ryoushi
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Police say David Rivas Morales, 40, died after as many as 20 men beat him outside the Booker T. Washington apartment complex. Detectives say the crime was unlike anything they have ever seen, a flagrant act of mob violence, that happened just outside his sister's front door.
Margaret Morales can't understand why a mob would beat her brother dead. “He was just the kind of person who would help anybody out if they needed help,” Margaret Morales said. “He would help them before himself.”
Police are describing Morales as a Good Samaritan who was riding in a car that accidentally struck a child. He was trying to stop an angry mob from hurting the driver and ended up getting killed by the crowd. “I'd say about 25 to 30 people were jumping on this guy, hitting him everywhere, kicking, stomping on him,” Marcus Morris said.
Morris was using a payphone just a few feet away and saw it all. “It looked like a mad house, honestly,” Morris said. “I can't believe it got so out of control. It started maybe with one or two guys and it seemed like people were jumping out of thin air. I mean, they were coming from everywhere.”
Police are still trying to figure out the numbers. “If you think about it logistically, you can only get so many people around one person,” Cmdr. Harold Piatt said. “So there could have been anywhere from 6 to 20 people actually involved in the physical confrontation.”
It is a violent image Margaret Morales can't forget. “I'll live with that memory for the rest of my life,” Margaret said. “Knowing I saw him lying there and couldn't do anything.”
Detectives admit this will be a complicated crime to solve. As many as 3,000 people were in the area last night for the Juneteenth celebrations and they're holding onto hope witnesses will come forward.
What would you do? If you're the diver a legitimate question here I believe is. "Do I stop or do I get away from the area and call the police?" The law demands you stop but.....
Next, you're the passenger you are legally carrying a semi auto pistol you have 9 rds of .45 acp at your disposal. Your friend is being beaten to a pulp by...say 4 good size teen-twentyish males backed up by 20-30 like minded well wishers. How to proceed?