Cars Slow To Watch Teenagers Beat Cleveland Homeless Man To Death
Posted by Job on June 27, 2008
CLEVELAND — A group of teenagers beat a homeless man to death as passers-by slowed to watch the attack, some of which was caught on videotape, police said.
Anthony Waters, 42, suffered a lacerated spleen and broken ribs during the attack Wednesday night and died at a hospital, police said.
“The pack mentality going on in the city of Cleveland must end,” police Commander Calvin Williams said Thursday at a news conference where he urged the attackers to come forward.
Portions of the attack were caught on a surveillance camera outside a towing company on the city’s east side. Police said the videotape shows passing cars slowing to watch three teens attack Waters until he staggered into the parking lot, where he was assisted by employees of the towing company.
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“It was just horrifying the way he looked,” said Marlo Massey, Waters’ sister, who saw her brother’s body after the attack. “They beat him to death and I just can’t stop thinking what was on his mind while it was happening.”
The attackers, who appeared to be between the ages of 14 to 17, robbed Waters of a music player and headphones, police said. No arrests have been made.
Waters was a welder by trade but had been staying at a Cleveland-area homeless shelter, said Paul Eadeh, a friend.
“He’s a good guy, a hardworking person,” Eadeh said. “He was just trying to make some money to eat and to live.”
Eadeh said Waters worked odd jobs for him at a beverage store.
Independent Conservative said
Well that’s just sick.
nan said
Satan is certainly on the loose, but his time is short. These demonic I can’t say children are indeed demons of the devil, but GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN US, THAN HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nan said
And the people who just passed by, slowed down and watched were just the audience in the coliseum
Miss Magnificent said
The many passerbys in the vehicles will be held accountable for the lack of action as the teenyboppers are for their heinous action against this homeless man. May the Lord have mercy on his soul.