WTH? Dallas police charge Black woman--the victim of racist attack

[Judi Lynn]

Last edited Tue Apr 2, 2019, 09:40 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: The Grio


L'Daijohnique Lee, 24, was hit with a criminal mischief charge Thursday afternoon.

By Ny Magee -April 2, 2019

Days after Dallas police upgraded the charges against a Deep Ellum bartender who was caught on camera viciously assaulting a Black woman, investigators have now charged the victim with a felony.

L’Daijohnique Lee, 24, was hit with a criminal mischief charge Thursday afternoon after police said she knocked out a window of Austin Shuffield’s pickup truck after their altercation in the early morning of March 21, officials confirmed at a news conference.

Deputy Chief Thomas Castro said Lee admitted to breaking the windshield with a jump box, a charger for a car battery, causing damage estimated to be over $3,000, according to the Dallas Observer. Criminal mischief in the state is considered a felony if the damage exceeds $2,500.

“We understand that some people are upset,” Castro said at the news conference. “It’s not the intention of the Dallas Police Department to pick one side or the other. We simply had information that was provided to us on a criminal offense. We thoroughly investigated that offense. We took the action that was taken today.”

Read more: https://thegrio.com/2019/04/02/ldaijohnique-lee-24-charged-dallas-bartender-racist-attack/

[BlueFlorida]

1. SMH n/t

[rogue emissary]

2. F'ing crazy.

I thought watching the footage of the bystanders capturing the assault and do nothing was infuriating. Now the "police" want to pull this shit.

[rusty quoin]

3. A windshield cost $3000...no way

[unblock]

5. if it's accurate (big if) there's more damage than just the windshield.

maybe there was a dent in the hood or the wiper mechanism?

[cstanleytech]

15. There are varies factors such as if its oem or aftermarket and was it tinted or untinted plus

the labor costs to have the job done.

[sdfernando]

17. I doubt it is legal to tint a windshield other than what the factory already does.

I seriously doubt this would cost 3K.

[cstanleytech]

18. Actually it varies from state to state.

https://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/glass-window-tinting/

[unblock]

4. i don't think i can fault the police if she did actually confess to it.

the guy is being charged with several offenses, including simple assault which from what i can gather is in the process of being upgraded to aggravated assault, which seems about right. i hope she sues him to pay her medical bills and pain and suffering as well.

that said, what he did to her doesn't give her license to destroy the windshield of his car, and if she admitted she did this to the police, i don't know why anyone would expect the police not to take action against someone who confessed to a felony.

i would hope the prosecutor would take a more lenient view, given that she wouldn't have had motive to do anything like this had it not been for the guy attacking her in the first place. i'm curious as to the timing -- how long after the attack did she damage the windshield? the closer it was to the attack, the more she can claim altered mental status due to the attack. if she went home and came back to damage the windshield, that's more of a problem.

i'm guessing there's a misdemeanor charge that would be more appropriate assuming there wasn't the kind of criminal intent usually required for felonies. i certainly don't think she should end up in jail. also not clear how the windshield damage really is $3000, that seems steep.

unfortunately, she should also be liable to pay for fixing his windshield, which seems ridiculous, but like i said, she had no right to damage his property.

[TexasBushwhacker]

7. List price on a windshield can be high

Because they have the built in antennas.

[cstanleytech]

19. Built in antennas? I suppose it makes sense if they can build things in to heat the back one

to get rid of ice and condensation it only makes sense that the same tech could be used to make an antenna though I wonder what the reception is like compared to having an external one.

[bitterross]

6. What do you mean "WTH?" SHE BROKE THE LAW. Vandalism. She confessed.

She doesn't get to get away with vandalism.

It's not tit for tat.

[unblock]

8. just to be clear, the "wth?" was in the original headline -- see the link.

[bitterross]

10. Just to be clear, the OP didn't distance itself from the headline

When one posts an LBN, one is bringing something to DU they think is important. The OP simply posted the story and made no comments. That leaves anyone reading the OP with the only option of thinking the OP agrees with the the content and tone of the headline and story they posted. That what they posted is their opinion because it stands without comment or contradiction.

If the OP had some thoughts that were in opposition to the provocative headline they should have posted them.

[unblock]

11. Just to be clear, nothing I ever post on lbn necessarily reflects my opinion

If I post something on lbn, I'm just reporting. So take this as a disclaimer in perpetuity.

As for this op, I'll let judi Lynn speak for herself, if she cares to.

[Judi Lynn]

12. If you bother to check, most LBN articles don't bear any commentary from the OP

either beneath the article, or even in a later reply to someone looking for a tussle.

Posting an article which is open for either informing other DU'ers, or encouraging discussion after the original article is simply meant to introduce new material, "the news."

I saw your comment and assumed you were befuddled. Had no idea you were attempting to take a kick at me.

I'm not interested in a scrap with everyone every time I post an LBN article. I wouldn't have time to keep looking for new articles to post if I thought it was expected I wait around to see if anyone wanted to argue with me over the content of simple news.

As you were already informed, the headlines are created by the organization which publishes the article.

If you want to gibber on about your belief this black woman should pay through the nose for damaging the hate-filled monster's pick-up's windshield, that's your business. I think he probably should take it up with his insurance company.

I hardly think it's worth trying to kick up a scuffle about, or paying much attention to defenders of the racist filth who beat her down.

[unblock]

13. Me, I'm a huge fan! Did you mean to reply to #6?

Always appreciate your posts and can't imagine attempting to take a kick at you.

[Judi Lynn]

14. OMG! I thought I was answering post #10! Holy smokes! I'm sorry, not one doubt about that!

Absolutely not.

It was the party who shall remain nameless, for the moment!

Your comments are far, far different from the remarks from the poster I thought I had addressed.

Again, had no idea I answered the wrong post number. That doesn't happen often. Can't remember if it ever has.

I'll have to look more closely at what I'm doing after this!

[LiberalLovinLug]

16. Not your typical "vandalism", you must admit.

The police could use discretion and look at it like a byproduct of the total incident. She was reacting back, against her attacker, in a way that she knew would hurt him, because she knew her fists wouldn't work on him. If he can punch her like that, surely she has some leeway to react back in her own way.

What is "funny" is that with Texas' Stand Your Ground laws, if she'd pulled out a gun and shot him dead, she'd go scott free without any record. But she threw something through his car window, so she's a felon.

[cstanleytech]

20. Hmm except the stand your ground defense would be hard to justify had she

followed him for a block to shoot him after an earlier incident.

[Judi Lynn]

9. Austin Shuffield Rebooked In Jail After Alleged Assault

"Alleged assault?" Izzatso?

I will never forget what he did.

He must be afraid of something if he felt a need to change his nasty appearance A.S.A.P. Maybe hoping people who saw the video won't recognize him on the street? I hope they will see his new incarnation clearly.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

21. Yikes. I hadn't seen that.