Shocking video of a tourist being beaten, robbed and then stripped naked in Baltimore has gone viral on the Web, and now city police plan to use the clip to identify the assailants and make arrests.
The Saint Patrick's Day assault saw the victim, who was reportedly disorientated after a night of partying. Noticing his condition a group of people set upon him, robbing him of his possessions.
As the robbery occurred a bystander filmed the attack on a camera phone and later posted it online. When the man attempted to retrieve his items he is seen being hit with a knockout punch and later stripped naked as he lay on the pavement.
Disorientated, the victim returned to his hotel room, where he awoke the next morning with no memory of the assault and robbery. He reported his missing items to the police, but other than his obvious cuts and bruises, could provide them with no details of the events.
According to a report in the Huffington Post a family member was startled to discover a video of the brutal attack online and alerted the victim.
The clip was also posted on Twitter, where the man who violently punched the victim claimed he had acted in self defense.
Authorities have not yet made any arrests in the case but it's understood they have received information about the identity of one of the attackers.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.ciaradexy | Apr 21, 2012, 09:18 AM EDT
Wow Awoken, you really are a white power loving fool! Do you wear a white sheet over your head and burn crosses too?
AMWilson | Apr 13, 2012, 10:51 PM EDT
BrianO, a very rational (and frank) apprisal of the situation in urban America.... Awoken, I think it's safe to assume by your use of "nigger loving", that you're not an objective commentator here. Yes, Baltimore is a sh*thole of crime, but it's also a sh*thole of poverty and political corruption, and if you pick any comparable city on planet earth (in terms of poverty and political corruption), you'll find the same disgusting behavior, regardless of the race of the perpetrators. Your racist vomit is totally uncalled for.
BrianO | Apr 13, 2012, 11:07 AM EDT
lot of Irish on Irish crime on the comment board today. The way things are today stand this way in my humble opinion. Inner city neighborhoods are war zones, if you're a group that doesn't blend in you stand out as a target to be robbed or worse. The so called black "leaders" are race baiters for profit, there are plenty of real black leaders no one hears about who are trying to save a lost generation. The results of social engineering, successful erosion of the black family in America has create not two Americas,but two black Americas. One that is recorded in the videos above, and the other that rejected the statist utopia, worked their way up and out, and by the way lives in a nice house down the street.
awoken32 | Apr 12, 2012, 05:44 PM EDT
@ciaradexy he was a rapist??????? my god another one of you bs stories,i swear to god you are nothing but a little slag nigger loving geeebag
ciaradexy | Apr 12, 2012, 03:08 PM EDT
I have ridden the subway in NY late at night and like on public transport anywhere in the world late at night, i was careful and kept myself to myself. If you get beaten up in a working class area in Dublin, its gonna be by white kids so whats your excuse then when you cant blame the colour of their skin? If somewhere is rough then avoid it regardless of who lives there. use your brain! My aunt in the US told me that 'Irish' Americans are racist and I experienced it for myself when I was there. Infact, you only need to read the racist comments by Americans on this site to prove that point. There are many single mothers here mostly white, if their kids commit crimes its for the same reasons kids with married parents commit crimes. It has nothing to do with their colour.
manhattan | Apr 12, 2012, 02:38 PM EDT
P>S> Ciaradexy, where is your proof Irish Americans are the most racist of Americans. I quoted a cousin who had her brain in her a-- like you.
manhattan | Apr 12, 2012, 02:36 PM EDT
Ciaradexy, you live in Dublin? Come to new York or Baltimore, ride the trains late at night,walk through black area's carrying an I pad cell phone or just a lone naive white guy tell us how it went for you? Black young men grow up without a male figure in there lives. Mothers are 15 and 16 when they have them. No respect for any one in authority,teachers,police etc. Welfare has destroyed the family. Black kids that try to learn in school are abused and told they are trying to be white. I wish the black community would speak out and stop screaming racism instead of realizing they have a problem and it ain't whitey's fault.
LaoiseRyan | Apr 12, 2012, 12:56 PM EDT
So if a white man beats up a white man, its just a beating but if a black man beats up a white man its racist? If a white man beats up a fat white man is it fatist? If a white man beats up a fat black man is it now racist AND fatist? You idiots!
ciaradexy | Apr 12, 2012, 11:04 AM EDT
Im anti-Irish?! What? I AM irish you retarded f*ckwit! I work in tourism all over this country, Im giving a Dublin city walking tour to a group of italian students this saturday. You fear migrants because youre so bad at your own job youre afraid theyll be able to do it better! Stop making up stories! That kid in Blanch was stabbed by a guy who already had a record for assaulting his ex girlfriend! Hes a rapist AND a thug! Get your facts right before spouting your sh1te on websites! Go onto Irish websites such as thejournal .ie and tell your lies instead of hiding behind a computer screen anonymously you saddo! You avoid non Whites do you? Well youre the sort of person any decent law abiding citizen of any country would avoid. Knife carrying skank, sure youre no better than those lads of any colour who hang around street corners intimidating people. Maybe its YOU who needs to get a real job and do some travelling!
awoken32 | Apr 12, 2012, 10:03 AM EDT
@ciaradexy,gangs of africans sexually harrising single white irish women have no place in ireland,furthermore gangs of africans or asians have no place in ireland,an anyone anti irish should move out of the country,id give you money to go to baltimore ciara
awoken32 | Apr 12, 2012, 09:54 AM EDT
ciaradexy,i couldnt care less what comes out your anti irish mouth peice.yeh if he hadnt of had a knife him an his brother would have been dead,i know who i would want to survive,i know who you would be up for doh,an it wouldnt be the innocent irish lads,then you call irish americans the most racist group in the usa,what a load of rubbish,but yet again anti anything irish,the most racist group in america are blacks an mexicans,they are the ones with no go areas,ciara your nothing but a stray dog with loyalty to nothing,a left wing anti irish crack pot,that supports the destruction of culture,i hope you star in one of those films up above,you would still blame it on being irish i bet,yoke
ciaradexy | Apr 12, 2012, 09:06 AM EDT
Awoken, you are condoning the stabbing of a child in Dublin!You truly are the worst kind of skanger. I bet you think its ok for people to carry knives. You are an embarrassment. The work kind of Dub. You need to get out more.
ciaradexy | Apr 12, 2012, 09:04 AM EDT
Manhattan, funny you should mention that but 'Irish' Americans are known for being the most racist group in the US!
manhattan | Apr 11, 2012, 06:08 PM EDT
If you are street smart you never go where there are groups of blacks. They are great when they are in a mob. Never by themselves would they go after a white guy or gal.It has been like this for the many years I have been on this earth. I had a liberal cousin who never lived in the city she went on and on about the Irish being prejudice until she took in a kid from Harlem for the summer and he tried to burn her house down. She tried again the next year and surprise, surprise that kid tried to stab her husband. Her heart was in the right place but there are some things that can't be fixed.
awoken32 | Apr 11, 2012, 09:46 AM EDT
The true face of multiculism,its the same as the london riots,whites been attacked by gangs of blacks beaten an stripped,it was the same in france when they had the respect parade,not one mention of the anti white word racism,the media only describe whites a racist,when the truth is that the biggest racists are africans an asians,it was the same when a black youth was stabbed in blanchardstown,the media were all over it calling it a racist attack,but the truth was that african an his gang were sexually harrasing the sister of the bloke that stabbed him,he an his brother went out to catch them in the act when their sister(a single parent)was pulling up in her car,they confronted the gang of africans an they got jumped,luckily enough he had a knife an took one out,that is the truth
bogsidebunny | Apr 11, 2012, 06:56 AM EDT
Clearly RACIST. Blacks beating a White dude. Call Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson. They'll protest.......HEH, my rear-end they will!
citizen69 | Apr 11, 2012, 06:16 AM EDT
@Bythebay: you ask where is the outrage of Irish-America. I don't see what that has to do with it. The guy probably isn't even Irish-American. The only reason it's posted on IrishCentral is because the guy was drunk on St. Patrick's day. Eveyone does irrational things when they are drunk but he did not break any law and there is totally no excuse for this crime carried out by a laughing crowd of thugs. I'll condemn any racist crime no matter which race is victimized but how come the media isn't as quick with allegations of racism here as they are in other cases? BTW, the comment from right2bwhite below is just pathetic.
george | Apr 11, 2012, 02:28 AM EDT
Where is George Zimmerman? We need more George Zimmerman's! Let’s start a George Zimmerman Foundation!
bluesman | Apr 10, 2012, 09:31 PM EDT
Bythe bay you are a complete ass.
rpmschevy | Apr 10, 2012, 09:07 PM EDT
Red you got it right, on both accounts, the racist Jackson and Al, and bytheby. Yes By there is a sense of personal responsibility, however, this, and last time I checked, Ireland, are free countries and therefore one should be allowed to travel freely without having to worry about being attacked. However, the so called "progressives" out there have cried foul to often that people can no longer discpline children, teach right from wrong, let them wander around. It is sad what is happening today. And whatever happened to being charged for failing to report a crime (the poster on You Tube of this video should be brought up on charges for not calling the police).
right2bwhite | Apr 10, 2012, 07:31 PM EDT
Know you know why we shoot them
Redrowan | Apr 10, 2012, 06:56 PM EDT
Just one question. If after being hit he pulled a gun and shot one of these animals would you then see fat Al and race hustler Jackson then moving in on Baltimore? I'll betcha you would. They defend based on race not events or circumstances and their batting average is not that great. By the way bythebay you seem to be blaming the victim because he shouldn't have been in that area. You are an ass. Red
citizen69 | Apr 10, 2012, 05:22 PM EDT
Bythebay: looking at the longer version of the video on Youtube, which is even more disturbing, i can only see black men & women assaulting this guy. He gets sexually harassed by a girl while a guy takes his wallet from his pocket. That's why the victim walks after the thief who then turns around and punches him. Then the crowd strip him naked and steel his possessions. It does seem racially motivated as they see that the white guy clearly doesn't belong there and are swarming around him. These people behaved disgustingly. I don't care what colour or ethnicity was evolved but if the victim was black and the thugs were white you can bet the media would make a big deal of it.
johhnyb | Apr 10, 2012, 01:16 PM EDT
Irish Central obviously don't know either the colour of the victim of the attackers. Read the report - they don't mention colours. Strange.....
MERV999 | Apr 10, 2012, 12:56 PM EDT
I wonder... where are all the Al Sharptons ans the Spike Lees marching in protest of this black-on-white attack? Shouldn't they be loudly condemning this racist behavior/ Why isn't this called a civil rights crime, and shouldn't it be all over the news? This double standard has to end. This poor victim---clearly an Irish-American---wandered into the wrong neighboorhood. If it weren't for the modern proliferation of video cameras, he'd still be wondering how he lost his clothes and belongings on that trip. Hope he gets justice, though I doubt it.
Murph46 | Apr 10, 2012, 12:27 PM EDT
Hooray BippyBellito, we better show that message in Nov.
rugbyplayer | Apr 10, 2012, 11:33 AM EDT
Thuggery to be honest has no etnicity. There are white thugs, hispanic thugs and black thugs. But eversince I was but a tot, the major mugging and daily brutal crimes have been unfortunately the doings of black thugs. I have lived all over the USA and the message is always the same: stay away from poorer black areas.
BippyBellito | Apr 10, 2012, 10:36 AM EDT
This outrageous attack by Black Hoodlums is the classic Hate Crime that people like Spike Lee, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton would be protesting about if this was a white on black crime. How can Irish Central think that people like Obama and Eric Holder are friends of the Irish when they go out of their way to ignore attacks on white victims many of whom are Irish or of Irish descent?