HOUSE TORCHED IN BLACK-ON-WHITE REVENGE ATTACK
'If you guys call the police we're coming back for you'
A
black teenager is facing charges as an adult for what authorities are
describing as the revenge arson of the home of a white woman and her two
children. And his arrest, and that of a juvenile, may be just the tip
of the iceberg, authorities say.
Already,
Thaddeus Shields, 18, is facing a court hearing this week on the count,
and a 17-year-old whose name was not released is facing juvenile court.
Authorities, meanwhile, say their investigation continues and more
perpetrators may be arrested and charged in the attack in Middletown,
Ohio.
The alleged black-on-white crime earlier this week culminated a campaign of terror against the mother, according to a report by WCPO-TV.
The
station reported that the victim, Jennifer Chitwood, came into conflict
with members of a local gang about Thanksgiving last year when her home
was burglarized.
“I caught them coming out … with my TV – my flat screen – and they threw it,” she told the station.
She reported the incident to police, and two weeks later her home was again hit by burglars.
“We took my daughter to school and back, and they were going around my house with my flat screens,” Chitwood reported.
As a result, according to Middletown Police Lieutenant Scott Reeve, a 16-year-old was charged.
And that, Chitwood said, brought on the harassment.
“They
don’t like you calling the police on them,” Chitwood said. “They said,
‘If you guys call the police we’re coming back for you.’ Every time I
walk down the street I get called names by girls and guys. (They say),
‘You’re the one that called police on my brother. You’re the one that
put my cousin in jail.’”
On Monday
night, Chitwood, who fled the home before the fire with her sister and
her children, a 4-month-old boy and a 4-year-old girl, reported to
police that the gang had been harassing her again.
She said they were “jumping in and out of my yard, throwing things at my window.”
Then, she said, “they started throwing flares, and kicking my door.”
That was when she decided to flee for her family’s safety through a back window of the home.
Three hours later, the fire was reported. It gutted the home, destroying all of the family’s belongings.
Police
described the arson as an act of retaliation, and although the local
news reports included images of the woman and the alleged arsonist, none
appeared to mention the racial factor.
A
surging number of black mob attacks, mostly on white victims, has been
in the news for several years, and specific incidents have been
documented in author Colin Flaherty’s book, “White Girl Bleed A Lot: The Return of Racial Violence to America and How the Media Ignore It.”
The
incidents include random mobs attacking neighborhood visitors, people
walking down streets near their own homes, and attacks at public events
such as festivals and fairs.
Among
the attacks are those described as the “Knockout Game,” in which an
attacker randomly targets a person with a powerful blow to the head.
Multiple fatalities have been reported, police confirm.
And now, apparently, arson is in the mix.
“This
is just one of many examples around the country where victims of black
mob violence and mayhem are threatened, beaten, harassed and even killed
if they cooperate with police.
As a result, many crimes involving black people are unreported or dropped,” said Flaherty, author of “White Girl Bleed A Lot: The Return of Racial Violence to America and How the Media Ignore It.”
“MNSBC
host Melissa Harris-Perry pulled the curtain back on on this
indifference to crime on her show last year: ‘We have an under-reporting
of rape and domestic violence in African American communities,’ said
Harris-Perry. ‘Because we know the violence enacted on black men by police, so we often don’t call.’ (SO IT’S OK FOR NIGGERS TO GET A PASS FOR RAPE AND OTHER VIOLENCE AS LONG AS THE VICTIM IS WHITE)
“And for black defendants who do go to trial, studies show that black juries are reluctant to convict.
Remember that the next time that Eric Holder says the criminal justice system is unfair towards black people,” Flaherty said.
Chitwood
said: “(I was) really, really scared. I’ve never been that scared in my
life. I thought they were going to come in and kill me and my kids.
That’s what I thought.”
Authorities reported firefighter Brent Hughes suffered smoke inhalation battling the blaze and was hospitalized overnight.
Chitwood confirmed there is more to be worried about than a couple of individuals.
“I’m
glad the two have been arrested and something is finally being done
it’s a big relief,” she said,. “But I still don’t feel safe since there
was about 30 outside my house.”
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