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Pearl Jam Attack -- The Security Tape!

Posted May 15th 2009 9:10AM by TMZ Staff

The surveillance video of Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament getting attacked by a knife wielding thug has just been released -- and his beatdown is brutal!

Pearl Jam attack: Click to watch

It all went down in Atlanta in April, when three masked hoodlums ran out of the bushes and jumped the dude's SUV, smashing the windows and demanding cash.

Ament tried to make a run for it -- but was knocked to the ground by one of the assailants. Ament suffered a laceration on his head and was treated at the scene. The attackers made off with $7,000 worth of money and goods.

No arrests have been made.

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16. he was set up for that those guy knew he was going there and had a lot of money with him,this story is not over yet.glad he is ok.

Posted at 10:01AM on May 15th 2009 by pinkfloyd

17. these thugs are black dudes, undoubtedly!

Posted at 9:50AM on May 15th 2009 by WTF

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TRUE THAT!

Posted at 10:03AM on May 15th 2009 by DJ

18. i was well into my 40s living on a quiet middle class neighborhood in southern california when i fell chasing my dog. i hit my head on the sidewalk. my young children were hysterical as the blood ran down my face. a man in his early 20s came out of his house and just watched. didn't call 911, just watched. i wish i had him on camera to show the world what a coward he is.

Posted at 10:09AM on May 15th 2009 by ladyofargonne

19. some in the studio set him up,they would be the only ones who knew he was coming there with that kind of money,those scumbags knew exactly what car to hit.they will get caught.

Posted at 10:11AM on May 15th 2009 by pinkfloyd

20. IT WOULD NOT HAPPEND BACK HOME IN SEATTLE!!!WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY RECORDING IN THE REDNECK CAPITOL ANY WAY ?

Posted at 10:15AM on May 15th 2009 by toofastforyou!

21. I moved out of Atlanta after being a crime victim twice. The cops I dealt with didn't give a damn.

Posted at 10:14AM on May 15th 2009 by MmmmHmmmm

22. someone in the studio set him up.they would be the only ones who knew he was going to be there,those scumbags knew exactly what car to hit..they will get caught.

Posted at 10:15AM on May 15th 2009 by pinkfloyd

23. these thugs are black dudes, undoubtedly!

Posted at 9:50AM on May 15th 2009 by WTF
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That's all that lives in Atlanta these days.

Posted at 10:20AM on May 15th 2009 by Not PC

24. WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY RECORDING IN THE REDNECK CAPITOL ANY WAY ?

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You obviously haven't been to Atlanta lately if you think it's full of rednecks. You've got the wrong color.

Posted at 10:20AM on May 15th 2009 by Not PC

25. The "beat down" wasn't THAT brutal...geez...

Posted at 10:32AM on May 15th 2009 by JKR

26. NOT PC----you wanna talk black and white, fool? You can't tell what color the robbers are, but you can see the WHITE guys running away and not helping their friend! A BLACK man would help his friend! So shut your mouth, idiot! Sick of racist pigs! You all need a club to the head!

Posted at 10:35AM on May 15th 2009 by Fed Up

27. "Alec" I believe Washington DC, has Atlanta beat as the most dangerous city. Do your homework.

Posted at 10:51AM on May 15th 2009 by gagal

28. The skin color is not important unless you were a witness giving a description. The person who said that beat down wasn't that brutal must have missed the portion stating it was with a knife, and the guy did draw blood. The condition of our communities are very sad. We are raising angry teens by providing them with excuses to be angry. Parents that don't provide their children with a mother and father aren't capable of being good parents, regardless of how hard they try.

Posted at 11:09AM on May 15th 2009 by price_is_wrong

29. They didn't say it was $7,000 in cash alone, they said goods as well, maybe jewelry, phones, PDA's.... And this wasn't a house it was a recording studio, and what's the big deal about how the guy parked? It looked like regular angled parking to me. The guy on the drivers side had the window smashed in on him, I'm sure it takes a bit to get over the shock of that, hence why it took him a bit to get out of the car. I'm hoping Jeff was telling the people who were coming out of the building that he was ok and not worry, but didn't seem that way. First thing I would do would be to go over to the guy laying on the ground.....

Posted at 11:04AM on May 15th 2009 by Lexi

30. I live in Atlanta and I can tell you first hand that this city has become a war zone. Thugs have taken over, the mayor has given up and the police have evaporated. They really need to call in the National Guard to take over. This city is out of control. Jut visit ajc.com and check it out... at least three major crime stories everyday. Whatever you do... do not come to Atlanta for any reason till the "authorities" clean this mess up.

Posted at 11:25AM on May 15th 2009 by Viv

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