Thursday, June 21, 2007
Out of Control Austin Crowd Murders Passenger
Mob mentality results in an innocent death. Two wrongs never make a right. Investigators are gathering evidence concerning David Rivas Morales death. Morales died defending the driver of a car that struck and injured a two year old boy. There were two to 20 attackers according to Austin Police. Morales, 40, was a passenger in the car that struck the boy. The boy was treated at a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. When the driver went to check on the child, he was confronted by several people. Morales got out of the car to protect the driver and was attacked as well. The driver is cooperating with investigators. The child, Michael Hosea Jr., is going to be fine. The crowd had presumably been at the Juneteenth festival. The city sponsered festival for Juneteenth commemorates Texas slaves getting freed.
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7 comments:
This is just plain stupid. How can people be this dumb?
Too bad. Hope they get caught.
My guess is alcohol was involved
Not much different then the odessa crowd that incited someone to punch Pauly Shore. (Story above)
People need to think before they fly off the handle.
Virginia
This is a horrible story. The driver did the right thing - stopping to see if the child was hurt. To be attacked by a mob - and the friend killed by the mob - is terrifying, barbaric. Not what happens in this country.
(where were the kid's parents? why is a 2-yr old in the street? - if anyone deserved to be beaten, they would be my candidates)
Can you say Austin Needs Anger Management? This is road rage on steroids.
The death was senseless.
Janet
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