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ORLANDO, FLORIDA

Police said the victims were told that since they are white, they had to pay to be in the park.

Four men in Orlando were charged with a hate crime after they pummeled a 62-year-old woman and her two mentally-challenged companions at a public park after they didn't pay a "fee" for being white, police said.

Investigators said the victims were walking into a Kaley Park when they were confronted by Christopher Colbert, Erick Golden, Willie Pritts and Antoniette Boone.

Police said the victims were told that since they are white, they had to pay a fee to be in the park.

When the three didn't pay, the men beat them, officers said.

One of the victims was held up with a knife, a police report said.

Deputies stopped the men a few miles from the park and they were taken into custody.

The men face several charges in connection with the incident.

Comments (12)

batman1: ... Now, will this get prosecuted as a 'hate crime'? 1 March 31, 2008 djewell: ... WHAT HOSPITAL WERETHE CRIMINAL THUGS TAKRN TO AFTER THEIR ARREST FOR BEATING THESE POOR PEOPLE? 2 March 31, 2008 sezme: ... Well, here's one incident you won't see Al or Jesse on TV for-unless of course they dream up an "excuse" for the thugs behavior like they did for the other incident in W. Palm Beach. Maybe it will go like this: "Ya gots to unnerstan, these four young men are really kindhearted and law abiding citizens. The fee they were politely asking for was merely to assist an underprivileged family in the neighborhood". It's actually the older woman who threw herself and her companions against a tree several times in an effort to lay blame on these 4 innocent youths". 3 March 31, 2008 flewster: ... So if a white preacher stood up and started an outcry for these two thugs to be prosacuted to the max would he be hearlded as agreat man trying to protect innocent white victims or be labeled a racist pig for demanding that something be done to these two thugs???? 4 March 31, 2008 rev: ... Prayers for the full recovery of the innocent victims. Amen 5 March 31, 2008 88pdx: ... Any time a thug, such as these, asks or "aks" me for money, I always pretend I don't speak English and use a really thick German accent. They get frustrated and leave me alone. So far... it's worked every time! 6 March 31, 2008 Seamus236: 88pdx, Eye haff naught zee able-beel etty to speek en a akzent. Eye can unlee speek zee langweege of zee pees-tole. You vant how muh to entare zee park, azzhole? Eye only have enuff for my foawty-fi', commence to runnin'. 7 March 31, 2008 roomdog40: ... And your German friend Mr. Glock? 8 March 31, 2008 Jeff8643: This is a "hate crime"... Well, now these assholes can go to the "park" that most soul brothers hang out at - the penitentiary park! 9 April 01, 2008 88pdx: ... Yep, that's when I sing my Special Song, with a thick accent: I have something een meinem pocket that belongs up een your face, I keep eet verrry klose to me in a most konvenient place!! 10 April 01, 2008 SGT217: ... A 62 year old women and two MR individuals? These guys are real toughs. 11 April 01, 2008 Khymie: ... Nah - you see - Jackson & Sharpton will step up and say that they cannot be blamed for their actions due to white people having shown "them" this type of treatment during slavery & segregation. They will contend that this action stemmed from them being a product of their environment (not free will) and that if the suspects had been afforded better luxuries in life they would not have been forced to commit this act. 12 April 04, 2008

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