(09-09-2014 09:44 AM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

Thank you Grandma. Good to see. Wish we had more like her.

“His daddy is not a male role model, that’s my son and he’s not,” said the grandmother, “I hope he looks at this news thing and sees me saying this since he never wants to listen to me, he needs to be more involved in his child’s life.”

Quote: Mayor A C Wharton and Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong called on parents to take responsibility for their children’s actions, after a video that showed a mob of teens attacking customers and employees at a Memphis Kroger went viral.

“The incident that occurred last night is a true depiction of lack of parenting,’ said Director Armstrong.

A grandmother who did not want to be shown on camera said her 15-year-old grandson was with the group on Saturday at Poplar Avenue and Highland Street.

After watching the video on WMC Actions News 5, she did what she hopes other parents will do … called police and turned him in.

“I plead to all parents to just, if they know that their child was down there even if their child didn’t do anything, we need to get a hold of our kids,” said the grandmother.

http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/2647...lls-police

Now up to 11 arrests...a local group has organized a "love mob" to go to that Kroger today.

http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/2648...-at-kroger

(09-09-2014 10:23 AM)GoApps70 Wrote:  About time for responsible citizens to be required to carry firearms.

yeah, lets go back to the wild west...

(09-09-2014 03:55 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 10:23 AM)GoApps70 Wrote:  About time for responsible citizens to be required to carry firearms.

yeah, lets go back to the wild west...

That's basically what we have with these ghetto mobs. Sometimes force must be met with force. This is one of those times and these people should be mowed down. Sorry.

(09-09-2014 03:55 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 10:23 AM)GoApps70 Wrote:  About time for responsible citizens to be required to carry firearms.

yeah, lets go back to the wild west...

That mob beating probably would not have happened in the wild west because I just can't imagine someone wanting to be the first guy to attack someone with a 6 shooter or two.

But if your "wild west" comment was an implied thought that we're more civilized than we were back then, then explain the video, the knock out game, flash mobs, etc.

(09-09-2014 09:44 AM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

Thank you Grandma. Good to see. Wish we had more like her.

“His daddy is not a male role model, that’s my son and he’s not,” said the grandmother, “I hope he looks at this news thing and sees me saying this since he never wants to listen to me, he needs to be more involved in his child’s life.”

Quote: Mayor A C Wharton and Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong called on parents to take responsibility for their children’s actions, after a video that showed a mob of teens attacking customers and employees at a Memphis Kroger went viral.

“The incident that occurred last night is a true depiction of lack of parenting,’ said Director Armstrong.

A grandmother who did not want to be shown on camera said her 15-year-old grandson was with the group on Saturday at Poplar Avenue and Highland Street.

After watching the video on WMC Actions News 5, she did what she hopes other parents will do … called police and turned him in.

“I plead to all parents to just, if they know that their child was down there even if their child didn’t do anything, we need to get a hold of our kids,” said the grandmother.

http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/2647...lls-police

Definitely must applaud the grandmother. Mine would have called the cops too if I did something that reckless and stupid...after I dealt with her punishment first.

(09-09-2014 04:27 PM)pharaoh0 Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 09:44 AM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

Thank you Grandma. Good to see. Wish we had more like her.

“His daddy is not a male role model, that’s my son and he’s not,” said the grandmother, “I hope he looks at this news thing and sees me saying this since he never wants to listen to me, he needs to be more involved in his child’s life.”

Quote: Mayor A C Wharton and Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong called on parents to take responsibility for their children’s actions, after a video that showed a mob of teens attacking customers and employees at a Memphis Kroger went viral.

“The incident that occurred last night is a true depiction of lack of parenting,’ said Director Armstrong.

A grandmother who did not want to be shown on camera said her 15-year-old grandson was with the group on Saturday at Poplar Avenue and Highland Street.

After watching the video on WMC Actions News 5, she did what she hopes other parents will do … called police and turned him in.

“I plead to all parents to just, if they know that their child was down there even if their child didn’t do anything, we need to get a hold of our kids,” said the grandmother.

http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/2647...lls-police

Definitely must applaud the grandmother. Mine would have called the cops too if I did something that reckless and stupid...after I dealt with her punishment first.

Mine would have marched me the 7 miles to the Sheriffs Dept whipping my tail with a hickory switch the whole time.

Judge has denied the 11 arrested bail...they will stay in juvenile jail until their trial.

(09-09-2014 06:00 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Judge has denied the 11 arrested bail...they will stay in juvenile jail until their trial.

How can he deny them bail? They're not traitors or murders. What are these goons charged with anyway?

(09-09-2014 06:27 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 06:00 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Judge has denied the 11 arrested bail...they will stay in juvenile jail until their trial.

How can he deny them bail? They're not traitors or murders. What are these goons charged with anyway?

Aggravated rioting.

http://www.tncrimlaw.com/TPI_Crim/30_01.htm

Class E felony.

http://web.utk.edu/~scheb/overview.html

Memphis attack: Father weeps over video of badly beaten son

This man's son was doing the right thing. Working at Kroger's as a bag boy. Not doing harm to anyone. Then these animals attack him for no reason and beat him badly. This dad suffers through watching the video. These animals need to be dealt with harshly and not see a day of freedom for a long time. If they do, I wouldn't blame that dad for getting even with those animals. Not in the least. The "white dude" the little b#tch laughed at getting beaten is this man's son. That b#tch will get her's one day hopefully.

Where are Al, Jesse, Obama and Holder to help this poor man and his son. They are the slime of the country. They are the racial merchants.

Quote:Mark Sauser is a man not prone to show his emotions. But when he saw the video, he wept.

The video showed a rampaging mob attacking people indiscriminately in the parking lot of a Kroger supermarket in Memphis, Tennessee. A bag boy saw the advancing crowd and sought shelter.

He tried to escape but within a matter of moments the young man found himself swept up in the violence and chaos.

The first punch came without warning. He was knocked to the ground. Then came another and the boy collapsed. But the angry mob would not let up. They slammed pumpkins into the boy’s battered body. The boy lost consciousness.

He watched as strangers pummeled his son. And as a father he struggled to keep his emotions in check.

All you could see was blood and pumpkins, an eyewitness told television station WREG.

As the boy lay helpless on the ground, one of the predators hovered over his prey -- kicking the bag boy’s body. Again. And again. And again. And again.

Every single gut-wrenching kick was captured on a cell phone video that has since gone viral.

“Hold on, they got a white dude,” the person filming said.

The “white dude” is Mark Sauser’s son.

He’s a 17-year-old honor roll student at a prominent Catholic high school. And he came very close to losing his life last weekend.

“They could have murdered my son and I have no doubt that some were trying to,” Mr. Sauser told me from his home in Memphis. He asked me not to mention the boy’s name.

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Memphis police say as many as 125 teenagers were involved in last Saturday’s melee -- that left two other people injured. Authorities believe the young thugs were playing a game called “point them out, knock them out.”

The thug who attacked Mr. Sauser’s son is a teenager with a lengthy criminal history. So far 11 people have been arrested — all under the age of 19-years-old. Most are facing felony charges. Police have said the attack does not appear to be a hate crime because not all of the victims are white.

It was just about a month ago that his son got hired at Kroger. The senior in high school needed to earn some money for college as well as his hobby — building computers.

So the part time position at Kroger seemed ideal - until Saturday night.

It was hardly a fair fight -- a rampaging mob versus a slender, bespectacled teenager -- just five feet, nine inches tall -- a wisp of a fellow.

“He’s not a kid who’s ever been in a fight,” Mr. Sauser told me. “He couldn’t hurt a fly. He’s a good kid -- a very generous kid.”

Mr. Sauser was at home with his wife Saturday night when the phone rang. It was the manager of Kroger. Come quickly, he said. Your son has been seriously hurt.

The Sausers jumped into their truck and sped down Poplar Avenue. They arrived at the store in a matter of minutes.

Their son was bruised, battered and bloodied. But he was alive.

“He didn’t look too bad,” Mr. Sauser told me. “But I didn’t understand the full ramifications of what had happened. I was not aware that he had been kicked.”

They took him to Baptist East Hospital where doctors pronounced him well enough to go home. There was no bleeding on his brain. There was no skull fracture. It was, quite frankly, a miracle.

It wasn’t until Mr. Sauser watched the video that he realized the danger his son had faced.

He watched as strangers pummeled his son. And as a father he struggled to keep his emotions in check.

“I’ll be honest — I wept,” he said. “My wife won’t watch it.”

“It’s very hard to see people trying to hurt your son,” he said. “They didn’t even know who he was.”

They had no idea that this young man was an honors student. They had no idea that he played clarinet in the band. They had no idea that he had a brother and three sisters.

Mr. Sauser said he saw something else in that video — rage.

“They were taking out anybody they could get their hands on,” he said.

“My first gut reaction - they need to be tried as an adult,” he said. “That was serious. they could have murdered my son and I have no doubt that some were trying to.”

At the same time, he said, you can’t throw people away.

The aftermath of the attack has generated outrage across Memphis -- and to some extent the nation. Many have suggested what happened in the Kroger parking lot was a hate crime. Mr. Sauser’s son is white. His attackers are black.

But Mr. Sauser says this is not about race. This is about the the breakdown of the American family. And he said there needs to be a national conversation about the issue.

“No one talks about this,” he said. “There’s no family structure — kids who’ve never had a dad. What kind of life is that? Not a single person can replace your dad — not a single person can. These kids have to have families.”

Nevertheless, a crime has been committed — and someone must pay.

“Somebody’s got to be held accountable,” he said. “Somebody’s got to be responsible.”

Life in the Sauser household is slowly returning to normal. Their resilient son is returning to school today -- and when he’s ready -- he plans to return to his job bagging groceries at Kroger.

“He’s going to be OK,” Mr. Sauser said. “He’s going to be fine.”

That’s because the 17-year-old clarinet player with a penchant for building computers has something money cannot buy — a family.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/09/0...eaten-son/

^ did you miss where they are charged with a felony, and denied bail?

Memphis is taking this VERY seriously...11 under arrest, more arrest possible

you gotta put those hands up

Watching the video, it seems they are to do something stupid, see a white guy and decide they are going to beat him up. A white bag boy tries to help and gets the worst of it. A Black manger or security guy goes to help, looks like he got hit a few times.

Based on the video, it starts out as non-racial, but the fact they went all the way across the parking lot, not attacking anyone until they run into to the white does make it seem like he was picked for racial reasons. They should face harsh punishment for their actions, maybe even being charged with a hate crime.

Okie, dude I wonder about your mental state sometimes, you have now called for summary executions for people assaulting others, but not killing. What about our constitution and legal process, the right to due process and trial by jury? Yes, the kids in this video acted like animals and should be in jail a good while. But, mowed down? What determines being mowed down? Say you start mowing people down. I walk out of another story, see you mowing people down, For what to me looks like no reason. Do I have reason and cause to mow you do? Like I said, I turn the corner and see you killing other people, do I have cause to kill you? See, this where your logic fails and why vigilantism is against the law.

(09-09-2014 06:36 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 06:27 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 06:00 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Judge has denied the 11 arrested bail...they will stay in juvenile jail until their trial.

How can he deny them bail? They're not traitors or murders. What are these goons charged with anyway?

Aggravated rioting.

http://www.tncrimlaw.com/TPI_Crim/30_01.htm

Class E felony.

http://web.utk.edu/~scheb/overview.html

They should still be given bail I would think, even though the judge could make it impossibly high. I'm guessing the judge is telling Memphis that if people act like animals they'll be treated harshly. Anyway, no complaints from me.

(09-09-2014 09:26 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 06:36 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 06:27 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 06:00 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Judge has denied the 11 arrested bail...they will stay in juvenile jail until their trial.

How can he deny them bail? They're not traitors or murders. What are these goons charged with anyway?

Aggravated rioting.

http://www.tncrimlaw.com/TPI_Crim/30_01.htm

Class E felony.

http://web.utk.edu/~scheb/overview.html

They should still be given bail I would think, even though the judge could make it impossibly high. I'm guessing the judge is telling Memphis that if people act like animals they'll be treated harshly. Anyway, no complaints from me.

Yep, I would say the judge is sending a message and may well reconsider in coming days...but kudos for putting the fear of god in these kiddos.

You could tell this really upset Memphis, as a community.

(09-09-2014 09:26 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 06:36 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 06:27 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 06:00 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Judge has denied the 11 arrested bail...they will stay in juvenile jail until their trial.

How can he deny them bail? They're not traitors or murders. What are these goons charged with anyway?

Aggravated rioting.

http://www.tncrimlaw.com/TPI_Crim/30_01.htm

Class E felony.

http://web.utk.edu/~scheb/overview.html

They should still be given bail I would think, even though the judge could make it impossibly high. I'm guessing the judge is telling Memphis that if people act like animals they'll be treated harshly. Anyway, no complaints from me.

That could cause legal issues, simply denying bail is has far better legal standing.