A 13-year-old boy was attending a Montana county fair and rodeo on Saturday when he failed to remove his hat during the national anthem. Moments later, a man slammed him to the ground and fractured his skull. The boy began seizing.
The man, 39-year-old Curt James Brockway, had allegedly attacked the boy for his “disrespect,” a witness told the Missoulian. Brockway was soon arrested and charged with assault on a minor for the attack at the Mineral County Fair and Rodeo.
"He was bleeding out of his ears, seizing on the ground, just not coherent,” Taylor Hennick, a rodeo attendee, told the Missolian. As people started to surround Brockway, the man defended himself by saying the boy “was disrespecting the national anthem, so he had every right to do that,” Hennick added.
The boy was airlifted to a hospital in Spokane, Washington, where he was treated for temporal skull fractures. He’s now back home in Montana recovering, according to KPAX, a Montana CBS affiliate.
“It’s just a lot of pain in my head. I don’t remember anything – the rodeo – the helicopter – nothing,” the boy told the television station.
His attacker, it turns out, was already a registered violent offender for a 2010 assault with a weapon, according to the Missoulian. He’s on probation for that charge, but was released from jail on his own recognizance, or a promise to appear for his future court date on Aug. 14.
Failing to react to the national anthem in what’s considered a “patriotic” manner — removing your hat, placing your right hand over your heart — has been criticized by President Donald Trump and other Republicans. It’s unclear whether the Montana boy simply forgot to remove his hat, or had some personal reason not to. More traditionally, people protesting police brutality or racial inequality in America “take a knee,” or kneel during the national anthem as a political statement.
The kneeling movement, a particular target of Trump’s ire, began with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
"Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired. He’s fired!'" Trump said during a 2017 rally, later causing even more football players to protest.
Cover: September 15, 2011: A cowboy proudly displays the American Flag just after the National Anthem at the 101st annual Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, OR. (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)
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Re: Montana man assaults a 13 year old, fractures his skull for wearing a hat during the national anthem.
Hopefully this guy sees some serious gaol time.
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Re: Montana man assaults a 13 year old, fractures his skull for wearing a hat during the national anthem.
Well, apparently he's already got a record as a violent offender, so with any luck they'll throw the fucking book at him.
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Re: Montana man assaults a 13 year old, fractures his skull for wearing a hat during the national anthem.
He was let off, not even assigned bail. "Released on Own Recognizance"
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Re: Montana man assaults a 13 year old, fractures his skull for wearing a hat during the national anthem.
That was before. He was due in court in a week, but screwed the pooch now.
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Re: Montana man assaults a 13 year old, fractures his skull for wearing a hat during the national anthem.
"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."
Samuel Johnson got it right.
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Re: Montana man assaults a 13 year old, fractures his skull for wearing a hat during the national anthem.
A 39 year old blind-side attacking a 13 year old for not removing his hat.
This guy needs to be locked away for life.
This guy needs to be locked away for life.
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Re: Montana man assaults a 13 year old, fractures his skull for wearing a hat during the national anthem.
Yeah, someone like this has deep insecurity and/or rage issues that make him unsafe to have around other human beings.
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Re: Montana man assaults a 13 year old, fractures his skull for wearing a hat during the national anthem.
Solitary confinement or not, I really don't see this waste of flesh having a good time in prison.
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Re: Montana man assaults a 13 year old, fractures his skull for wearing a hat during the national anthem.
I'm still surprised the guy wasn't KTFO by the kid's parents or bystanders.
Re: Montana man assaults a 13 year old, fractures his skull for wearing a hat during the national anthem.
Shock by those present could easily limit a response.
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