[UC] This isn't good news. (From this morning's DP)
This is disconcerting, especially when you see that the incident happened during the afternoon on a Saturday. We're not exactly talking hookers and pushers in the wee hours of the morning. Al Krigman No arrests in Clark Park attack by _Jenny Chung_ (http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/author/jenny-chung) | Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 8:01 pm At about 3:15 p.m. Saturday, four unknown males attacked a 25-year-old man on the Clark Park basketball courts. According to Philadelphia Police spokeswoman Officer Christine O’Brien, the victim was sitting on a bench located inside the court when a group of males approached him from behind and struck him on the back of his head with a gun. Once the victim fell to the ground, the assailants, whom O’Brien described as four black males between the ages of 16 and 20, then proceeded to kick and punch him numerous times. One of the assailants shot the victim in the right knee before fleeing on foot with the others. The victim was admitted to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to receive treatment for the knee wound and is now in stable condition. O’Brien said no arrests have been made thus far.
Re: [UC] This isn't good news. (From this morning's DP)
It is indeed disturbing, but are we sure that the gang and the victim did not know each other previously and there was some grudge involved? It seems like odd behavior for a mugging or a robbery. no mention of belongings taken or dragging the victim around to use his ATM card. more like a vengeful beat up and a knee shooting. Just my ten cents
[UC] Pet Chicken Lost 45th Near Locust
Hi: One of our pet chickens -light brown, egg layer- is missing since Sunday, March 21. 45th Street between Locust and Spruce. Please let us know if you have seen her. Thanks Chris Maltz ciel...@aol.com 215-387-9059
Re: [UC] This isn't good news. (From this morning's DP)
I think it would be pretty safe to assume that the attackers knew the victim -- your average criminal may not be especially bright, but the middle of a park where 2- or 300 people are hanging out probably isn't a likely spot for a random mugging. Unfortunately, I think it's also pretty likely that at least some of the other people hanging out at the basketball court could identify the attackers. Kathleen On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 9:18 AM, lom...@aol.com wrote: It is indeed disturbing, but are we sure that the gang and the victim did not know each other previously and there was some grudge involved? It seems like odd behavior for a mugging or a robbery. no mention of belongings taken or dragging the victim around to use his ATM card. more like a vengeful beat up and a knee shooting. Just my ten cents
Re: [UC] This isn't good news. (From this morning's DP)
What kind of traffic is this generating on the barfing cheese boyz listserv? Again Glenn, thanks for balkanizing community news. Ciao, Craig ___ In a message dated 3/22/2010 07:56:28 Eastern Daylight Time, krf...@aol.com writes: This is disconcerting, especially when you see that the incident happened during the afternoon on a Saturday. We're not exactly talking hookers and pushers in the wee hours of the morning. Al Krigman No arrests in Clark Park attack by _Jenny Chung_ (http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/author/jenny-chung) | Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 8:01 pm At about 3:15 p.m. Saturday, four unknown males attacked a 25-year-old man on the Clark Park basketball courts. According to Philadelphia Police spokeswoman Officer Christine O’Brien, the victim was sitting on a bench located inside the court when a group of males approached him from behind and struck him on the back of his head with a gun. Once the victim fell to the ground, the assailants, whom O’Brien described as four black males between the ages of 16 and 20, then proceeded to kick and punch him numerous times. One of the assailants shot the victim in the right knee before fleeing on foot with the others. The victim was admitted to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to receive treatment for the knee wound and is now in stable condition. O’Brien said no arrests have been made thus far.
Re: [UC] Pet Chicken Lost 45th Near Locust
In a message dated 3/22/2010 13:54:09 Eastern Daylight Time, ciel...@aol.com writes: One of our pet chickens -light brown, egg layer- is missing since Sunday, March 21. 45th Street between Locust and Spruce. Didn't Democratic Councilman at Large James Kenney sponsor and get enacted legislation making the keeping of farm animals in general and chickens in particular illegal in Philadelphia? Tony, didn't you cover this? Ciao, Craig
Re: [UC] This isn't good news. (From this morning's DP)
Whether they knew each other or not it is really astonishing that anyone would pull something like this in the middle of what I imagine must have been a packed-to-the-gills park in the middle of the afternoon. On 3/22/10 3:27 PM, Kathleen Turner khturne...@gmail.com wrote: I think it would be pretty safe to assume that the attackers knew the victim -- your average criminal may not be especially bright, but the middle of a park where 2- or 300 people are hanging out probably isn't a likely spot for a random mugging. Unfortunately, I think it's also pretty likely that at least some of the other people hanging out at the basketball court could identify the attackers. Kathleen On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 9:18 AM, lom...@aol.com wrote: It is indeed disturbing, but are we sure that the gang and the victim did not know each other previously and there was some grudge involved? It seems like odd behavior for a mugging or a robbery. no mention of belongings taken or dragging the victim around to use his ATM card. more like a vengeful beat up and a knee shooting. Just my ten cents