This Interstate Road Rage Beating Captured on Camera Has L.A. Police Asking for Help
- Posted on June 20, 2012 at 2:32pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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The California Highway Patrol is asking the public for help in investigating a viral video that appears to show a man being beaten unconscious on an East Los Angeles freeway.
The video, posted online Monday on Live Leak, was apparently shot June 12 on a transition road to the northbound Interstate 5 in what’s known as the East L.A. Interchange, KCBS-TV reported.
The approximately two-minute video appears to have been shot from a passing car, and shows one motorist in a red shirt apparently confronting a group of three other men. They seem to be arguing before ultimately engaging in a violent fistfight. The man in the red shirt kicks at one of the men and they trade punches before one of the other men jumps in and helps pull the red-shirted man to the ground. From there, they continue to beat him, dragging him behind their car at one point before reemerging and appearing to violently kick him in view of the camera. After a few moments they drive off, leaving the man lying in the road.
Sgt. Denise Joslin said investigators learned of the video Tuesday, and do not know for certain whether it is real or a hoax. According to the Associated Press, no arrests have been made and the status of the apparent victim is unknown. Joslin said police responded to 911 reports of people fighting on the freeway but that everyone had left the scene by the time officers arrived.
Authorities said the attackers left in a 1997 Volkswagen Jetta with the license plate 3UGW962. Anyone with any possible information is urged to contact the CHP’s central Los Angeles office.
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Comments (164)
SLOWBIDEN
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:50pmIt must have been all that soda they’ve been drinking making them violent.
Report Post »mtnvortex
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 4:14pmOOoooooh! I see what you did there. Good one. Heh…heh…
Report Post »LetUsReason
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 4:19pmI liked your comment. :-D A lot of these types of stories today, huh?
Report Post »Ari Ben TZion
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 4:43pmUnfortunately, many of the Wolds’ riff raff is ending up in America.
From Cuba to Mexico – everyone is dumping their trash in our backyard.
Report Post »Ari Ben TZion
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 4:45pmSeeing this and other videos like it, we now have empirical evidence as to why people flee hell-holes like Cuba and Mexico.
Report Post »dmerwin
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 4:53pmAnyone for the 2nd amendment?
Report Post »Treaty
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 5:50pmThe guy in the red shirt isn’t too bright. You see three young dudes in a car you just swallow your pride and move on.
Report Post »GPS-Tech
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 5:53pmHow many times have I said not to eff with people you don’t know? Second mistake was advancing towards multiple opponents and leaving himself open to being flanked. I DEFINITELY would NOT have engaged multiple opponents by myself.
Report Post »Jeffrey777
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 6:04pmSeriously. Never get out of your car. Apologize even if your in the right and drive on. Have gun ready if they pursue and Call 911. Confronting and asking a thug to bring it on was not smart, especially with 2 others waiting to jump in on your ass. What if passer buy was a thug, then you got 2-3 more to jump in on your a##. What did he get in the end out of that?? A TBI, PTSD, possible neck injury… all that can give chronic pain to last a lifetime
Report Post »db321
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 6:32pmThis is why you carry.
Report Post »RossPoldark
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 7:20pmSugar high. Oh the dangers of too much sugar.
Report Post »Boone2
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 7:21pmHow much more before this country rises up in one big violent action and rids itsself of this Illegal Alien Invasion that has been allowed to take place over the past 25 years. We need to purge ourselves of this uncivilized population before this country is fully engulfed and we are seen worldwide as another Libya, Egypt or Syria. I urge each of you to call your senator, congressman,
Report Post »and demand an absolute enforcement of our Immigration Laws, that E-Veriy be Mandated acroos the nation both private and public, that Voter ID is mandted in all states, that Eric Holder, Janet Napalitono be removed Immediately from their positions and that Obama is brought up on charges of Treason for usurping authority of our House and Senate.
FstEti
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 9:10pmThank GOD the three weren’t WHITE or this would have pushed young Trayvon off of the headlines! However, here we have a Black man being beaten by non-Black men, but fortunately, they weren’t White men, so there’s no racism, no real harm.
Report Post »Except to the victim, of course. But nothing from Jesse or Al, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, etc……………
rangerp
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 9:52pmFear not, Obama is about to make them citizens
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:47pmThe reason why we even have these videos is because nobody has sense enough to stop recording and call for help.
Report Post »Maji
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:56amFAke! All the scuffing on the pavment and no blood…4 kicks to the head
Report Post »no blood.
Maybe just me but I think its fake.
RamonPreston
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:08amIt wouldn’t have happened if they were drinking iced tea and skittles.
Report Post »DMan70
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 12:22amI have to agree with Maji; this looks very staged and acted out. I mean, come on, if 3 thugs were arguing with a guy and a car pulls up that closely, at least one of them would have been like, “What the f*#k you lookin’ at?” but they calmly ignore the video makers. Then several seemingly big kicks to the head, which you can’t tell from the camera angle if they actually connected. I‘ve seen actual footage of ass beatings before and when someone’s head gets kicked like that, that whole body’s going to move. This guy doesn’t move hardly at all. Then when mr. camera man gets up close, the side of supposed victim’s head is nice and clean, not a drop of blood or cut anywhere to be seen. The final fly in the chardonnay is that conveniently the victim was gone by time police arrived.
Guess we’ll just wait and see if mr. victim shows up at a hospital sometime or if they actually find the car with the license plate. My guess is that it was likely a stolen car or a stolen plate at least.
Report Post »bdandsl
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:49pmThe LA police have the license plate number and they can’t find the perps?
Report Post »GIRTHMAN
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:55pmthat would be profiling if they went looking for them.
Report Post »mtcountrygrl
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 4:02pmObviously you have never been to CA. Probably stolen! Plus CA doesn’t investigate crimes unless there are certain criteria met. Without a complaining witness (victim) they won’t track these punks down. Just like they don’t investigate property crimes unless they are in the hundreds of thousands. If your stuff gets stolen, vandalized, etc. just kiss it goodbye. If the criminal is illegal and in a stolen vehicle, there is no justice. Such is the plight of living in a Democrat controled state. Oh and you can’t arm yourself and protect your own person or property due to the out of control gun laws. Flee for your lives folks. But don’t come here unless you are conservative.
Report Post »scrudge
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 4:02pmtypical la police they can’t find their backsides from a hole in the ground
Report Post »mlimberg
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 4:07pmLook in Mexico…
Report Post »zorro
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 4:22pmThey’re brown so they HAVE TO BE illegal. REAL Americans only come in white and commit no crimes. So yeah, illegal.
Listen to yourselves. You’re a bunch of ignorant idiots.
Report Post »mtcountrygrl
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 5:18pm@Zorro
Report Post »Your own bigotry is showing. I said “if” they are illegal, in response to why the police cannot track them down by their license plate. LA is a “sanctuary city” so there is a disportionate amount of illegals there. That‘s not racist that’s just the facts. And as someone who lived there and was a victim of crime (that never got solved because the criminal was illegal), I am simply explaining why the police may not be able to locate the criminals even with a license plate number.
darkknight91
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:42amShut up, Zorro. F@g.
Report Post »Blazen420
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:49pmHe had to know that the others were going to jump in if he started to get the upper hand…. That being said, to kick a man in the head while he is down and defenseless is cowardly. It was clear to me that the guy in the red shirt was going to lose from the get go…. He just didn’t have the fire in his eyes to whip anybody.
Report Post »strawberry411a
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:47pmMinorities. Enough said.
Report Post »suffolkva
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 7:14pmIt needs to be added that laws in a civilized society don’t work when you try to apply them to large numbers of uncivilized beasts.
Report Post »thop1960
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:38pmThe dude in red thought he was Bruce Lee and could take on all three guys. Guess what, he couldn’t handle two of them. Moral of the story; Don‘t go around thinking you’re Bruce Lee and you won’t wind up along side the road unconscious. Discretion is the better part of valor, if you’re not armed…
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:45pmTaking on three guys is not wise. Both parties are stupid here. But, the kicking of the guy‘s head while he’s on the ground constitutes attempted murder. Hope they find these illegal aliens, but there‘s a good chance they’re already back in Mexico.
Report Post »Truthbeliever2
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 4:26pmI don’t agree with them kicking him in the head while he was down.
That being said; Bruce Lee was a total dumb ass for walking up to 3 people in the middle of the street and invoking a confrontation. From what I could see he was confronting them. He is all the way over at their car and bowing up and egging the whole thing on. He could have just stayed in his car and drove away.
Report Post »Thescorcher
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 6:03pmThe fact is he was winning, but like everyone has noted his buddy came in and helped. However, I am sure he realizes now that what he did was stupid and he should have probably of not confronted a group. If he didn’t then the police would already have these criminals because the victim would of reported the crime(maybe).
They became criminals when they attacked him while he was down, and double teamed him. I don’t think it is a problem when a Fight breaks out between two grown men who are both willing. Their shouldn’t be a problem with two grown adults fighting outside in public. Fact is those other guys are coward criminals for doing what they did after the fight broke out.
Report Post »thop1960
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 6:05pm@zorro
Just calling it as I see it. I guess you have a problem with that…dumba$$. FYI – not intimidated.
Report Post »CougarNick78
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:37pmThree words: Conceal and Carry…..
Report Post »Eaglesnest
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:47pmAdd train to that list, in other words, become very comfortable with your weapon. Go to a range that will allow you to practice drawing and firing. Get some dummy rounds and practice at home.
Report Post »oneshiner
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:59pmDon’t think about leaving home without it.
Report Post »chazmo
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 6:26pmno can do in calif.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:34pm…
Report Post »This is the America, that Barack Hussein Obama has created. It will only get worse, if he’s re-elected.
In the past three and a half years, Americans have become meaner and more heartless.
I sure miss the kinder, gentler nation, we once lived in.
ChiefGeorge
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:46pmHe willingly engaged in this fight so lets not overlook that simple fact. He could not contend with two at the same time was his only shortcoming. But stopping to get out and fight someone on the roadway is never a good idea especially when they out number you 3-1.
The kicks in the head after your down is what you must think about after your out, its those kicks that often leave you dead or mentally handicapped for the rest of your life.
I would contend that these sorts of things have been going on for years and it matters not who the president is. Bush Sr did not encourage the LA riots but they happened anyways. This is a matter of people turning into low life animals in the end times. Nothing more!
Report Post »GPS-Tech
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 6:01pmWhat this guy didnt even consider was if one of them had a weapon. He could have gotten his throat slashed or brains blown out. He is lucky that the third guy didnt join in and that they left in a hurry. Two hard kicks to the temple is a hand to hand technique to kill someone. Think about what happened to Reginald Denny during the L A riots, he endured much worse than this and it was unprovoked.
Report Post »blaaaaackwoman
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:33pmHahaha, karate Joe got exactly what he deserved. Don’t waste our taxpayer dollars investigating stuff like this. Hahaha guy thought he was Bruce Lee but it turns out he got his head kicked in, loving it!
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:45pmYou’re an idiot.
Report Post »GIRTHMAN
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:54pmYes , yes you are a complete fool. just like your dumb ass parents
Report Post »CrawfishFestival2
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 4:17pmhey blaaaaacjwoman – are you inbred?
Report Post »or are you BigMo finally coming out of the closet?
nappy
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 5:35pmraised by animals.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:31pm…
The guy that got beat up, had plenty of time to get back in his car and dial 9-1-1.
Instead, he chose to fight three guys. He pretended to know martial arts. Big mistake. Bluff didn’t work. Anyone who observed his little girly kick, could tell he didn’t have a clue what he was doing.
All involved seemed eager for a fight. The two guys should NOT have kicked him in the head, after he was already on the ground defeated and nearly unconscious. Never kick a guy after he’s down. That’s dirty fighting and illegal. Those two guys will do time for the head kicking.
Report Post »John655
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 4:09pmMy martial arts instuctor always taught us to kick them in the side of the chest after you get them down to make sure they did not get up again right away. (This was after a throw where you have one of their arms.) Sound principle. But kicking in the head after he is unconsius is wrong.
Report Post »luxlife
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:30pmLearn to swim…
Report Post »FortySixand2
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 8:30pmsee you drown in arizona bay
Report Post »luxlife
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:37pmI don’t mind
Report Post »TomSawyer
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:26pmWhat disturbed me about the Mexican immigrants were they kicked him after he was already unconscious many times in the head.
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:42pmI think you meant to say illegal aliens.
Report Post »jungle J
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:18pmwhy can’t we all just get along?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:30pmStay out of the pool.
Report Post »inferno
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:15pmI can see the day when European countries will be forced to do what we did in Bosnia, as a result of their culture wars. Our country has become fragemented by race and gender , thanks to the Leftist
Report Post »rabble rousers. That’s their only hope, They rule by dividing, not by bringing people together.
ChiefGeorge
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:48pmCorrect and then blame it all on those really trying to help matters.
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:54pmInferno,
Report Post »You are absolutely correct.
We will hit critical mass soon.
When the freebies stop and the will
We will see this and much much worse
Be prepared
and God Bless
RedDawn2012
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 3:01amThere’s far more violence here in the USA than there was in Bosnia when Clinton sent our planes in to bomb them into submission. What we Americans need is for some peace-loving country to send their planes HERE to bomb our inner cities and eradicate the dark stain on our land that is causing all this grief. Fair is fair.
Report Post »bikerdogred1
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:15pmGood job obama,now we have Mexican,Black and Muslim punks.. beating people up and you want to take away our guns.Don’t forget to put out the signs people in nov.,WELCOME TO AMERICA,the land of the FREEBIES.
Report Post »inexiletill2012
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:12pmMore of that Brown on Black crime
Report Post »lapitup
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:08pmThe guy in the red shirt threw the first punch the other guy was and can claim self defense. The charges come in where his friend decided to jump in and they both were kicking him while he was unconscious.
Report Post »TomSawyer
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:38pmI agree. The buy in the red shirt was not defending himself, he was starting a fight, which was a bad idea because he lacked skill. He did not have enough kicking skill and should never have even tried to kick at all. Anyone could grab his foot. Then he was going up against 3 people, which is a big mistake. 80% of the time a fight ends up on the ground and you will lose if you are out numbered. IF you are in a fight with 3 on 1, your only goal should be to escape using deadly force if necessary. Starting a fight with multiple people is natural selection.
Report Post »Sara72
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:06pmWOW… so much for HUMANITY and compassion for our fellow man… !
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:03pmObama’s “Dream Act” in full effect.
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:47pmIsn’t multi-culturalism great!!!
Report Post »AUsername
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 2:59pmthere both at fault, both of them were ready to fight and wanted to. the wise thing to do is not to stop and if they somehow force you to stop have you gun ready and loaded and aim at them before they do it to you and they will leave.
Report Post »KA-BAR
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:10pmIm pretty sure in California the cops wouldn’t let that slide. The man who pulls the gun in that situation would be the guy the cops are after. Not the two punks who can’t throw a punch to save their lives.
If I were the one filming, I would pass the camera and help the dude. Wouldn’t take much to put these two pansies on their backs.
Report Post »bumfuzeled
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 4:20pmDon’t aim unless you are pulling the trigger. brandishing a firearm is a crime, self defense is not
Report Post »AUsername
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 4:49pmi guess that is acceptable in states with stand your ground laws and not in those without. i know in my state folks did that and it was alright.
Report Post »pappywags
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 2:56pmThe cops are asking for help I am no computer wiz but you can read the license plate from the offending car and I an sure with a little computer manipulation you could make out the plate on the victims as well. I am no cop but all of the required clues are in the video. The feds also seem to be able to track down people who post videos on YouTube why not the LA police?
Report Post »forthepeople
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 2:58pmstolen or reported stolen is what usually happens ?
Report Post »DMan70
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 12:26amPreach it, PAPPY!
Report Post »forthepeople
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 2:55pm” he get the license plates, the license plates ” ? how about helping , calling police , try stopping instead of filming as a bystander ? brothers helpin’ brothers ? really ?
Report Post »v12tommy
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 2:52pmThe guys that drove away were probably here illegally. Something over 75% of all warrants in Los Angeles are for people in the US illegally.
Report Post »God-Gold-Guns
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 2:46pmWhat the HELL are all the by-standers doing to help, like nobody could go and break it up?
Report Post »BumperMorgan
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:03pmBystanders, unless you are like me, will not help. They do not want to be involved or hurt.
Report Post »rpp
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:05pmSince California has such unreasonable handgun laws, honest citizens are generally unarmed. I would not approach a gang of thugs high on adrenaline alone and without a firearm.
Report Post »John655
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:33pmYou jump into this mess and you’re likely to get stabbed or shot for your trouble. Be a good witness and from cover yell at them to beak it up. I carry a gun and I still wouldn’t have drawn down on anyone. Who do I engage? The guy who started it or the guys who win the fight and go too far?
Report Post »I SPY
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 2:45pmTypical thug Hispanics. you fight one, you end up fighting five at once because they can’t fight alone.
Report Post »BumperMorgan
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:00pmThats OK with me as I have my own helpers.
Report Post »FreedomWitness
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:30pmIn the vernacular of common parlance it is known as ‘fight one bean fight the whole burrito.’
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:52pmIt’s common practice amongst blacks and hispanics. They never fight one-to-one, they’re too cowardly. So they attack someone with a mob, so there’s no chance of them losing.
Carry a gun…always!
Report Post »finwe
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:06am@ FreedomWitness
That made my day. :)
Report Post »John655
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 2:45pmHe seemed to have wanted to fight knowing it was 1 against 3. He lost. Be smater next time and you won’t get your butt kicked.
Report Post »TomSawyer
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:22pmThat is exactly what I was thinking. I once saw a Karate demonstration were a black belt fought three children with only their first belt (yellow in this system) and the three children defeated the black belt. Obviously the black belt was not using deadly force, but you would be surprised how difficult it is to fight 6 hands and 6 feet.
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