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Onlookers jeer as man is beaten, stripped and robbed in Baltimore
article source: http://articles.cnn.com/2012-04-09/us/us_maryland-beating_1_onlookers-jeer-detective-nicole-monroe-police?_s=PM:US
By Lisa Sylvester, CNN, April 09, 2012
Onlookers 
laughed and did nothing to help as a man was beaten, stripped and robbed on the street in Baltimore.
laughed and did nothing to help as a man was beaten, stripped and robbed on the street in Baltimore. The attack, which police say happened on March 18 after St. Patrick's Day celebrations, was captured by at least two cameras. Video of it went viral.
"Not only did they rob him, but they attempted to strip him of his dignity. They tore his clothes off; they mocked him. That behavior just will not be tolerated," said Detective Nicole Monroe with the Baltimore police.
Police say they have identified one suspect, but have made no arrests.
They are not releasing the victim's identity except to say he was a 31-year-old man from Arlington, Virginia.
The victim was on the way to his hotel from a downtown Baltimore club when he was attacked, according to a police report. The man had been drinking. He told police he couldn't recall exactly what happened, but the videos fill in the blanks.
In them, a man is seen standing, unsteadily, against a row of mailboxes. A crowd starts to gather and women dance suggestively against him. Someone notices his watch and a hand seems to grab something from one of the man's front pockets.
He pursues the supposed thief and is punched in the face. The man falls over backward and his head hits the sidewalk so hard it can be heard on the video.
"Smackdown!" someone yells.
His pockets are rifled and his clothes pulled off. Some people can be heard laughing. No one comes to his aid.
According to the police report, the man lost his Tag Heuer watch, which he valued at $1,300, his iPhone and car key.
CNN showed video of the attack to a number of people in Baltimore to gauge their response.
"That's pretty sad," said Finley George of Virginia, who was visiting the city with family. "I mean he obviously didn't do anything to anybody. They just got up on him and started beating him."
Assailants may have implicated themselves with own YouTube gloating
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.
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.
Savage beating, robbery caught on tape
video source: http://youtu.be/4rEl8fpMVEI
Published on Apr 9, 2012 by CNN
A man in Baltimore is beaten and stripped and the whole incident is caught on tape. CNN's CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports.
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