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counting 10-01-2002 10:51 PM

Mob of Children Killed 36 year old African American Man
 
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- A man savagely beaten with rakes, shovels and baseball bats by a child mob died Tuesday as authorities held nine youths in custody, and sought seven more.

The group of children, ages 10 to 18, attacked Charlie Young Jr. late Sunday after a fight that started when one of the children tossed an egg at him, police said.

Young, 36, suffered severe brain injuries and was hospitalized in critical condition after the attack. He died Tuesday, said Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital spokesman Mark McLaughlin.

"It was unhuman what they did," the victim's brother, Keith Young, told WTMJ-TV.

Police Chief Arthur Jones said about 16 to 20 young men who had gathered Sunday night prodded a 10-year-old to throw an egg at Young. The egg hit the Milwaukee man in the shoulder, and he started chasing the boy. But a 14-year-old got between the two, and Young punched him, knocking out a tooth.

Several of the youths then banded together to attack Young, Jones said. They chased him onto the porch of a house on the city's north side and pummeled him, leaving blood spattered from floor to ceiling, police said.

Young managed to briefly escape into the house, but the mob dragged him back outside and beat him until police responded to a neighbor's 911 call, the landlord said.

Young apparently was a random victim, Jones said.

"We have no reason to believe they (the youths) knew this was Mr. Young or they targeted Mr. Young," Jones said.

The nine youths taken into custody likely will be charged Wednesday, Jones said, though he didn't know if they would be charged as adults or juveniles.

:( :(What is happening to our youths? That they would savagely beat a man to death. What they did was sad and heartless. Each of those children to face their crime, not as juvenilles, but as adults. They were fully aware of what they were doing.

:mad: :mad:

ladygreek 10-02-2002 12:28 AM

OMG
 
This is truly, truly horrible.

Peace 10-02-2002 07:23 AM

http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/oct02/84237.asp


The problem particularly with black children....THERE are no MEN IN THE HOMES....I have got to stand by this, we need some James Evans in the homes.

Koss28 10-02-2002 09:24 AM

No men in the homes is a definite problem in alot of black homes. But besides that, even in a single parent home, discipline is paramount. Those kids shouldn't have been out in the streets that late at night. Parents need to take care of their responsibility and I believe they should and will be held accountable for what happened.

Koss28

BabyBlue91 10-02-2002 11:08 AM

I hear you, Koss28. Someone on the Tom Joyner morning show asked why these children were outdoors after 11 p.m. on a school night (the attack occurred on Sunday). When I got to work, my coworker agreed that kids today are raising themselves. Terrible, just terrible!

Steeltrap 10-02-2002 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Peace
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/oct02/84237.asp


The problem particularly with black children....THERE are no MEN IN THE HOMES....I have got to stand by this, we need some James Evans in the homes.

You've hit the nail on the head. How will little boys grow up to be proper men if they have no consistent role models?

PrettyKitty 10-11-2002 01:13 PM

I didn't know the man was black! THAT'S AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:


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