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'A little too late': Parents of Florida tourist, 35, who died after being punched in the face in...
DAILY MAIL UK ^ | August 11, 2018 | Megan Sheets For Dailymail.com and Associated Press

Posted on 08/11/2018 8:41:00 AM PDT by Morgana

FULL TITLE: 'A little too late': Parents of Florida tourist, 35, who died after being punched in the face in New York, reject 'condolences' from the Wake Forest basketball coach charged in the assault

The parents of a Florida tourist who died after being punched in the face have rejected condolences from Jamill Jones, the Wake Forest assistant basketball coach charged over the fatal assault.

Bob and Donna Kent appeared on the Today show Friday and said that Jones should have tried to save their son Sandor Szabo's life after punching him early Sunday.

'If you're this good father, son, husband, why not try to take him to the hospital and see if you could save his life?' Bob said.

Jones turned himself in to police in Queens on Thursday, and his defense attorney Alain Massena later released a statement saying: 'This was a tragic accident, and Mr Jones and his family send their deepest condolences and their thoughts and prayers to the Szabo family.'

Donna responded to the statement saying: 'I'm sorry, your condolences are a little bit too late.'

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KEYWORDS: alainmassena; florida; jamilljones; newyork; queens; wakeforest
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To: trisham
No problem.

The way the story was written is very confusing.

Almost as if it was meant to be that way.

21 posted on 08/11/2018 9:04:08 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea is getting cold.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

It certainly confused me. :)


22 posted on 08/11/2018 9:05:27 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Morgana
Jones turned himself in to police in Queens on Thursday, and his defense attorney Alain Massena later released a statement saying: 'This was a tragic accident' . . .

When you punch someone hard enough to kill that person, it's not an accident. Given the negligible justification for the punch, it's at least manslaughter.

23 posted on 08/11/2018 9:07:53 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Mr. Mojo
Apparently.

Of course I never understand any story that includes the phrase, "got out of the car" unless the car was unsafe for some reason.

Never unlock your doors, never get out, if you must then crack the window to talk to someone but do not get out.

It never ends well.

24 posted on 08/11/2018 9:07:56 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea is getting cold.)
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To: bboop
#9: "The guy could have stayed in his car and not responded."

Exactly. Knocking on the window is not a capital crime. Heck, if that were the case the homeless problem would have been solved a couple decades ago. No more squeegee guys either.
 

25 posted on 08/11/2018 9:08:42 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ("Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.")
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To: trisham

So it was black on black crime? And the victim initiated the violence?

Makes it a bit different. MSM won’t care about this story.


26 posted on 08/11/2018 9:11:42 AM PDT by Defiant (I may be deplorable, but I'm not getting in that basket.)
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To: Morgana
Read the story yesterday. The deceased supposedly mistook the driver of an arriving car as an Uber he'd ordered. The driver (a college coach and former player ... possibly quite a bit taller and bigger than the other) took offense, got out of his car, punched the guy to the pavement and then drove away. The latter died from massive head trauma. "I'm really, really sorry" just doesn't cut it. IMHO, because of the racial disparity and since folks with similar complexion to the aggressor love to throw the accusation around, a "Hate Crime" rider ought to be added to the charges.

How many times has everyone had someone walk up to them in a store and ask a question under the obvious presumption that "we worked there". This case of mistaken identity doesn't sound much different. I'm presuming ... could be wrong, real motive isn't yet clear ... the "assistant coach" took offense at being mistaken for a lowly taxi driver, tantamount to his inflated ego to being called a n***er.

27 posted on 08/11/2018 9:16:13 AM PDT by katana (We're all part of a long episode of "The Terrific Mr. Trump")
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To: Defiant

Black vs white. A total disaster.


28 posted on 08/11/2018 9:16:33 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Morgana
One-punch killings: They happen more often than you might think
29 posted on 08/11/2018 9:20:41 AM PDT by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear; bboop

Wake Forest Assistant Coach Jamill Jones, 35, could have also just started his engine and calmly driven away if he didn’t feel like dealing with intoxicated wedding guests.

30 posted on 08/11/2018 9:21:03 AM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: Defiant

It was not black on black crime. The victim (dead guy) was white, the other guy was black. But you’re correct the MSM will not care, just a dead white guy.


31 posted on 08/11/2018 9:21:04 AM PDT by Licensed-To-Carry (Sessions isn't gonna do crap about Hillary, he is part of the Swamp.)
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To: Morgana

And over at the NYT building, Sarah Jeong does a little happy dance.


32 posted on 08/11/2018 9:25:01 AM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: Morgana

This is another example of why an “unarmed” man is a deadly threat & rates a justified shooting.

I am 66 and I carry. Suppose a 25 year old male who out weighs me by 30 pounds says he is going to beat my ass - well medically that is at least the intent to do severe bodily harm and realistically a death threat.

In the interest staying alive or not being crippled, I would then shoot this assailant. Then a local lefty local DA would prosecute me for using excessive force because the assailant was “unarmed”.

What a country.


33 posted on 08/11/2018 9:25:36 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60's....You weren't really there)
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To: kanawa

The brain is surrounded by bone for a good reason.


34 posted on 08/11/2018 9:30:05 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Morgana
The guy had on a Duke basketball shirt on...that's why he was punched...😀.

Seriously, I'm not sure why he was attacked, but a Wake Forest assistant basketball coach did it?

35 posted on 08/11/2018 9:35:39 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: Blue Jays
Yes.

It does however punch holes in the concept being pushing by some around here lately that being "pushed to the ground" is not assault and you should just man up and take it.

36 posted on 08/11/2018 9:40:48 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea is getting cold.)
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To: kanawa

From the one-punch killing article:

“In New York, the Senate in June passed a bill that would toughen up state law to empower prosecutors to seek felony manslaughter charges against defendants who killed with a punch. The bill is supported by lawmakers who were upset by the five-month jail sentence served by a 17-year-old who killed a 59-year-old grandfather outside the man’s Bronx home in June 2014.”

“Ildefonso Romero had walked outside his home, tried to defend a teen girl who was being harassed by a gang and suffered a fatal punch in the process, authorities say.”


37 posted on 08/11/2018 9:41:45 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Pollster1

“When you punch someone hard enough to kill that person, it’s not an accident.”

The fact that the dead guy was allegedly drunk was probably critical.

My punch would not normally knock an adult down.

A punch thrown by a sports coach would be stronger than mine.


38 posted on 08/11/2018 9:49:50 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Morgana
If only Sandor Szabo had spoke Ebonics, this never would have happened.

I hope this doesn't negatively impact the Wake Forrest basketball season! /sarc

39 posted on 08/11/2018 9:59:03 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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To: Morgana

Unlucky white guy tapped on the window of a car with a privileged black guy inside it. In this day in age blacks are on a hair trigger to take offense at absolutely anything and everything, and explode into violence. That’s all that happened. Walking around with chips on their shoulders. I hope he rots in prison


40 posted on 08/11/2018 9:59:25 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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