Racial terror in Denver that won’t make national news

By Michelle Malkin  •  November 24, 2009 10:31 AM

Chilling details are emerging in the local Colorado press about violent black gangs who have been targeting white victims for months:

The Denver Police Department announced today that they have made 32 arrests during a sweep to end a four-month spree of what police said were racially motivated assaults and robberies in downtown Denver, including the LoDo entertainment district.

A task force comprised of the Denver Police, FBI and the Denver District Attorney’s Office investigated 26 incidents in which groups of black males verbally harassed and then assaulted white or Hispanic males, according to Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman.

Many of the victims were robbed after being assaulted.

Although police knew what was going on, citizens were left in the dark.

More dangerously blind diversity-mongeringat work? Fear of litigation or accusations of profiling by the usual mau-mauers?

You decide:

Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman said that groups of young black males from the Rollin’ 60s Crips and the Black Gangster Disciples gangs approached single white or Latino men late at night and struck them in the head, often after berating them and calling attention to their race, but sometimes attacking without warning.

Victims in the LoDo and 16th Street Mall attacks suffered broken noses and shattered eye sockets, among other head injuries. Sometimes wallets and other small items were stolen.

“We have seen coordinated efforts before, but not by this large of a group,” Whitman said as the arrests were announced Friday.

Yet no concerted effort was made to alert residents to the unusual nature of these violent crimes, or their apparent racial motivation.

Police say there may have been 26 such attacks, almost all against white males, but investigators stress there could be other victims and more are coming forward. A few are women.

Monday, police spokesman Sonny Jackson told us all but one of the 35 suspects are now in jail, each on a $1 million bond due to the racial bias involved. The mostly young men and teenage boys are charged with aggravated assault, aggravated robbery and bias-motivated crimes.

The situation was so grave even the FBI got involved.

Who knew? Certainly not the young white and Latino men who were at risk of being attacked.

Though Denver Police issued a warning on Sept. 3 that they were aware of “a pattern of assaults and robberies,” they simply said “single males” should be on the lookout.

Jackson said that at the time, police weren’t yet aware of the full scope and biased nature of the attacks. Once the warning went out and police heightened their presence, he said, the attacks “dried up.”

Therefore, Jackson told us, it was unnecessary to issue a more explicit warning, even as investigators learned the more menacing aspects of the crimes.

Jackson said keeping the warning broad should have been enough. “We didn’t want anyone to take their guard down,” Jackson said.

But if police know that a particular segment of the population is being targeted, don’t they have a responsibility to give potential victims a specific warning?

Looks like yet another case of “If you see something, say something — unless it’s politically incorrect.”

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Oh, and you know if the races were reversed that p.c. panderer AG Eric Holder would be flying to Denver right now (with race demagogue Al Sharpton in tow) to hold a press conference and vow to ensure the safety of the Mile High City’s residents.

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  1. #101
    On November 25th, 2009 at 5:32 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    On November 24th, 2009 at 10:24 pm, Carson said:

    What would the odds have been of them to start telling the truth now?

    Low.

  2. #102
    On November 25th, 2009 at 9:16 am, the_moll said:

    It’s Bush’s fault!
    It’s because they were oh-ppressed!
    It’s because they have no economic opportunity!

    Now lets get a government-funded program together for these poor, disenfranchised, misunderstood people.

    Oh, and one more thing… gun control!

    Did I miss anything?

  3. #103
    On November 25th, 2009 at 9:48 am, englishqueen01 said:

    No mention of charging them under hate crime legislation? Gee, what a shock…

  4. #104
    On November 25th, 2009 at 10:32 am, swmntman said:

    …gangs approached single white or Latino men late at night…

    Wow – lucky for me I’m married! Wear your rings, boys! Wear your rings!

  5. #105
    On November 25th, 2009 at 1:04 pm, denver republican said:

    I live and work in downtown Denver. I read the newspaper. I pay attention. I heard nothing about this until the arrests were made. Nothing. I can assure you that if the crimes had been something different – attacks on blacks, rapes of women – they would have garnered much more attention. But attacking white guys? Who cares.

  6. #106
    On November 25th, 2009 at 1:41 pm, RTater said:

    DenRep – From Sept 3&4 http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/20713898/detail.html

    Despite the potential danger to people in downtown Denver, a police source, on a condition of anonymity, told CALL7 Investigators that the Denver Police Department was withholding information about a series of attacks and assaults that have occurred in roughly the same area in the past two months.

    “In each of the cases a lone male victim was walking in the area when attacked by multiple suspects. The suspects are generally described as black males and black females, with ages ranging from mid-teens to mid-20s,” Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said.

  7. #107
    On November 27th, 2009 at 10:56 pm, Leatherneck said:

    Another reason to arm yourselves. It is to bad someone did not double tap the wild creatures.

  8. #108
    On November 28th, 2009 at 8:49 am, jangar said:

    It’s Bush’s fault!
    It’s because they were oh-ppressed!
    It’s because they have no economic opportunity!

    It’s because Denver is up to its eyeballs in minority gangs, and hesitates when taking action as a result. Black gangs are one thing, but Hispanic gangs are a whole other beast.

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