Posted on 10/13/2008 10:07:04 PM PDT by Ron in Acreage
PORT ST. LUCIE If you think the back-and-forth between the candidates is getting ugly, presidential politics got downright physical here Thursday evening, according to a report released Friday by the Port St. Lucie Police Department.
The report states that about 7:20 p.m. Thursday two diners in back-to-back booths of a restaurant in the 2000 block of Courtyard Circle in St. Lucie West were arguing about the upcoming presidential election when one turned away and said he didnt need to hear it anymore.
At that point one of the arguers, Johnny Morales, 26, of the 1300 block of Nancy Lane in Port St. Lucie, got out of his seat, grabbed the other arguer by his head and slammed it into the wall, causing a minor laceration with bleeding to the back of the victims head.
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LIke I have said on this forum in the last few days, My brother and I are really close, usually we banter good naturedly about politics. He is a Democrat(socialist) and the tome has changed for sure. We were discussing something about the election (on the phone he is in CA and I am in AZ), and Pow!!! he went off big time screaming and yelling at me on the phone. He has never done that before. Would not let me talk. I was so shocked and upset. The only thing I said to him was gee, I hope we don’t end up on the opposite sides of a fox hole. and I said good bye and hung up.
I am telling you folks, I have never seen an election like this before where there is a potential for real violence. I am very uneasy and I suspect many people are.
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