Many blacks beat white couple, media bury attack

[Janice]

http://www.wnd.com/2012/05/100-black...buries-attack/

Many blacks beat white couple, media bury attack

'That is sad and disgusting. Someone should be fired or resign'

There’s outrage in Norfolk, Va., today after a white couple was attacked by dozens of black teenagers, and the local newspaper did not report on the incident for two weeks, despite the victims being reporters for the paper.

Even today, the Virginian-Pilot did not cover the crime as news, but rather as an opinion piece by columnist Michelle Washington.

“Wave after wave of young men surged forward to take turns punching and kicking their victim,” Washington wrote, describing the onslaught that began when Dave Forster and Marjon Rostami stopped at a traffic light while driving home from a show on a Saturday night. A crowd of at least 100 black young people was on the sidewalk at the time.

“Rostami locked her car door. Someone threw a rock at her window. Forster got out to confront the rock-thrower, and that’s when the beating began. …

“The victim’s friend, a young woman, tried to pull him back into his car. Attackers came after her, pulling her hair, punching her head and causing a bloody scratch to the surface of her eye. She called 911. A recording told her all lines were busy. She called again. Busy. On her third try, she got through and, hysterical, could scream only their location. Church and Brambleton. Church and Brambleton. Church and Brambleton. It happened four blocks from where they work, here at the Virginian-Pilot.”

Washington says neither suffered grave injuries, but both were out of work for a week. Forster’s torso ached from blows to his ribs, and he retained a thumb-sized bump on his head. Rostami reportedly fears to be alone in her home, while Forster wishes he’d stayed in the car.

The columnist admits the story has not, until today, appeared in the Virginian-Pilot.
“The responding officer coded the incident as a simple assault, despite their assertions that at least 30 people had participated in the attack,” Washington explains. “A reporter making routine checks of police reports would see ‘simple assault’ and, if the names were unfamiliar, would be unlikely to write about it. In this case, editors hesitated to assign a story about their own employees. Would it seem like the paper treated its employees differently from other crime victims?”

Washington says the day after the beatings, Forster searched Twitter for mention of the attack, and one post in particular chilled him.

“I feel for the white man who got beat up at the light,” wrote one person.

“I don’t,” wrote another, indicating laughter. “(do it for trayvon martin)”
Trayvon Martin is the unarmed black teen who died after being shot by a community-watch captain with white and Hispanic parents, George Zimmerman, in Sanford, Fla., sparking a wave of outrage long after the incident.

The newspaper is coming under heavy criticism today from residents in the greater Norfolk area, known as Hampton Roads.

“It is unbelievable that the Virginian-Pilot would BURY this story for two weeks for politically correct reasons. That is sad and disgusting,” said David Englert of Norfolk. “Someone should be fired or resign over the decision not to report this attack. It is a sad enough commentary on our society and community to read about how the responding police viewed this crime, but for our only newspaper to decide that they will hide from the truth rather than report the truth is PATHETIC! Any attack by a mob of people on any innocent victim should be put under a bright spotlight for all involved to be judged and exposed as appropriate, and to make sure that the criminal justice system does its job to protect those who obey the law.”

William Tabor of Chesapeake, Va., complained: “Surely the Pilot knew about it. A racially motivated attack is certainly news. Was it not politically correct enough to be reported? Is civilization suspended in Norfolk after dark? If we can’t rely on the police for protection, and our [news] media fails to warn us of such hazards, we can only rely on ourselves.”

Charles Chandler of Norfolk indicated: “I am not sure what I am angrier about. This story, or the crowd of black teens who needlessly and thoughtlessly beat two white victims. Or am I just angry that this still occurs in the year 2012. Nearly fifty years after the marches and the speeches and the declaration of civil liberties for all people. Clearly we are nowhere near the dream Dr. King envisioned. I am angry. I am angry at the calloused cop who stated ‘this is what they do.’ I am angry at the Pilot for hiding it under a bushel.”

And Douglas Gaynor of Virginia Beach brought up the need for self-defense, saying, “If the young lady was armed and trained, she could have whipped out P345 and taken out a few thugs.”


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[retrofan05]

Wow, a story about blacks beating whites covered up in Virginia? My how times have changed.

[spunkygirl]

If this were the other way around Al Sharpton would be screaming for their heads on a platter

sick and disgusting, someone needs fired for this

[Family Ties Forever!]

Any attack by a mob of people on any innocent victim should be put under a bright spotlight for all involved to be judged and exposed as appropriate, and to make sure that the criminal justice system does its job to protect those who obey the law.”

Any attack should be thoroughly investigated. The fact that it was covered up because it was two white people that were beaten up instead of two blacks is disgusting.

Originally Posted by Dragonflies

If this were the other way around Al Sharpton would be screaming for their heads on a platter

sick and disgusting, someone needs fired for this

Exactly. It's sickening that if it were the other way around we would be hearing Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson screaming about injustice and offering a bounty. I guess they don't care when white people are viciously attacked.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Family Ties Forever!

Any attack should be thoroughly investigated. The fact that it was covered up because it was two white people that were beaten up instead of two blacks is disgusting.



Exactly. It's sickening that if it were the other way around we would be hearing Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson screaming about injustice and offering a bounty. I guess they don't care when white people are viciously attacked.

They don't which is why I can care less about Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson. F*ck them both

[Big3sCompanyFan]

Just to be accurate that woman has an Iranian sounding surname so she isn't white like the other guy.

Of course it should be 100% prosecuted regardless of looks!

[Janice]

Originally Posted by Big3sCompanyFan

Just to be accurate that woman has an Iranian sounding surname so she isn't white like the other guy.

Of course it should be 100% prosecuted regardless of looks!

That's quite an assumption to make. She could have that name by marriage, adoption taking her stepfather's name. In any case, here's her photo. I'm sure in the dark of night, she looked white enough for those animals.

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[Big3sCompanyFan]

Originally Posted by Janice

That's quite an assumption to make. She could have that name by marriage, adoption taking her stepfather's name. In any case, here's her photo. I'm sure in the dark of night, she looked white enough for those animals.

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I've seen Iranians who look just like that. Of course that doesn't mean she is Iranian but it's possible.

She's not a typical WASP white is the point.

[Janice]

Originally Posted by Big3sCompanyFan

I've seen Iranians who look just like that. Of course that doesn't mean she is Iranian but it's possible.

She's not a typical WASP white is the point.

And you had NO way of knowing that, because as I previously stated, she could have that name by variety of ways. Still, you posted it as fact.

[ABlairican Pie]

I've read this story. It's very sad and disgusting. For some strange reason, some people of other ethnicities who are not "white" enough are being targeted by blacks as actually being "white". George Zimmerman is being called a "white Latino". The girl in this attack is Iranian, or or Iranian lineage. Yet she is being targeted as being "white". We have a new kind of racism here. I have heard that attacks on whites and those perceived to be white are going up due to the Trayvon Martin case.

[Family Ties Forever!]

Originally Posted by Janice

And you had NO way of knowing that, because as I previously stated, she could have that name by variety of ways. Still, you posted it as fact.

Exactly. Just because her last name might sound Iranian, doesn't mean she is.

Originally Posted by ABlairican Pie

I've read this story. It's very sad and disgusting. For some strange reason, some people of other ethnicities who are not "white" enough are being targeted by blacks as actually being "white". George Zimmerman is being called a "white Latino". The girl in this attack is Iranian, or or Iranian lineage. Yet she is being targeted as being "white". We have a new kind of racism here. I have heard that attacks on whites and those perceived to be white are going up due to the Trayvon Martin case.

It's sad that white people are being targeted and attacked because of the Trayvon case. Blacks beating up white people will not bring Trayvon back to life. He's just an excuse for them to attack people who aren't black. Just how long can they milk the TM situation. Yes, it was unfortunate that TM died, but it's time to move on already.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Family Ties Forever!

Exactly. Just because her last name might sound Iranian, doesn't mean she is.



It's sad that white people are being targeted and attacked because of the Trayvon case. Blacks beating up white people will not bring Trayvon back to life. He's just an excuse for them to attack people who aren't black. Just how long can they milk the TM situation. Yes, it was unfortunate that TM died, but it's time to move on already.

Blacks were beating up whites all summer here in philly so it definitely has nothing to do with the Travyon Martin case. And it's still happening and no one seems to care but if it was reversed it would be all over the news.

[Brieannas21]

I don't understand why they just didn't drive off and why did the guy get out of the car to confront the person who threw the rock.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

I don't understand why they just didn't drive off and why did the guy get out of the car to confront the person who threw the rock.

You can't confront no one when you are outnumbered. Just have to deal with it and let it go

[Brieannas21]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

You can't confront no one when you are outnumbered. Just have to deal with it and let it go

The guy should have never gotten out of the car. They should have floored it even if it meant hitting some of the people who were coming near their car. Mind Boggling.