Will There Be Justice For Delbert Belton?

The suspects in this case used flashlights to beat this man who subsequently died from his injuries. Does anyone here blame the flashlights?​

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August 23, 2013
A suspect in the brutal beating of a World War II veteran who later died from his injuries has been arrested, as police in Spokane, Washington continue to search for a second attacker.

Police confirmed the arrest but did not identify the suspect accused in the Wednesday parking lot attack.

Authorities continue to search for another suspect who is described as an African-American male between the ages of 16 and 19.

The Spokane Police Department says in a press release officers responded to reports of an assault Wednesday and found the victim, 88-year-old Delbert Belton, in his car with serious head injuries. He died Thursday in the hospital.

Friends identified Belton, and say he was sitting outside a lodge for the Fraternal Order of the Eagles when he was attacked.

KXLY-TV reports that Belton served in the Army during World War II and was shot in the leg during the Battle for Okinawa.

"He was a tough old bird, I'll tell you that," Ted Denison, Belton's friend for 23 years told the Spokesman-Review.

The station says he went on to work for Kaiser Aluminum for 30 years. Friends say he was known as “Shorty,” and enjoyed playing pool and working on cars. His wife passed away several years ago.

"He was just such a nice person for God's sake. I don't think Shorty had a mean bone in his body," friend Betty told KXLY-TV.com.

"It does appear random. He was in the parking lot, it appears he was assaulted in the parking lot and there was no indication that he would have known these people prior to the assault," Spokane Police Major Crimes Detective Lieutenant Mark Griffiths told the station.

Belton's daughter-in-law said the suspects used flashlights during the attack. "The doctors said he was bleeding from all parts of his face," Bobbie Belton told CBS Seattle.

Denison told KXLY-TV he cannot comprehend how someone could have carried out such an attack. "I thought of him more as a dad than I did a friend really," Denison said.

"He was always there for me when I needed him," Denison said. "We'd joke back and forth. We were always having fun, some sort of fun."

"I don't understand how somebody could do this. I really don't," he told the station.
"Anybody that didn't get to know him missed out on a wonderful angel in their life," Lillian Duncan told the Spokesman-Review.

The Spokane Police Department is asking anyone with information to call their hotline at 456-2233.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/23/world-war-ii-veteran-beaten-to-death-by-2-teenagers-in-washington-parking-lot/#ixzz2co9uMmg8

 

Ah, but it was black on white crime. Liberals and the media don't care about that. I does not advance their cause.

 

Indeed, I doubt Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson will be organizing any marches over Mr. Belton.

 

They will be celebrating. It gives them more material to bait with.

 

I certainly hope he gets justice just as the Australian baseball player or ANY murder victim should for that matter.


I have a problem here though and it involves the lack of compassion that I see on this little forum more and more often it seems.

It's my opinion, of course, but here goes.

CoinOKC. You started both threads and I see it as an attack on the President (big surprise) as well as a general attack on the left.

You're entitled to your opinion as well. I understand that.

Still, I have to wonder if you really give a rat's A$$ about the victims involved other than a political agenda.

Then rlm chimes in and I wonder the same thing.

This is not discussion folks. It's rampant railing against anyone that does not agree with you.

Believe it or not I' not singling you out. Your favorite JoeNation does it as well.

Since I'm on THIS thread at the moment let me ask a few questions.

Do you REALLY for ONE SECOND believe that?

Probably not Coin but it's really just "African" on "African" crime if we follow one of your other points isn't it?

This one takes the cake rlm.
Take it as you want and, again, it is my opinion but this is one of the most pathetic statements I have ever seen here.



For some reason I feel that the murder of a WWII vet and an Australian baseball player are not being celebrated by anyone.

Somehow I doubt that I'm the only one that feels that way.

 

Sorry, Clembo, but I absolutely do believe that the media/liberals are extremely biased. And for a lot more than one second.
Now celebrating may be a bit over the top, but Jackson and particularly Sharpton are way over the top. If they would just go back to King's beliefs, this country would move forward again.

 

We're no more biased than the right. Am I biased that I don't have an opinion on this other than wondering what possible justice could anyone give a dead man that would make this right by anyone? To think there is such a thing is ignorant and ludicrous at best.

 

President Obama? Really? Ummmm, whatever Clembo.

You may have a difficult time understanding this, but I have compassion for these victims of senseless violence. Perhaps my Circle of Concern is broader than yours. Having a Circle of Concern that's either small or large is not necessarily a worse or better thing than the other; just different.

Well, certainly it's a discussion albeit one-sided. People on here rant and rave against the instrument some people choose to commit homicide (guns), but are strangely silent when the weapon of choice happens to be a flashlight. Is it because a flashlight doesn't fit their anti-gun agenda? Is it because they're focusing on the instrument instead of the behavior of the perpetrator? I don't know. They won't even talk about it.

I would like for you to point out anywhere where I've made a point that it's "really just African on African crime". Don't waste your time because you're not going to find it. I've never said such a thing nor have I ever thought such a thing.

 

Okc look at how many people are killed every year with guns versus flashlights. You really want to push this petty little excuse you have for dismissing gun violence?

 

That's a good question, Guy. I wish you would ask that of the organizers of the protests in 100 cities across America. Just what "justice" do they expect for a dead man?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...tice-trayvon-martin-vigils-zimmerman/2571025/

It's an injustice for a man to be jogging down the street and be killed simply because his attackers were bored. It's an injustice for a man to be beaten by a flashlight and then die from his injuries. The only justice that can be served is if the accused receive a fair trial.

 

What I DON'T dismiss is the behavior of the perpetrators regardless of the instrument they use. Please don't tell me that you believe the gun is at fault when someone uses a gun to kill another person.

 

And just hoe many are killed by cars. Or maybe just how many are killed by water. Yes! Water! and I don't mean just because it is contaminated.

 

Which is why we have laws pertaining to driving and speeds. How many people were murdered last year using water? Probably right up there with flashlight related homicides I bet. Nice try though.

 

You're being flippant about this murder with a flashlight being used as a weapon. I'm sure Mr. Belton's relatives aren't being quite so callous about his death.

But, beyond that, I believe you're missing the point which is that it doesn't matter what instrument is used, it's the behavior that's wrong. This country doesn't need less guns; it needs less homicidal maniacs.

 

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Is there a point to your post? Are you trying to add something to the conversation?

 

He just likes to prove his irrelevance over and over and over.