Black Teen Beats Down White Man for Listening to Rap Music

A 14-year-old African-American boy was arrested Monday after he attacked a white 22-year-old man for listening to rap music in Palm Bay, Fla.

True story.

The victim was on a sidewalk listening to the music when he was confronted by the teenager and his friends.

The 14-year-old, who police say may have known the man, told the victim to stop listening to the rap music, “because he was white,” and that, “white people shouldn’t listen to rap music,” Yvonne Martinez, spokeswoman for the Palm Bay Police Department said. “(The victim) then told them that he could listen to any kind of music he liked.”

The teen then repeatedly punched the victim in the face and fled the scene.

The victim, who sustained a swollen left eye, later identified the boy to cops.

The boy was charged with misdemeanor battery and giving cops a false name. However, if the incident is determined to be racially motivated, the battery charge could be elevated to a felony via a so-called hate-crime enhancement.


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