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You know a group is about as far to the left as it gets when even the SPLC denounces them.
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BurfordTJustice
May 28, 2012, 5:21:15 AM5/28/12
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Chicago: Eyewitnesses Say Radical Left-Wing "Anti-Racist" Group Attacked
Restaurant Customers With Bats, Claw Hammers And Metal Batons Including
80-Year-Old Woman.
You know a group is about as far to the left as it gets when even the SPLC
denounces them.
(Chicago Sun-Times) - A horde of masked figures stormed the restaurant in
a single-file line, wielding bats, claw hammers and metal batons - their
presence announced when one shouted, "'Hey, bitches, the ARA is going to f-
up this place.' "
With that, the shrouded thugs went on a rampage, clubbing diners at The
Ashford House restaurant on May 19 in Tinley Park. They did not discriminate
as to the targets of their violence, even pushing an 80-year-old woman to
the ground, according to an eyewitness who's a former Chicago police
officer.
"Although the terrorist assault lasted only about a minute, it was the
longest minute of my life," the eyewitness said.
Authorities have said the attackers were targeting a group that believes
in white supremacy and calls itself the Illinois European Heritage
Association. At least 10 people were hurt during the attack, with three
taken to a hospital for treatment.
Five Indiana men who prosecutors say are linked to the Anti-Racist Action
Group remain in the Cook County Jail, charged with felony mob action,
aggravated battery and criminal damage to property. They are John Tucker,
26, of Martinsville, Ind.; Cody Sutherlin, 23, and Alex Stuck, 22, both of
Bloomington, Ind.; and Dylan Sutherlin, 20, and Jason Sutherlin, 33, both of
Gosport, Ind. Two victims also were arrested on charges unrelated to the
attack.
The Anti-Racist Action Group (ARA) is a "radical left-wing group" that
often resorts to violent acts, said Mark Potok, a senior fellow at The
Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit civil rights organization based in
Montgomery, Ala. The attack, he said, "did more harm to the cause of
fighting racism than almost anyone can imagine."
Restaurant Customers With Bats, Claw Hammers And Metal Batons Including
80-Year-Old Woman.
You know a group is about as far to the left as it gets when even the SPLC
denounces them.
(Chicago Sun-Times) - A horde of masked figures stormed the restaurant in
a single-file line, wielding bats, claw hammers and metal batons - their
presence announced when one shouted, "'Hey, bitches, the ARA is going to f-
up this place.' "
With that, the shrouded thugs went on a rampage, clubbing diners at The
Ashford House restaurant on May 19 in Tinley Park. They did not discriminate
as to the targets of their violence, even pushing an 80-year-old woman to
the ground, according to an eyewitness who's a former Chicago police
officer.
"Although the terrorist assault lasted only about a minute, it was the
longest minute of my life," the eyewitness said.
Authorities have said the attackers were targeting a group that believes
in white supremacy and calls itself the Illinois European Heritage
Association. At least 10 people were hurt during the attack, with three
taken to a hospital for treatment.
Five Indiana men who prosecutors say are linked to the Anti-Racist Action
Group remain in the Cook County Jail, charged with felony mob action,
aggravated battery and criminal damage to property. They are John Tucker,
26, of Martinsville, Ind.; Cody Sutherlin, 23, and Alex Stuck, 22, both of
Bloomington, Ind.; and Dylan Sutherlin, 20, and Jason Sutherlin, 33, both of
Gosport, Ind. Two victims also were arrested on charges unrelated to the
attack.
The Anti-Racist Action Group (ARA) is a "radical left-wing group" that
often resorts to violent acts, said Mark Potok, a senior fellow at The
Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit civil rights organization based in
Montgomery, Ala. The attack, he said, "did more harm to the cause of
fighting racism than almost anyone can imagine."
joevan
May 28, 2012, 8:02:25 AM5/28/12
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