Posted on 03/04/2018 11:35:14 PM PST by familyop
“Had enough?” the much younger attacker asked the victim after pummeling him for more than a minute, deputies said. The victim, who was not identified, sustained multiple face fractures and several lacerations requiring many stitches in the Friday evening attack in East Bethel. AmyJane Johnson, of St. Paul, Minn., identified herself on Facebook as the victim’s daughter-in-law and said he was 71.
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Road tantrum would be more fitting. It’s probably a good reason for more good, competent people to get trained and carry weapons for defense.
when i was about 17, (1970’s) I was awakened one morning by a car parked out front honking its horn constantly, I went out to see what was up and there was a girl driving, a guy about 20 years old jumped out of the car with a baseball bat and came towards me in the swinging position, yelling something about i ran his girlfreinds car off the road on my motorcycle, my bike was parked out front and was a common Honda, I wasted no time rushed at him, grabbed the bat and threw it and totally beat the crap out of him dragged him to the car and loaded him and told him you got the wrong guy and i better never see you again.
You should have said, “And get a new girlfriend. This one isn’t worth getting a beating.”
man that was so long ago, i should write some memoirs
LOL - oldest trick in the book!
I am 71. At 71, you can’t fight your way out of a situation so you only have one choice if talk and deliberation don’t suceed, and that is to shoot your way out of the situation.
Youngsters shouldn’t be able to screw with us old guys and should learn better - one way or another.
Strike a Senior Citizen and the charge is enhanced,,,add $5k penalty and up to 6 years in the slammer (depending on the state)
This is exactly why concealed carry is necessary. Can’t expect to find a policeman when you need one and if it had been me the kid would have been well ventilated in about two seconds. In fact, if you live in a still free state and don’t have a concealed carry licence and routinly carry your weapon then you are clearly oblivious to the declining state of your personal security brought to you thanks to a deviant liberal society. Also, I am not affiliated with them in any way but anyone with a CC should also consider spending $30/mo to be a member of USCCA if for no other reason than having a lawyer provided quickly with up to a million dollars in paid legal fees in case you ever have to use your weapon. I find great peace of mind nowing I have it.
My diagnosis of the perp is simple. He belongs to the biological family of common lead sponges.
So did they catch the guy or what?
I work with a lot of older men....many seem to have strength much longer than other attributes, like agility....I wouldn’t want to mess with them...
A thirty something puke thug
How grave to beat an elderly man because you think you own the road
Does the victim’s locale allow CCW
From now on I, as a near 70 year old, will start carrying more often.
Absolutely every time I hear these phrases my blood pressure goes up- why do I need a permit for a God given right to protect my person and possessions.
I see a supreme court case for 2nd amendment rights in the future
East Bethel is a very rural area north of the Twin Cities. Farming and woods and lakes. From the Facebook it sounds like the older guy was trying to be helpful and the punk took it the wrong way. (Flashed his high beams maybe?)
It sounds like the punk followed him, tailgating so close his headlights weren’t visible, etc. The victim turned into his own driveway. Probably a typical large property in that neck of the woods - no close neighbors, etc.
I’ve told my kids - DON’T come home if you think you are being followed. Go to the fire station that is near our house first, and then the police station farther down the road.
It sounds like he should survive, and hopefully without any long-term damage.
self driving ( level 4 ) cars can’t arrive soon enough
I hear you. At my age I ain’t risking “figuring it out”. Shoot until the threat is eliminated. Then we can figure it out.
Battery on an elder (obviously so in this case) raises the crime to the next higher level of felony.
Of course, this octogenerian wouldn't have taken that beating -- and the perp might not have been available for trial...
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