DES MOINES – The Des Moines NAACP is advising African-Americans to be on high alert after an alleged beating of a young black male in the state’s capitol city.
The organization reports:
On May 14, a joint meeting between the Des Moines City Council and the Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission was forced to cancel due to a racist, anti-semitic, sexist, and pornographic cyber attack.
On May 16, a 22-year-old black male was hospitalized after reporting that he was the victim of a racially-motivated assault by a group of white males. Thankfully, he has lived to tell his story. The Des Moines Police Department (DMPD) is currently investigating this assault. “While we await the results of the police investigation, we ask for all members of the community to look out for one another.” Said, Kameron Middlebrooks, Des Moines NAACP President. “The only way that we can overcome these recent incidents is by working together. That includes us as a community working with our local government and police department.”
In light of these events, the Des Moines NAACP advises the city’s African-American residents and other residents of African descent to be on high alert against racist attacks in various forms. We strongly urge the DMPD and the city’s elected officials to investigate these attacks to bring about equitable outcomes for the victims. From Ahmaud Arbrey to Breonna Taylor, recent events have shown that African-Americans nationwide are still grappling with the fatal effects of racism. Des Moines is not immune to those effects and therefore must be at the forefront of standing against racism in every form to improve the quality of life for all residents.
Are there any credible witnesses to this alleged beating, or just the victims statement. I’m thinking maybe, drug deal gone bad.
That…is a very good guess.
Of course the posters here will say they are not racists, but they are. 6 previous stories about white guys doing criminal activities and no comments. First time in a while that a story comes up about blacks, this yahoo is all over it with his bs.
Your position would be stronger if it weren’t for the facts about Black-on-White crime. Count me as one who wishes I was wrong about this, but the chances are,this guy either was not attacked by a gang of white guys, or he did something very deserving of a beatdown. Black men are much, much more likely to engage in violent, criminal behavior. If you claim not to know this, you’re either stupid or lying.
Ghetto sh!t. It’s what popping in mainstream media across the board. Looks like he juked when he should have jived.
I would bet money there is a lot more to this story than we have heard. Jussie Smollet comes to mind. Can you say ‘HOAX’?
Has the GoFundMe bullshit started flowing yet?
If you want something to be upset at, keep in mind, this is a hate crime.
When African Americans play “The Knockout Game” and attack older white people(usually) it’s not. This “game” has been going on for about 5 years.
Once in a great while one of the peices of shit that do this gets in trouble. There have been cases where it was done right in front of the police, and charges are dropped by the DA. Stew on that for a while.
I’ve seen several videos of a game that African Americans play, called the knock out game, What should law enforcement do about those games.