Three cited after another teen mob strikes in Memphis

[lostinblue 1,989]

Three cited after another teen mob strikes in Memphis

Posted 9:47 pm, September 28, 2014, by Michael Quander, Updated at 11:04pm, September 28, 2014

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three teens have been cited by Memphis police after a mob of teenagers attacked several people Friday night.

Police said a large group of teens flooded the streets near Central High School Friday just before 10:00 p.m.

“Had I had been armed we would have had a lot of kids laying in the Bellevue street that night,” Sharon Mourning said.

Mourning said she would have done whatever she needed to protect herself, “So we just driving and all of a sudden all of the kids ran into the middle of the street.”

Mourning and her daughter Princess were driving on Bellevue Friday evening.

“It was like a whole group of kids coming from the game,” Princess Onwibiko said.

“All of a sudden just bout 20 kids are on top of my car with about 40 more kids around my car and they kicking, they stomping, they jumping, you know they hitting the windows,” Mourning said.

The victims said the kids were all over the place wreaking havoc.

“They was just laughing and hollering, and doing what they were doing and having fun with it,” Mourning said.

Police reported a 51-year-old man was attacked in his car after honking his horn at the teenagers to move out of the way.

“They had done bricked his car, stomped his car, did the same thing,” Mourning explained.

Mourning reported seeing the teenagers beat an elderly man and another teenager, “I actually looked at the child. His face was bleeding. You know they had done beat him.”

Police confirm a 55-year-old man and a 16-year-old were assaulted in the area at that time.

Mourning was able to flag down police, dial 911, and point out some of the teenagers responsible.

“I’m in fear of my life knowing what you guys do,” Mourning said after asked what she would say to her attackers.

Three 17-year-olds, who police said were a part of the mob, were given juvenile summons and allowed to go home.

Mourning told us a summons is not enough and claimed this is a problem on a bigger scale, “Memphis is going to burn if they don’t control these children.”

Police have not said what happened to the other dozens of teens who were involved in the Friday night incident.

WREG-TV was told MPD Director Toney Armstrong was not available Monday but he did release the following statement:

“Several juvenile summons were issued by MPD in connection with these incidents; however, these investigations are ongoing. Due to these incidents occurring after a high school football game, I will be reaching out to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the Shelby County School District to ensure these school events have adequate law enforcement present, said Director Toney Armstrong. “It is also imperative that parents and guardians become more engaged in their children’s day to day activities. Parental supervision is crucial to reducing delinquent behavior; we have got to get our parents more involved with what is going on in the lives of our children.”

Earlier this month ten juveniles and a 19-year-old man were charged in a brutal attack outside of a Kroger store in East Memphis.

The attack was caught on camera and gained national attention.

Three people were beaten, and one of them was knocked unconscious.

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http://wreg.com/2014/09/28/teenage-mob-attack-strikes-again/

Future looters and rioters in training,,,,,

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Cue the affected outrage, covert racism and masturbatory talk about gunning people down.

[decocker 7,198]

lib, you seem to think that this sort of thing is new and indicative of some sort of lord of the flies future where wild youth run around beating up old people and taking what they want.

teenagers do stupid stuff when it's just a couple of them together, but after a football game (or in my memory after the 4th fireworks every year) and there's a whole swarm of them - invariably a fight will break out or someone will break something. no reason to get all crazy about 'future looters and rioters in training' because first - who is training them? lol. and second - you come off as a scared man with a mean case of ephebiphobia.

[Karee 4,191]

With the increased number of privately owned firearms in the U.S., incidents like this will lead to more and more dead people.

[decocker 7,198]

With the increased number of privately owned firearms in the U.S., incidents like this will lead to more and more dead people.

yep, guns are everywhere. don't really know that there's a way to put that cat back in the bag.

Edited September 30, 2014 by val erie

[Karee 4,191]

yep, guns are everywhere. don't really know that there's a waty to put that cat back in the bag.

Agreed. Probably should focus on teaching children the value of life.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

lib, you seem to think that this sort of thing is new and indicative of some sort of lord of the flies future where wild youth run around beating up old people and taking what they want.

teenagers do stupid stuff when it's just a couple of them together, but after a football game (or in my memory after the 4th fireworks every year) and there's a whole swarm of them - invariably a fight will break out or someone will break something. no reason to get all crazy about 'future looters and rioters in training' because first - who is training them? lol. and second - you come off as a scared man with a mean case of ephebiphobia.

There is a common thread here across a number of topics - Fear.

• Fear of communists, socialists and liberals.
• Fear of being beheaded by religious extremists.
• Fear of immigrants and criminal gangs.
• Fear of being a victim of violent youth.

All of these things have to be viewed against the insistence that owning a gun and daily 'defensive drill' training is necessary for a person to survive in the USA in 2014. Anything less is to be a victim.

It's a mind-set I just can't get my head around. It is very paranoid.

Edited September 30, 2014 by Hail Ming!

[lostinblue 1,989]

With the increased number of privately owned firearms in the U.S., incidents like this will lead to more and more dead people.

So it is the 70 year old mans that is getting his face kicked in who is the problem. Because he has a carry permit to protect him self from 4 or 5 20 year old thugs that want to reconstruct his face in a big way... got it.

[decocker 7,198]

So it is the 70 year old mans that is getting his face kicked in who is the problem. Because he has a carry permit to protect him self from 4 or 5 20 year old thugs that want to reconstruct his face in a big way... got it.

who said that?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

So it is the 70 year old mans that is getting his face kicked in who is the problem. Because he has a carry permit to protect him self from 4 or 5 20 year old thugs that want to reconstruct his face in a big way... got it.

No. I'd say the problem is fixating on violent crime to the point that you believe that your country is inherently uncivilised and that a person must be prepared to kill or be killed at a moment's notice.

In other words, because society is uncivilised so must you be.

You don't think that's a problem? I do.

Edited September 30, 2014 by Hail Ming!

[Karee 4,191]

So it is the 70 year old mans that is getting his face kicked in who is the problem. Because he has a carry permit to protect him self from 4 or 5 20 year old thugs that want to reconstruct his face in a big way... got it.

I think you have your threads confused. Maybe not. Please point to the part of the story that YOU posted, that references a 70 year old getting his faced kicked in.

[lostinblue 1,989]

I think you have your threads confused. Maybe not. Please point to the part of the story that YOU posted, that references a 70 year old getting his faced kicked in.

With the increased number of privately owned firearms in the U.S., incidents like this will lead to more and more dead people.

My bad I thought you were talking about gun ownership in the united states. Then you think this woman in the story would run around shooting random folks. Got it.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I think you have your threads confused. Maybe not. Please point to the part of the story that YOU posted, that references a 70 year old getting his faced kicked in.

You have to excuse lost. It's part of his "polar bear" hunting fixation.

[Karee 4,191]

Then you think this woman in the story would run around shooting random folks. Got it.

Hmm, I don't recall posting that. Please point out where I did.

I believe I stated that more guns equals more firearm deaths. That seems like simple math to me. The primary purpose of firearms is to kill people efficiently, is it not?

ETA: I've always been on the fence with the whole gun thing. You and few other posters here have convinced me that private citizens shouldn't own firearms. Thanks for helping me clarify my position on the matter.

Edited September 30, 2014 by Karee

[lostinblue 1,989]

You have to excuse lost. It's part of his "polar bear" hunting fixation.

Police confirm a 55-year-old man and a 16-year-old were assaulted in the area at that time.

It is a shame what Johnsons great society is responsible for.....