Disabled Army Veteran, Attacked By Teens On Cleveland Bus

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

A disabled Army veteran says he was attacked by a group of teens in downtown Cleveland.

Matthew Robinson told WOIO that he was riding the bus on Feb. 7 when six to eight teenagers surrounded him and beat him up.

"What they were saying was, 'Knock that boy out!' 'White boy.' 'Cracker.' They were saying, 'Knock that white boy out,'" Robinson told the station.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/15/matthew-robinson-veteran-attacked-cleveland_n_4794203.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTOJuAQ05XU

[Penny Lane 8,159]

There is nothing that angers me more than people who take advantage of/abuse the elderly or the vulnerable. Fcking cowards.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/15/matthew-robinson-veteran-attacked-cleveland_n_4794203.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTOJuAQ05XU

And I bet you 1-100 no hate crime charges will be filed and they will say it was not race motivated. Stuff like this happens all the time. If the races ere reversed it would be 24/7 news cycles, marches, and the president would be sending in the JD.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Head racist here

As We learn more every day on this board about this subject ... There is no way you should call this a hate crime. The term cracker was used and as pointed out. before on this forum ..... this is a very loving term of endearment towards white folks ... If he had beaten within an inch of his life..... it was done with "love"

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Head racist here

As We learn more every day on this board about this subject ... There is no way you should call this a hate crime. The term cracker was used and as pointed out. before on this forum ..... this is a very loving term of endearment towards white folks ... If he had beaten within an inch of his life..... it was done with "love"

My bad I forgot cracker is not bad and when whites are attacked, it's just random wrong place wrong time

[Teddy B 17,252]

Head racist here

As We learn more every day on this board about this subject ... There is no way you should call this a hate crime. The term cracker was used and as pointed out. before on this forum ..... this is a very loving term of endearment towards white folks ... If he had beaten within an inch of his life..... it was done with "love"

Link to one example on this board stating this type of an act does not equate to a hate crime.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

I'm more interested in the post that says "cracker" is a term of endearment?

[Novembro 1,763]

I'm more interested in the post that says "cracker" is a term of endearment?

Only when you refer to them as a 'wheat thin' and then it's a term of endearment.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

They need to put under the cell. I hope the victim lives.

[GandD 5,966]

Assaulting someone of a different race is not a hate crime. Assaulting someone because they are a different race is a hate crime. If these guys did this because he was white and they are black, it should be a hate crime. If they did it for another reason, its not.

Its easier than you all are making it.

From the excerpt, looks like it qualifies to me.

Edited February 19, 2014 by GandD

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Can someone please find the "cracker = love term" thread please? It sounds like a classic.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Can someone please find the "cracker = love term" thread please? It sounds like a classic.

A term of endearment is a word or phrase used to address and/or describe a person, animal or inanimate object for which the speaker feels love or affection.

[lostinblue 1,989]

A term of endearment is a word or phrase used to address and/or describe a person, animal or inanimate object for which the speaker feels love or affection.

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Posted 28 June 2013 - 07:33 PM

Darnell, on 28 Jun 2013 - 6:58 PM, said:

Wait a mo, did TM call GZ a 'cracker' over the phone when talking to his boo,

and she gave testimony to same ?

Wow.

Yes but as has been pointed out it is actually a term of endearment. I doubt it hurt her testimony much, racism by non-whites does not really garner much emotional response from whites let alone anyone else.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Can someone please find the "cracker = love term" thread please? It sounds like a classic.

Penny, the term of endearment was obliviously an exaggeration, meant to comically illustrate that many on here have said that using the term cracker is not that big of a deal and certainly not even in the same ball park as the N word.

It's been talked about to death, and explained that it was whip cracker blah blah blah

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

When has cracker become a term of endearment?