Posted on 12/30/2013 3:06:35 PM PST by armydawg505
A couple’s late night stroll on the Christmas-lit Downtown Mall turned to terror in the early morning hours of Friday, December 20, when they were brutally assaulted by three men in what appears to have been a random act of violence.
Even though one of the victims, Jeanne Doucette, managed to take photos that appear to show the assailants as they kicked and pummeled her boyfriend Marc Adams to unconsciousness, Charlottesville Police still do not have any suspects. Doucette says there were other witnesses to the crime, which allegedly occurred just outside the Wells Fargo building at around 1am as she and Adams walked from Miller’s to Rapture, and she is baffled as to why the police haven’t shared her images more widely with people who could have seen the suspects earlier in the evening.
“I cannot understand why they didn’t let people know what happened,” said Doucette, who still bore injuries from the assault when she met for an interview a week later. “Those pictures might have prompted some tips.”
(Excerpt) Read more at c-ville.com ...
I’m 66 years old, I’m female and weigh 130 and have two stents in coronary arteries——I’ve had my CCW for years, but tell me, what the hell good is it going to do me if some 200 lb. teenager hits me in the head? I probably won’t be alive after the fact, and if I shoot him before the fact, I’m in George Zimnmermanville shooting an unarmed “child”. Think about this seriously folks.
If the attackers were of a different race than the victims she needs to contact the US Atty in her area immediately. Get a lawyer to do it if necessary. They’ve set the precedent in TX and they need to follow through. And her congressional representative also.
After reading the article I have to say I agree with myself, they need to take this to a higher level.
You are correct that a weapon won't necessarily save you from an attack.
Only your situational awareness will do that.
A weapon gives you a fall back/back-up position, and might save you from death.
At your age, you should know better than to go out and about in public alone./only slight sarcasm//.
You survived this long, don't relax now.
To a certain degenerate segment of society, you are an extremely attractive target.
Nothing has changed.
The physical condition you described (slight, 66 year old woman with heart stents) suggests you wouldn’t survive a stiff breeze. You’re right: If ANY 200-pounder hit you in the head you’d likely be pushing daisies. Hence my comment about situational awareness. If you see a “200 lb. teenager” or anyone else setting up to cold cock you, you are well within your right to drop his ass, especially being who and what you are.
As for your Zimmermanville coment: He lived, and was acquitted. Yeah, they put him through thr wringer. But he won.
You have to make the decision: Would you rather be “Zimmermanned” or dead?
Life is nothing but choices.
Never in a hundred, never in a thousand, never in a million years.
Looks like some of Holders people are happy navigators (HPN).....
HPN....OK whitey....lets check your voter registrations ....
HPN....Looks like you need to make a couple of adjustments here....
OK now I see it......your colonoscopy is scheduled for next month.....and the insulin will be mailed as before...
HPN Thinks...."this desk job sure beats stealing cell phones and a once a year gig patrolling voting booths with my billy club."
(He also got the message about hiding the screen image of his laptop)
I guess we will see a big drop in Polar Bear Hunting going forward.
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