Five black children who attend Lyons Creek Middle School in Broward County, Fla., are being charged with hate crimes after assaulting several white students.
The incident happened Wednesday morning at the Coconut Creek Recreation Center, just a short distance from Lyons Creek Middle School. At least one of the victims was targeted because of his race, according to police.
The arrest reports from Coconut Creek Police stated the victims were “racially profiled.” According to the reports, the students told police that the other students approached them, yelling, “It’s opposite day!” and “brown power!”
“The group looked at (the student) and stated “he is white” before another student “tackled him to the ground which subsequently allowed the group of middle school kids to start hitting him with their hands, feet and phone chargers,” the reports said.
One student said he was attacked after he was dropped off at the center before classes. He told NBC 6 that a group of guys from his school ran over to “jump” him and another group of students.
The attackers hit and kicked him, and yelled things that made him believe that he was being targeted because he is white, the student said.
“I put my hands up so they don’t whack my face,” the student who was dropped off said. “After they jumped me, they said this is, like, revenge for what they did in the 1700s for slavery.”
Broward County Public Schools said in a statement that this was an off-campus incident that police and fire responded to. The principal of the school sounded out a robocall to make parents aware of the incident, saying they are always working to provide a safe and secure learning environment and will work to ensure that any off-campus incidents do not impact students at the middle school.
“They can’t do anything to the other kids because it didn’t happen on school property,” said Frank Foster, who said his kid was attacked. “He wants to go back to school there because all of his friends are there, but he doesn’t feel safe. There’s an opportunity to move out, but that seems like a punishment.”
Just like the fake racist hoax crimes, they will drop the hate crime charges and they will get a slap on the wrist and the cycle will continue.
I’m glad that the same standards are being applied!
Thats great news… this has been going on since King Obama started the race baiting.
Good that these kids are. bring held accountable
BEING held accountable
TYPO
Finally. Bet nothing comes of it though
About time… but, I tend to agree with other comments that not much will happen to them.
At least its a first step to making things what they actually are no matter what sex or race. It should be equality for all and sentences for all who commit crimes, the old saying don’t do the crime if you don’t want to do the time. Thank God we’re learning.