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A shocking video recently went viral that showed members of an Atlanta street gang filmed beating a man because he was wearing skinny jeans.
Surveillance video from the JVC Grocery, located in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of SE Atlanta, shows a young man (dressed in all black) walking into a store while looking down at his cell. As he comes out of the store, several men ambushed and brutally attacked him without cause.
In the video, the men are clearly yelling “No F*ggots in Jack City” as they assault the innocent teen.
[Sidebar: I totally blame Marko Marlo Hampton for her casual use of that same "F" word on national television. But I digress...]
The victim, who has not been disclosed, has reportedly not stopped crying since the beating and family members say he was too afraid to report the crime to the police.
It was the attention from the disturbing viral video that got investigators interested in finding the perpetrators of this senseless crime.
Details + the disturbing video footage below…
One of the men tape the video and uploaded it to worldstarhiphop. You can clearly hear the men yelling derogatory terms about the teen’s sexual orientation.
Witnesses say there were at least eight men in the streets looking out for police. Two of them have their video cameras rolling as the men punch, kick and brutally batter the innocent victim. One of the men even runs up and slams a tire on the teens head.
Atlanta’s Pittsburgh neighborhood, located just east of Downtown Atlanta near McDaniel Street, is home to members of the Pittsburgh Jack City Gang (or “PBJC”). The group also uses the name “Jack City 1029.”
VIDEO: Man Wearing Skinny Jeans Attacked in ATL
As seen above, the video opens with an unseen cameraman and a second man outside the grocery store. The second man announces, “Round one. Jack City. No ******s.”
Then, after a diminutive man exits the grocery, an assailant approaches him from behind and delivers a brutal punch to the side of the victim’s head. The man’s cell phone flies from his hand and he crumples to the ground.
The victim is then set upon by three men who punch and stomp him while he tries to cover his head. One of the attackers–who is wearing a shirt with “Jack Gang” imprinted on the back–even strikes the victim in the head with a tire.
As the man is beaten, the giggling cameraman announces, four times, “No ******s in Jack City.” An onlooker can be heard saying, “No ******, man.” The video ends after one assailant picks up the victim’s cell phone and then punches the man in the head while holding the device.
According to WSB-TV, federal investigators have been brought in to determine if the incident classifies as a hate crime.
U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates issued a statement on the matter, which reads:
Combating violent gang activity in our District, including the Pittsburgh community, is a priority of this office, as are any potential civil rights violations based on a person’s sexual orientation.
Along with the Atlanta Police Department, we are working to determine if the actions portrayed in the video violate federal law, including the hate crime statute.
The actions depicted in the video are appalling and unacceptable in our community, and we encourage anyone with information about this video to contact the FBI or Atlanta Police.
Let’s pray these fools are quickly found and put UNDER the jail.
**Update** The man in the orange shirt was seen in the surveillance video helping the young man from the scene. According to Fox5 Atlanta, the victim has now been identified as 20 year old Brandon White.
White plans to make a statement about the attack tomorrow during a press conference. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has also announced a $5,000 reward for information on the men in the video.
“What we’re going to do is work with the FBI until we find every single person that was involved in this horrible incident and bring them to justice,” said Reed.
“I want to be extremely clear, I’m not going to tolerate this.”
FBI agents joined Atlanta police at the store where the incident occurred on McDaniel Street Tuesday to process the scene and interview neighbors. They fingerprinted several items on the scene and took into evidence a tire that may have been the one in the video.
Stay tuned. This ain’t over.
I hope they catch the thugs that did this and throw their asses in jail and don’t look back after locking the bars
that is fcked up and i hope those dudes get punished to the full extent of the law.
“Is it safe to blame Marlo Hampton for her casual use of that derogatory word on national tv?” um this type of thing was happening long before Marlo said it on tv and will continue to happen. That’s reality. Yes it was dead ass wrong for them to assault that young man. U just don’t go around putting your hands on someone bc of what they choose to wear.
Leslie said it all!!!
This is someone’s child. I am very saddened by this occurrence. How dare you put your hands on somebody else because you don’t like what they are wearing? I hope they find them and put them under the jail. This is a cruel and unjust action. At the end of the day he is a HUMAN BEING, like everyone else.
I feel so bad for the victim. Now as to whether or not Marlo is the reason these men use the derogatory name for gay men: I seriously doubt it. If they are so homopohobic, as this video violently portrays, then there is no way they are watching and copy the verbal antics of the women on RHOA!
SO SAD!!! I SEE YUNG KID’S IN MY CITY ALL THE TIME WITH SKINNY JEANS& PPL DON’T JUDGE THEM!!!
So ur saying these Straight asshole Thugs are tuned into RHOA and were motivated by what Marlo said?
Ok people let’s calm down I’m sure ATLien was just jokin bout the Marlo thing yes it wasnt the right time for it but lets not lose focus. These NIGGAS need to be caught, have their eyes taped open and left in prison till Jesus comes back
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Great reporting M! I thought the story was totally diff. I need to make u my main source of news!
This is so sad, I pray they catch these criminals, lock them up and put them in jail for a very long time. These criminals need to be kept off the streets, they are weak, their actions are violent!
That was horrible ! I was almost in tears….
Dang is Mitch (Michelle)still hating on Marlo because she could never have a suga daddy SMH.. and the next time someone refers to Marlo as man looking take a look at the pic of Mitch (Michelle), Kandi and Phadra. No shade, but "Michelle" you really look like a man (Mitch) on that one. Oh and your "source" saying that Marlo’s suga daddy is Ted Turner…in my Traci Braxton voice.."That’s some Bull"…reports are out that that is not true. I am starting to question your sources on the chick. As a matter of fact I think you are not making things up.
This is sad, sad, sad. I hope the victim comes forward and these thugs are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!!! Now the Marlo references are getting old already.
VERY DISTURBING VIDEO!!! I want to give acknowledgement to the man trying to somewhat stop the fight. This delinquents need to be charge with attempted murder during a robbery for repeated hitting this child in the head. they also need to get CPS involved cause clearly these children have some issues at home. I’m sorry but in my opinion good parenting don’t result in this type of behavior.
NOW THIS JUST PISSED ME OFF!!!!I’M SO TIRED OF SEEING BULLY A$$ PPL TRAUMATIZING SOMEONE FOR NO REASON AT ALL. WHO ARE THEY TO JUDGE I WILL NOT FEEL SORRY FOR THEY TAIL WHEN THEY ALL GO TO JAIL CAUSE THEY DESERVE IT!!!!!!
Lil’ dude shoulda’ ran!He had on "Skinny" jeans. Those saggy pants frog runnin’ mofo’s can’t even run from the cops no mo’.Feel sorry for dude tho’.
THATS CRAZY! BUT ITS NOTHING NEW IN ATLANTA
Gangs? In 2012?
Some folks need to GET A JOB, because they have too much time on their damned hands to be messing with peoples lives.
This video is ridiculous. They attack a dude who is by himself and being himself but yet they have to be in a group to cause mischief. Seems like they’re hating this man for his individuality because they’re a bunch of cowards who are too afraid to be themselves versus conforming to a group. Sad.
Wow thats crazy!!..Violence toward someone because you don’t like their fashion…they need to be locked away..who they think they are to judge??what is this world comming to?
ITS COMING TO AN END TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ARETHA
To funny
Imay not like guys wearing them but i dont condone beating a person down. They need to goto prison ASAP
Nobody should be assulted because of their sexuality or their beliefs! Who are we to cast the stone? The only one that can judge/punish them is God! These wanna be thugs have no respect. This just breaks my heart that ppl do this. (kkk’s killed blks, Nazi killed jews,etc) We have to break this cycle.Those same dudes thats assulting that young man is probably on the DL! Smh!
This is so disturbing on so many levels!! No one have the right to just beat on a person for ANY reason, and then video it to post on the internet is just ignorant and stupid!!
If they do enough jail time they will be someone’s girlfriend, and I hope they do!!
Homophobia is a powerful drug!
This is so sad and I hope they are caught.
Madea voice…. *Quiet as it’s kept* those “Thugs” arent wearing the baggiest of jeans themselves, how are you judging someone’s clothing when:
1. Your pants aren’t much looser than his.
And
2. You’re saggin’ your pants and we all know the history there.
I am just saying.
you cannot be serious talking about blaming marlo for this?! seriously?? you are kidding right??? lol lol lol lol ha ha ha ha rotflmao!!!!
However ill-timed, I got your joke about Marlo…truth is anyone who has used the same hurtful language(fag, sissy, punk, dyke, etc), made a joke, laughed at a joke, looked the other way when they saw someone being bullied, falied to educate their children on tolerance, etc. plays a small part in this type of behavior because your actions contribute to the culture climate that breeds and fosters this type of behavior. We as a people should be setting a bar…and unfortunately we have failed. We’ve failed this young man and we’ve failed futrue generations. Remember:
"the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" -Edmund Burke-
I blame Lil Wayne for having these kids think its cute to wear womens clothing.
These kids need to go to jail, they will be the faggots for sure. Karma is a b.
Hah!!! Atlien u are a wonderful blogger who takes gorgeous pics. Thes hoe cheerleaders just dont like smart women who work hard to come up instead of having awesome jawsome syndrome.
While I’m sad that the guy got beat up and didn’t have an opportunity to defend himself as he was outnumbered, I’m also not sad. Apparently the few straight men left in Atlanta have had enough of their city being hijacked by the gay mafia.
As long as they are not beating up the elderly, children, women, small animals or doing drive-bys shootings then I don’t care about gangs. Every city has them anyway and they are the product of unemployment, lack of schooling, being raised by wack ass females and having no fathers in the home.
As a community its our fault that both the gangs and the homos are in such great numbers.
Skinny jeans were worn in the 60′s 80′s and the 90′s. Lil Wayne just riding the style that has circulated back. Check out Cooley High, House Party 1, New Jack City, Al B Sure videos, The Deele video, Ready for the World New Edition videos from back in the day.
*off topic* I had to go back and read the sugar daddy marlo post because "Ms" comment.
I didn’t find where she said Ted Turner was Mario’s sugar daddy. What I got from the post was that ATLien was saying Mario DID NOT have a sugar daddy but she does have a stash that she stole after snitching on her drug dealing boyfrien.
Marko Marlon Mario Marlo yeah I said it. She looka like a man!
And I agree with you @Chigirl. ATLien has come a lnog way and looks better than she ever has in that picture with Phaedra and Kandi. (no offense Michelle) But you’ve changed for the better and there’s nothing wrong with that!
@iammeeeeee; I’m off topic with you thinkin’ bout her "not wantin’ to share a bathroom",what must "she" have to hide? Maybe jealous Cynthia will give us the tea cause Nene don’t want to lose out on her gurl’s labels.
This video was BEYOND disturbing and I hope the punks that decided to gang up on (1) one person find themselves on the receiving end of the same (or worse) beat-down behind bars.
And to the previous post (@ Kamalla), the fact that you basically condone what was done is pathetic. You, in fact, SHOULD BE sad that those lowlifes even thought for a second that beating someone down was "cool". Are you that insecure/uncomfortable around gays? What if that was your family member in that video; how would you feel then?
The only point that you made that vaguely makes sense is that yes, it is the communities fault for allowing/tolerating gangs; but we/the community should also be at fault for making someone feel ashamed of their sexual preference/orientation.
@ justcorey
What you do in your bedroom is your business but once you flaunt that lifestyle on the street, the hood/ghetto no less, then you are just asking for trouble and trouble is what that dude got.
If you are a man that wants to wear women’s clothing in public and walk around switching and snapping fingers and all that other mess they do then you cannot expect society, especially the inner city, to be accepting of that. Yes, skinny jeans were designed for women and they have been around a long time because society, mostly white society, thinks women should be skinny and petite. This is not held true for men. Men are not encouraged to be skinny and rightfully so. Dude had no business wearing that mess in the hood. We all know what gang members are about and what they do and how they show no mercy so why walk around your gang ridden neighborhood looking like that?
Also, even though I’m glad those gang members didn’t attack an elderly person or a child, we all know that if they did there would not be this type of media attention. When a non-gay person gets assaulted or robbed, as happens everyday in this country, nobody says or does anything and the perpetrators rarely get caught but let a gay person get beat up and its a headline and the feds get involved. SMH
Man, these gays run rampant around here. People get beat up everyday but God forbid a gay guy get beat up! The FBI, 10-15k reward what?! There are videos up all over the place of people getting beat up. The dude didn’t go to the hospital. He got up and walked away. I don’t feel sorry for little gay boy and no one can say he is so innocent. He claims to be a "hero" taking in the butt and acting like a woman…I don’t want my kids looking at him like a hero. Gay boy may have done some awful things in his life. Atlanta can’t force people to accept the homosexual lifestyle.
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First of all, I thought ATL is a "Friendly Black City" or Best Black community in the nation. I guess Not. But I’m usually not a fan of Skinny Jeans, I always wear Baggy or loose fit clothing but this scene is ridiculous and stupid. I hope that bully guy Rot In Hell. Hope that victim is doing better.