Caution To St. Louis MLP Members

[Torren61]

Be careful there (and other places where this could happen). Be aware of your surroundings and know where NOT to go. Drive away. Don't confront. Let insurance handle it.

This one was front page on the Daily Mail. Not my first news source but it seems CNN didn't think it important enough to make it as big a deal as the other incident.

St Louis teens beat motorist to death with hammers after they attacked his car | Daily Mail Online

A gang of teenagers used hammers to beat a newlywed to death in front of his wife and friend after they attacked his car early on Sunday morning in an apparently random attack.

Zemir Begic was heading home from a bar at 1:15 a.m in St Louis when a group of teenagers surrounded his car and began banging on it.

The 32-year-old stepped out of the vehicle, only to be yelled at and set upon with hammers, striking him in the head, abdomen and face and leaving him fatally injured.

Killing: Police said that Zemir Begic was driving in Bevo Mill early Sunday morning when a group of juveniles surrounded his car and began banging on it, beating him when he stepped out

Targeted: Teens clashed with Begic after attacking his car, pictured. They then turned on him beating him to death

He was unconscious when police arrived - he was taken to St Louis University Hospital, where he later died.

His wife of six months Arijana Mujkanovic said: 'The last thing he did before he actually died was pull me out of the way and put himself in front of me, basically giving up his life for me.'

Here's CNN's report. It was buried twelve lines down from their top story of St. Louis Rams players raising their hands in the "Don't shoot!" display:

Police: Man beaten to death with hammers in St. Louis - CNN.com

(CNN) -- Two juveniles are in custody Sunday, suspected in the death of a man beaten with hammers on a St. Louis street.

The victim, 32-year-old Zemir Begic, suffered injuries to his head, abdomen, face and mouth, according to police.

He was unconscious by the time officers arrived. Begic was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

"Investigation revealed the victim was traveling in his vehicle when several juveniles approached his vehicle on foot and began damaging it.

"The victim exited his vehicle and the juveniles began yelling at the victim and striking him with hammers. After the assault, the juveniles fled the scene on foot," read an incident report.

Two suspects were later located and taken into custody, police said. They are 15 and 16.

A motive for the attack was not immediately clear. An investigation is ongoing.

What could the "Don't kill me hammers!" display look like?

 

[PraXis]

Hands Down, Bash Skulls

Pathetic, but not surprising, unfortunately.

CNN should be held responsible for much of the rioting/looting/violence that has occurred since last week.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBCwgBYc_8I]Elderly Man In Ferguson Attacked With His Oxygen Tank And Carjacked During Protests - YouTube[/ame]

Some animals should be put down.

 

[SteveGangi]

Sickening. Try them as adults and put them away forever. No juvie, no parole, no work release, no good behavior. Eternity. Finally, bury the corpses on the prison grounds too.

 

[Torren61]

I was thinking more about this. So these teens are out at 1am, carrying hammers. They see a car and surround it. Then they start pounding on the car until the driver (foolishly) gets out. Then they start beating the man, using hammers, until he is unconscious and mortally wounded.

Did they intentionally pick a car that had white people in it? Is this retaliation? Will this be considered first degree murder? Will it be a hate crime?

 

[So What]

Justice!

 

[kevinpaul]

Pussies, they used a hammer! In Pittsburgh was use chopsticks!

 

[dennistruckdriver]

Fence Ferguson in.

 

[Cruznolfart]

Ban hammers!

 

[kevinpaul]

I was thinking more about this. So these teens are out at 1am, carrying hammers. They see a car and surround it. Then they start pounding on the car until the driver (foolishly) gets out. Then they start beating the man, using hammers, until he is unconscious and mortally wounded.

Did they intentionally pick a car that had white people in it? Is this retaliation? Will this be considered first degree murder? Will it be a hate crime?

A hate crime against white people! I never heard of such a thing. Impossible!

 

[Comanche]

Observe proper form.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA2Emgz6DVY]WATCH: Driver Plows into Ferguson Protest Crowd in Minneapolis - YouTube[/ame]

 

[kevinpaul]

I was thinking more about this. So these teens are out at 1am, carrying hammers. They see a car and surround it. Then they start pounding on the car until the driver (foolishly) gets out. Then they start beating the man, using hammers, until he is unconscious and mortally wounded.

Did they intentionally pick a car that had white people in it? Is this retaliation? Will this be considered first degree murder? Will it be a hate crime?

 

[Torren61]

Ban hammers!

Gotta be careful with this one.

I just want MLP members to learn from this incident and not do what this guy did. Who cares about the car? Drive away. Insurance will fix it.

I'm not making any more comments about the animals who did it just about thinking in a situation like this and how to avoid it.

 

[kevinpaul]

Sickening. Try them as adults and put them away forever. No juvie, no parole, no work release, no good behavior. Eternity. Finally, bury the corpses on the prison grounds too.

You are strict!!!

 

[questionman]

I bet no riots will break out because of this...

 

[THDNUT]

Terribly tragic. What's the problem with some kids these days?

Had the driver been carrying a gun and just brandished it, he'd probably still be alive.

 

[Shred Astaire]

I bet no riots will break out because of this...

No, the white people are waiting for some sports event to riot over...

 

[SWeAT hOg]

No, the white people are waiting for some sports event to riot over...

Or to keep refugee children out!

 

[PraXis]

No, the white people are waiting for some sports event to riot over...

Unless a popular hockey team shits the bed again, whitey is too tired from a long day at work.

 

[frankthomson]

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[Blackie]

.. Really you have to be careful where you go no matter what city you are in ..

.. of course IMO this is related to the current situation in that area ..

.. senseless violence that serves to only setback any sort of positive effort to address possible ingrained bias in that area's police forces .. as well as reinforces the justification of shoot first and sort it out later ..

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