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 [Prater incident] Original Airdate: 8/8/1982 Length: 00:02:26 Item Type: newstape - acquired tape Go to full description for this item. Description : Abstract A reporter interviews Charles Prater (Boston resident) on Beacon Street after Prater's family was attacked in their car, and his infant son injured, by a group of young white men who had been driving recklessly. The Prater family stands in and around the ambulance. Charles Prater is shown in the ambulance while paramedics tend to his son. Jennifer McLogan (WBZ reporter) reports that police chased a green Chevrolet Malibu through the Back Bay at speeds up to 95 m.p.h. and arrested the occupants on charges including assault and battery with a deadly weapon. The tape includes footage of police arresting a group of young white men. The police surround the young men and handcuff them. A reporter interviews a white male bystander who says that racism is prevalent in Boston.
Subject : Keywords Police - Arrests Race relations Subject : Personal Names McLogan, Jennifer Prater, Charles, Jr. Prater, Charles, Sr. Prater, Karen Prater, Resa Subject : Corporate Names (Organization names) WBZ Type : Genre News - Unedited |
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