here we go again

woman intentionally drives her jeep into go-cart ridden by two black teens in pearland, tx., and gets away with it scot free … 

yup everything truly is “bigger in texas” …
apparently, even the racism …
just found this story, going in on texas right now, of a woman who intentionally ran off the road to ram into two 13-year-old boys riding go-carts, with her jeep …

“You don’t belong in this neighborhood!”
these are the exact words that jules moor, a 13-year old black child, claims that deanna johnson, a middle-aged white female, said to him after she slammed her 2011 jeep wrangler into his go-cart on tuesday, march 13, 2012 …
according to court documents obtained from ms. johnson’s attorney, sylvester anderson, jules went for a ride in his go-cart in his neighborhood, with another 13-year old boy who had been spending spring break with the moor family …
a third boy, another friend of jules’, rode a bicycle behind the go-cart …
jules saw two cars behind him while driving back home, so he decided to drive his go-cart off the road, to his right, and onto the grassy edge of the neighborhood park to avoid being in the way of traffic …
it was then that jules states that johnson swung her vehicle across the south-bound lane of the road, ran over the curb, onto the grass, and deliberately rammed her vehicle head-on into the go-cart …
according to jules, johnson got out of her vehicle and confronted the boys in a hostile and threatening manner yelling “where do you live? … who are your parents?” …  and “you don’t belong in this neighborhood!” while shaking her finger at the boys …
jules then apparently said, “with all due respect, ma’am, i live down the street,” to which johnson allegedly responded by telling him that she “didn’t care and she was calling the police” …
jules then called his mother and told her that johnson had hit his go-cart and he didn’t know why …
he thought he was going to die,” said theresa moor, mother of jules …
“all I could do was stop what I was doing, grab my keys and make my way to my child” …

but wait, it gets worse …
as theresa arrived, she saw that the go-cart had been damaged severely and learned from jules that johnson had accused the boys of not living in the neighborhood …
as theresa approached johnson to find out what happened, johnson gave jules’ mom the “talk to the hand” treatment, put her palm up to her face in a dismissive manner and refused to talk …
she then went back to her truck and rolled up the windows …
frustrated at the way things were developing, theresa contacted the police and several brazoria county sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene shortly after her call …
according to theresa, she overheard johnson claim that she was trying to “detain” the boys because they looked like some kids that they had seen earlier riding bicycles onto the driveways of houses in the neighborhood …
yup, seems like a great reason to run the boys down …
wtf is going on with america these day? …
anyways, I digress …
on with the story …
jules and the other 13-year old boy in the go-cart sustained back and neck injuries as a result of the accident …
the boys had collars placed on their necks, were placed on stretchers and taken by ambulance to the emergency room of southeast memorial hermann hospital …
they were treated and released, but jules has since been diagnosed with ptsd (post-traumatic stress disorder) and is seeing a therapist regularly …
jules moor’s mother says he’s been severely traumatized by the incident, and much like george zimmerman, the “hero” in the trayvon martin shooting, deanna johnson hasn’t been arrested, charged or punished for what she did to the boys …
“my son is not the same,” says theresa …
“he doesn’t want to play outside anymore or leave the house alone” …
”i just don’t know why she did this to my child” …
it is still unclear why johnson decided to do what she did …
she never apologized for ramming her truck into the go-cart and jeopardizing the lives of the three children, and according to witnesses, was seen laughing as she spoke with the sheriff’s deputies …
johnson was not arrested or drug-tested upon the admission of her actions …
the sheriff’s department captain that came on the scene decided not to arrest johnson upon consulting with the district attorney …
is there anybody else who isn’t surprised by the fact that she hasn’t been arrested? …
maybe it’s time for the f.b.i. and the department of justice to head on down to pearland texas …

picture and excerpts from: bossip

from a related story …
from: forward times online

“I don’t think this was handled properly,” says Anderson. “I think it is clear that this woman should have been arrested on the scene and charges should have been filed, for nothing else, for misdemeanor assault.”
Anderson believes that this is just as bad as shooting someone and, that you have to protect people from dangerous people who perform intentional acts like this.
“To run into somebody intentionally with a truck is just as dangerous, if not more dangerous, than shooting someone,” says Anderson. “You can’t do this type of thing without impunity. This is not something that this family will accept.”
According to Jules’ attorney, they have filed a civil lawsuit and a criminal investigation is in process.
A grand jury had convened, but didn’t have enough information at the time, so another grand jury is going to convene on April 4^th to determine whether they plan to subpoena witnesses, subpoena those involved, and take testimony.
According to the civil lawsuit filed by Anderson, (document below) they have leveled several charges against Johnson, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and intent to cause bodily injury to a child.

TRAYVON MARTIN

Johnson’s actions are reminiscent of the recent shooting death of young Trayvon Martin, by self-appointed neighborhood watchman and vigilante George Zimmerman.
Martin was simply walking home from the convenience store, having committed no crime and being unarmed, when he was followed by Zimmerman and brutally murdered, having been shot in the chest.
Like young Trayvon, Jules Moor and his friends had committed no crime and were armed with nothing but a go-cart and helmets, when Deanna Johnson decided to attack these innocent young boys for mere speculation and assumption.

COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE

“I’m so grateful to God that I still have my son with me,” said Theresa Moor. “Today could have been a different day and I can’t shake that out of my head.”
According to Theresa, kids always ride bikes and go-carts in the neighborhood and she can’t help but believe that Jules was targeted because of his race and not his actions. Like George Zimmerman, Johnson chose to take the law in her own hands and not allow law enforcement to do their jobs.
Vigilante justice is not justice at all, when it is driven by stereotypes and profiling.
Although Johnson is white and Jules and his friends are black, race should never matter when it comes to the enforcement of the law and protecting our children. A jury of her peers will determine whether she acted in a criminal and overzealous manner, but her actions have contributed to the already hostile environment that profiling of any sort brings.

 

 

and from yet another similar story …

from alternet:

Racist Cops and Vigilantes: As MSM Covers More Like Trayvon, Will We See Justice?

The murder of Trayvon Martin seems as though it’s become one of the most-reported stories about brutality and race since Rodney King. However, tales of racist cops and vigilantes are not new, but perhaps because of the mainstream media’s heightened awareness, more stories like it are getting more airtime. Right now, two separate, racialized tragedies are starting to see a little more coverage:
In November, police in White Plains, New York, shot and killed Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr., an unarmed, 68-year-old Marine veteran, after his medical alert alarm set off an alert accidentally. Because of the life-alarm, the entire ordeal was recorded on tape; Chamberlain is heard explaining there is no emergency, while cops are heard calling him the n-word through the door—which they then broke down, tased him, and shot him twice in the chest. He was dressed only in his boxers.

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