Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'subwaybeatingvideo'
December 8, 2007
We take this to be definitive proof that the video of a group of teen girls beating a man on an A train was not staged: The victim has emerged. Rafael Cruz, a 27-year-old Brooklyn resident who is a manager at a Midtown H&M, told the Post, "I'm trying to get over it. It happened a month ago." Cruz isn't sure if he will press charges, noting, "Teenagers are allowed to make mistakes, but......
Continue Reading "Subway Beating Victim Speaks Out!"December 7, 2007
The police are continuing to investigate the video of a man being beaten by a group of girls on an A train. While there's still debate about whether the filmed attack was real or staged, this much is known: The teen who filmed the incident, Kajdera Holmes, has retained a lawyer to speak to reporters. The Daily News has two articles about the incident. The News had asked its readers if they knew any of......
Continue Reading "Subway Beating Video Update: Hey, That's My Daughter!"December 6, 2007
After a video of a man being harassed and beaten by a group of teens was publicized by The Smoking Gun, some wonder if the tape is real. The main reason why most people suspect it could be staged is because the teen who filmed the incident is an aspiring filmmaker. Seventeen-year-old Kadejra Holmes told The Smoking Gun she didn't have anything to do with the attack and then took the video off YouTube. Her......
Continue Reading "Subway Beating Video, Fact or Fiction"
