Killed in a parking lot and no one seems to know why.
Police are still trying to figure out why a black mob beat Richard Daughenbaugh to death at a popular downtown Des Moines fishing spot one week ago.
Daughenbaugh, a father of six who worked as a construction laborer, did not know his killers, say police. But at 1 a.m., he found himself exchanging words with members of a mob that numbered in the dozens.
The Des Moines Register picks up the narrative with a sterile account that understates the violence and ignores the race of the attackers: The suspects allegedly beat Daughenbaugh using no weapons other than their own bodies while others in the group tried to stop anyone from helping, police said. A woman fishing nearby tried to step in and stop the assault and was struck, police said. Her companion was attacked as he jumped in to defend her. And when the woman tried to call 911, two women from the group allegedly grabbed her phone and threw it. She eventually retrieved it and called 911.
Translation: Several people attacked Daughenbaugh. Several people attacked the fishermen who tried to help. And several people attacked the people who tried to dial 911. And lots of others watched and cheered. All black
The Register picks it up again, quoting a police spokesman: “The phrase ‘mob mentality’ is probably accurate here. Once the assault began, acquaintances of the suspect jumped in.”
Richard Daughenbaugh joins a growing list of victims of recent black mob violence. Some lethal. In August, two black people were charged with the murder of 88-year old Delbert Berton in Spokane. A few days before, two black people were charged with the murder of Chris Lane, an Australian student living in Oklahoma. A few days before that, a car full of black people were charged with killingDavid Santucci , a 27-year old Memphis nurse.
A few days before that, Ray Widstrand was walking through a black section of St. Paul when a mob of 100 black people beat him into a coma and permanent brain damage. If he lives.
Last Monday, three black gunmen killed Greig Placette in a Denny’s restaurant in Houston. Placette died trying to shield several children from the gunfire.
Like Des Moines, local police officials and media are loathe to talk about the race of the attackers — or victims.
People who work for the police department in Des Moines have learned to be careful about how they refer to racial violence. The last one to do it got fired.
Her name was Lori Lavorato. She was the spokeswoman for the Des Moines police department during “Beat Whitey Night” at the Iowa State Fair in 2010. When reporters asked her if the attackers were black and victims were white, she told the truth and said they were.
Soon after, she was fired: Sent down to traffic division. The Register reported:
Police commanders later said they found no credible evidence the fights were racially motivated.
”I had some real concerns with us making that leap and making a remark like that publicly,” (police chief) Bradshaw told The Des Moines Register in an Aug. 26 interview. “That’s a huge statement that, quite frankly, can provoke emotions on both sides of the issue. ”People are very sensitive to remarks like that, so I had some real grave concerns about us stepping out and I wanted to make certain that we were right to message the State Fair events that way.”
No evidence? Other than a police report — now Posted at Smoking Gun — saying the people were shouting “Beat Whitey Night? Other than the fact that all the attackers were black and all the victims were white? Other than the fact it happened several nights in a row? Other than the fact is was on video?
There was “no evidence:” i.e. The attackers did not issue a press release carry signs with racial slogans prior to the attack.
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