http://fox6now.com/2016/02/09/violence-or-vigilantism-teen-beaten-stripped-of-his-clothing-after-allegedly-attempting-a-carjacking/
Police say this all began one block away, shortly before 2:00 p.m. when two people tried stealing a vehicle.
The vehicle's owner caught them -- and one suspect took off in a getaway car, while the other ran down the street.
"They started tugging on his jacket, shoes and pants," the witness said.
The 15-year-old boy was stopped by a group of men.
"As he was laying there practically naked, they still kept beating him and laughing at him," the witness said.
The group of men left the teen disoriented, laying in the snow.
A little background....
Its been the policy of the Milwaukee Mayor(1) and Police chief(2) for the last year to not allow the police to pursue suspects in vehicles. The net outcome as been car thefts/carjackings have gone through the roof, and gang members have resorted to running 'rolling drug houses' knowing that it was safe for them to commit their crimes from vehicles. Another effect is that there have been a lot of fatal traffic accidents in the last year involving stolen cars 'drive it like you stole it' is an expression that rings true.
The neighborhood that this happened in is mexican/hispanic- hispanics live concentrated in the south side, blacks live concentrated in the north, and they don't mix well at all. From the context of the story, the kid had a hispanic mom, but he looked black.... which didn't help him much in avoiding a well deserved beatdown.
I'm in the camp of people who think the kid got what he deserved, if he didn't deserve more.
(1) Tom Barrett- lifelong oxygen thief, prominent member of MAIG, formerlly known as 'Backbench Barrett' when he served many terms in he US House, but never did anything other than provide a reliable democratic vote.
(2) Ed Flynn- former Baltimore police chief, political hack empty suit.
