FBI: Beating at Cracker Barrel may be hate crime

GAPrincess · Sep 17, 2009

FBI: Beating at Cracker Barrel may be hate crime

(CNN) -- The FBI is investigating as a possible hate crime an incident in which a woman was beaten to the ground in front of her child at the entrance to a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Morrow, Georgia, south of Atlanta. Troy Dale West Jr., of Poulan, Georgia, is facing charges including misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct after allegedly beating Army reservist Tashawnea Hill, 35, after the two had words at the entrance of the Morrow, Georgia, restaurant the evening of September 9. Hill, an African-American, told police that West, 47, yelled racial epithets at her as the attack took place. "He did punch me with a closed fist repeated times. My head is still hurting today. I have knots on my head," Hill told CNN Wednesday night, adding she also was kicked.
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Police said witnesses confirmed her account. The FBI has "initiated an investigation in the matter to determine if a civil rights violation occurred," the agency said in a statement. Because the alleged incident happened in full view of Hill's 7-year-old daughter, the Clayton County district attorney's office added a felony charge of cruelty to children. "[The woman's daughter] was visibly upset the night of the attack," according to Capt. James Callaway of the Morrow Police Department, who said he was on the scene shortly after the alleged attack. A police report of the incident said Hill's daughter was "crying uncontrollably and her body [was] shaking/trembling" from witnessing the attack. Hill told police the incident started when she and her daughter were entering the restaurant at the same time West and his wife were exiting. "The man slung open the door pretty hard and fast and I had to push my daughter out of the way," Hill told CNN affiliate WSB-TV. "I turned to the man and I just said, 'Excuse me sir, you need to watch yourself; you almost hit my daughter in the face.' And from there it just went downhill." West, according to the police report, admitted striking Hill "after she spit on me and accused me of trying to hit her daughter with a door."
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People are going stark raving mad! I'm begining to think we need to put Zoloft in the water along with flouride.

cinjade28 · Sep 17, 2009

No matter if she spit him or not it was uncalled for him to beat her especially in front of her child. Obvious he wasn't taught manners nor the fact you don't hit women. If his wife isn't abused then it should be a wake up call to her.

luvmyhubby · Sep 17, 2009

cinjade28 said: ↑

No matter if she spit him or not it was uncalled for him to beat her especially in front of her child. Obvious he wasn't taught manners nor the fact you don't hit women. If his wife isn't abused then it should be a wake up call to her.
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IMO: Spitting on someone is STUPID and if the spitter is sick can cause health issues for the one getting spit on....it may not leave a mark but it IS a serious attack. Is it right to hit anyone NO but this chick should not get special consideration just because her daughter was there. SHE started it if the article is correct because the guy didnt do anything until SHE spit on him.

IF they charge him then she better get charged too, she started it. Being taught manners goes for BOTH of them.

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