Re: [UC] This isn't good news. (From this morning's DP)
"...Well I'm learningIt's peacefulWith a good dog and some treesOut of touch with the breakdownOf this centuryThey're not going to fix it upToo easy..." from Electricity by Joni Mitchell "Again Glenn, thanks for balkanizing community news." Craig, Those few great men and women, who rule the earth, seem to want a vast third world to occupy this stolen land. Special service districts, BIDS, and insular civic associations are the balkanizing forces.It was always profoundly idiotic to think that endless lattes and upscale lights would make everyone cleaner and safer in a utopian village. No child left behind, gentrification, exclusion, systemic abuse, endless stress, and trauma do not disappear because UCD puts up flags. Riches have not trickled down as promised, but the values and violence of the ruling class have trickled everywhere!The ruling class has declared open global warfare on the masses of throwaway people. Of course, the common people, pitted against each other, always suffer the worst violence. AT FIRST!Sadly,GlennPS: This song came out just before my oldest brother faced the lottery for Vietnam. Remember the body bag count on the evening news? That's okay, all those lattes cause mass amnesia.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCCR2huE2m8 -Original Message- From: craigso...@aol.com Sent: Mar 22, 2010 3:34 PM To: univcity@list.purple.com Subject: 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 | Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 8:01 pm <zzz!-- heading="" --=""> 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. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see .
[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
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] 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
