Sidney Newman, 17, and Ferdinand Hunt, 18, were hanging out on a New Orleans sidewalk, waiting on Hunt's mother to come back with something to eat.

• Author: Oliver, Charles
• Position: Brickbats - Brief article

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Sidney Newman, 17, and Ferdinand Hunt, 18, were hanging out on a New Orleans sidewalk, waiting on Hunt's mother to come back. with something to eat. All of a sudden, about 10 men rushed at them, knocking them to the ground. The boys said they thought they were being robbed, but the men were plainclothes state troopers and one New...