White Teen Convicted In Noose Attack And Only Ordered To Write An Essay On Lynching! WTF?
4,704 views · Published 2 March 2013 · 3:58 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: craftnation · 2013 · People & Blogs
A judge in Illinois handed down an unconventional punishment to a teen convicted in a noose attack. Matthew Herrmann, 19, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery for helping to put a noose around the neck of a Black teen, and received a probation sentence, alongside the writing assignment. In accordance with his punishment Herrmann must read his written work on lynching as it relates to Black history, at a meeting of victims and community members known as a "peace circle." Herrmann participated in the crime back in 2011, and initially faced felony counts of committing a hate crime, battery, and unlawful restraint. He and two cohorts lured their victim, 17-year-old Joshua Merritt, to one of their homes where he was restrained, and called the n-word. They also made threats on the teen's life, putting a knife to his throat. Read more at http://hiphopwired.com/2013/02/28/white-teen-convicted-in-noose-attack-ordered-to-write-an-essay-on-lynching/#1QzpHYcSVJjqBDXb.99
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