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Where to start, where to start with just a couple of days worth of notable awful violence in the...what? Cheesesteak State? Is that right? Anyways, we've had a spurt of stupid committed by assholes acting in exactly the way you'd expect assholes to act. Let's go chronologically:
1. On Thursday, September 11 (never forget, motherfuckers), a large group of drunken shit stains beat up a gay couple in Center City, Philadelphia, which is, as you might imagine, downtown. The aforementioned sentient skid marks, all in their 20s, called the male couple, "You dirty faggots," and, like brave young people before and after them, piled on, punching and kicking the men. "One of the men had to undergo surgery and have his jaw wired shut; the other suffered bone fractures and cuts to his face." It was two against seven or eight, and then one of the puke chunks took the wallet of one of the attacked men.
It's not entirely relevant, but it should be noted that these drunken fucks all went to Archbishop Wood Catholic High School. Because anyone who went there should be proud.
This one has a semi-happy ending. Seems that a video surveillance camera got images of the merry crew of wasted sperm trotting along after the assault. Seems like someone got a photo of them at the restaurant they had been to that night. Seems like someone recognized the restaurant. Seems like someone found out who had checked in at that restaurant on Facebook. Seems like they also found out who had homophobic shit all over their profile. Seems like fucking idiots don't understand privacy settings on Facebook. Seems like a bunch of shit stains are about to go to jail while the two men they beat nearly to death attempt to heal.
2. Eric Michael Frein's father wants us to know that his son is such a good marksmen with a rifle that he "doesn't miss." That's why he was able to come from his home in Canadensis, PA, nestled in the taint of the Poconos, on Friday and shoot and kill one state trooper and injure another outside their station in Blooming Grove. In 90 seconds, he had gunned them both down, one getting off his shift and another coming on. A hunt is on for Frein, who is described as a "survivalist" in that he ain't gonna die easily in the woods.
Of course, another word for Frein, if we're honest here, is "terrorist." He's white, yeah, but still a terrorist. Frein "made statements about wanting to kill law enforcement officers and also to commit mass acts of murder," according to the state police commissioner. He was "fascinated with firearms" and, according to the commissioner, "has very strong feelings about law enforcement and seems to be very angry with a lot of things that are going on in our society." He was also once part of a group of World War II reenactors. He was on the German side, but, we're assured, no neo-Nazi shit was allowed.
Does the FBI attempt to infiltrate survivalist groups or forums online? Does it try to tempt the easily influenced out into the open and then arrest them when they seem they might act? Or is that just reserved for the fake brown terrorists they mostly end up setting up for prosecution?
"Frein has held anti-law enforcement views for many years and has expressed them both online and to people who knew him," said a state police lieutenant. To anyone who knew Frein, he said, this act was not a surprise.
3. On Monday, in northeast Philadelphia, a man came home to his apartment and saw a 20 year-old man hiding next to the bed of his 20 year-old daughter. Charles Jordan did what any father would do in that situation. He shot the 20 year-old in head and killed him because fuck you, shoot first and ask questions later. Dad said he thought it was an intruder who didn't listen to his command to stay down. A neighbor said the daughter, Brenda, yelled, "No, daddy, no!" Because, see, it turns out that victim Marc Carrion was Brenda's friend, possibly even boyfriend, who lived nearby and had given her a ride home from her job.
But this is America, goddamnit, and everyone is a suspect.
http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2014/09/your-state-sucks-what-hell-is-wrong.html
Louisiana1976
(3,962 posts)that's terrible about the father who shot and killed his daughter's friend. Hope he's brought to justice.
Sheldon Cooper
(3,724 posts)Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)Sheldon Cooper
(3,724 posts)Warpy
(111,319 posts)Usually that's where these wastes of skin live.
DinahMoeHum
(21,803 posts). . .some parts, anyway.
Aristus
(66,436 posts)Pennsylvania is Philadelphia in the east, Pittsburgh in the west, and Alabama in the middle.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)"Alabama" (and I once had an uncle Wesley from 'Bama, so I know something about attitudes).
spinbaby
(15,090 posts)I live in rural PA and, believe me, it's Alabama all the way.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)also.
"Upper Alabama," my Pennsy arse.
PCIntern
(25,572 posts)called "Pennsyltucky" or as Carville called it "Philadelphia in the East, Pittsburgh in the West, and alabama in the middle." Close enough AFAIC...
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)are one of the DEPENDABLE (barring a McGovern) presidential Blue states. One of the main Union GOTV states.
A whole state gets blamed for a hate crime?! That is beyond bizarre.
PCIntern
(25,572 posts)justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)Pennsyltucky
Warpy
(111,319 posts)There's Philadelphia at one end and Pittsburgh at the other and the middle of the state is home to a whole lot of people like Florida Man.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)What I see here is that there were two victims of a horrible group of people. But, they don't represent Pennsylvania anymore than Viking Players who beat up their children in Texas represent Minnesota. The community stepped up and id'd the perps. The police are investigating and they will be arrested and put on trial. I also believe when the victims get out of jail the community will help them heal physically and emotionally. I think it's wrong to judge a community by it's criminal elements or a state by stuff that goes on in maybe it's largest cities or it's small towns. Just like we don't judge religions by a few nut bags like the Phelps, or priests that abuse children, or terrorists that blow up chit.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)That's good to know.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)B2G
(9,766 posts)Should I email him a list of reasons his state 'sucks'?
B2G
(9,766 posts)the man was 32, not 20.
If a father sees a 32 year old man crouched in his daughter's bedroom who he doesn't know and who doesn't stay put when told to, well...
dhill926
(16,351 posts)I mean, who wouldn't. Wtf???
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)MANY citizens are going after those Philly perps.
And don't forget: Joe Biden and Grandpa Rodham!
m-lekktor
(3,675 posts)(news report from feb 2014 based on Southern Poverty Law Center report)
"Pennsylvania went against a national trend when the Southern Poverty Law Center released a report Tuesday demonstrating the Keystone State had more hate groups in 2013 than the previous year.
The number of hate groups, which the SPLC defines as having beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics, rose in Pennsylvania to 41 from 35 the year prior, according to the report.
Pennsylvania has a very long history of neo-Nazi groups, said Mark Potok, a senior fellow at the Montgomery, Ala.-based nonprofit and author of The Year in Hate and Extremism essay. Many people describe the area between Philly and Pittsburgh as the Alabama of the north.
more
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Hate-Groups-Rise-in-Pennsylvania-247366181
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)Or is Jersey "the Georgia of the Eastern Shore"?
Not saying that PA is troubled; just sayin'.
And only 9 hate-groups in Idaho? Yeah, right. I'd like to see the populations of them.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Thanks, meegbear.