bystanders film attack rather then helping victim or calling 911

[Liberal_in_LA]

Attacked transit passenger says no one helped him

By the CNN Wire Staff
January 8, 2011 -- Updated 0025 GMT (0825 HKT)


Allen Haywood told HLN's Prime News he was standing next to a pillar, reading at the Metro L'Enfant Plaza Station Sunday evening when someone came up from behind and struck the back of his head.

Haywood believes a boy about 12 struck him first. A girl about 15 or 16 hit him several times and others joined in, he added.

"Stop it, stop it!," Haywood, 47, of Washington, says on a grainy video that was posted by someone on YouTube.

Not one of dozens of witnesses tried to help him, said Haywood, claiming he suffered a black eye, a bloody ear, a bruised neck and a large knot on his head.

They didn't try to rob him, but the girl threw the book he was reading on the tracks, Haywood added.

Several young people with the attackers pulled out cell cameras, recorded the incident and taunted him, doing mock interviews and offering the video for a price, Haywood told HLN.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/07/station.videotaped.incident/

[phasma ex machina]

1. A pack of animals. nt

[Skip Intro]

4. Yep.. I'd have love to have seen the guy lay them out.

[bbinacan]

6. Me too! n/t

[TheMadMonk]

7. 'twould be ever so lovely. But defending oneself against attack by "children"...

...is a pretty damned sure way of collecting a life time label that declares YOU are DANGEROUS to children.

Oh for the days when the little bastards looked back over their shoulders and oh so politely requested, "Can you please stop kicking my bottom now? Any closer to home and Dad will find out, and then I'll REALLY be in trouble."

And I say that as one of the last generation of "Those little bastards".

[tridim]

2. That's equally as awful as the Seinfeld finale.

[lib_wit_it]

3. Young Republicons.in training.

[GeorgeGist]

5. As seen on TV ...

The Hand that feeds Reality Bites.