use term like "feral animals" alp227 Apr 2014 #12

Didn't know you went to those places and studied their predilictions and dialect warrant46 Apr 2014 #19

+1 whathehell Apr 2014 #27

+1 840high Apr 2014 #13

Street justice is no justice. AcertainLiz Apr 2014 #10

+100. n/t Skip Intro Apr 2014 #11

frankly I get tired of these attempts to divine the intentions of criminals shaayecanaan Apr 2014 #25

video interview of witness to the beating rollin74 Apr 2014 #14

Everyone should click on your link and watch the video. (nt) Manuel Beingman Apr 2014 #15

What a brave woman! Blue Diadem Apr 2014 #28

A Hundred people standing around while a dozen in the mob warrant46 Apr 2014 #29

yes and apparently she was the only one rollin74 Apr 2014 #30

The others may have been afraid. She is a very brave human being Yo_Mama Apr 2014 #31

true enough rollin74 Apr 2014 #32

No National News for Eric Miles because... LovingA2andMI Apr 2014 #16

thanks for the link Supersedeas Apr 2014 #34

As a Michigander ybbor Apr 2014 #17

Enter button... Hip_Flask Apr 2014 #20

Good point ybbor Apr 2014 #24

Welcome to the internet... Hip_Flask Apr 2014 #26

Hanging at the corner... bitchkitty Apr 2014 #21

Good n/t jtuck004 Apr 2014 #18

Being attacked by a mob madville Apr 2014 #33