78-Year-Old Dallas Watts Attacked, “Get that White Man! This is for Trayvon!”
In East Toledo, six teens attacked 78-year-old Dallas Watts on his way home from the store with pork rinds for his dogs on Saturday. The man was minding his own business when attacked by a bunch of kids for no apparent reason, other than the color of his skin. Mr. Watts said that one of the youths pointed at him and said, "take him down", when Watts responded, "Why you picking on me? Remember Trayvon. Why you picking on me?""
One of the 6 boys, ranging from 11 to 17, hit Watts in the back of the head, knocking him to the ground. The victim then was lifted back up, so he could be "drop-kicked" in the chest. One boy shouted "Kill him" while another held him to the ground while putting his shoe on Watts' neck. The Toledo Blade reported that as Mr. Watts was laying on the ground, "the boys kicked him, over and over, shouting, "[Get] that white [man]. This is for Trayvon ... Trayvon lives, white [man]. Kill that white [man]," according to a police report." The kids finally fled when a man started shouting at them.
Regarding the Trayvon remarks, Mr. Watts said, "All I meant by saying 'remember Trayvon' is to remember what happened to him, don't duplicate it here." The article states that it is unclear who started the verbal confrontation, but it seems obvious that these kids were looking for trouble.
These thugs were no stranger to crime, one of them "faces a felonious assault charge from an unrelated shooting", and two others were charged with robbery, a 17 and 11-year-old. Where are the charges for assault? The incident occurred shortly after a rally for the Martin family.
Dallas Watts would not even allow his children to play with toy guns while they were growing up, but now the elderly man intends to buy one for himself. "What happened to me ... down here on the corner, that changed my perspective on humanity," Mr. Watts said.
This story has not been reported in the mainstream media.