Man's Finger Bitten Off in Scuffle at Health Care Rally (moveon shows its teeth)

ktla ^ | September 2, 2009 | staff

[tlb]

THOUSAND OAKS -- A 65 year old man had his finger bitten off Wednesday evening at a health care rally in Thousand Oaks, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Department.

Sheriff's investigators were called to Hillcrest and Lynn Road at 7:26 p.m.

About 100 protesters sponsored by MoveOn.org were having a rally supporting health care reform. A group of anti-health care reform protesters formed across the street.

When someone from the pro-reform side crossed over to the anti-reform side, a fist fight ensued, which resulted in the man's pinky finger getting bitten off.

It's believed the man was on the anti-health care reform side.

He took his finger and walked to Los Robles hospital for treatment.

Police don't know who bit the man's finger off, but they're investigating the incident.

[a fool in paradise]

The LA Times now has two completely contradictory stories simultaneously posted online.

"Revisionist history is HARD."

[Manic_Episode]

Punching someone is only a misdemeanor.

Biting someones finger off is a felony.

[DeltaZulu]

This clearly illustrates that ObamaCare will in fact cost an arm and a leg.

[Trillian]

He was just amputating the fingers drs won’t amputate because obama says they do it for profit /s

[maica]

Since the bitten off finger was a little finger, it is very probable that the attacked person had his hand in a defensive attitude, which would have had his thumb closer to his face - with the little finger closer to the mouth of the aggressor. That might also mean the hand was in an open attitude with the little finger separated from the ring finger. Try it. Put your hand up to your own face, in a “stop” position.

How often do we hear of anyone fighting with the outside of their hand, unless they are doing some kind of martial arts maneuver?

[savedbygrace]

Thanks.

Obama’s fault.

[maica]

The man who phoned the Rush Limbaugh show today, an eyewitness who actually found the severed finger, said that the elderly man was targeted by the guy who crossed the street as he was standing between younger, larger and presumably, stronger men.

Typical leftist behavior - go for the weak and least able to defend themselves.

[sheikdetailfeather]

Hate crime!

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

YES WE CANNIBAL!

[maica]

That’s racist!!!!

How long will it take a talented FReeper to make a suitable poster for YES WE CANNIBAL?

[TheThinker]

Death Cult Nazi Eats Senior Citizen Alive

LOL!

[WOBBLY BOB]

that little pinky got wee wee’d up all the way home...

[NoRedTape]

Just think.................when Obama and his Othugas turn off them thar internets, we won't hear of any stories like this.

Liberals are sick sheep.

[TheThinker]

Like biting off an apendage is comparable to being punched???

These people really live in their own world and they want us all to join them.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

LOL!

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Mark Steyn....filling in for Rush...just interviewed at eye witness to all this. He was the one who saved the gentleman’s finger....bless his heart. He has a jewel in his crown for that. :)

[RDTF]

NO.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/03/report-mans-finger-bitten-fight-health-care-rally/?test=latestnews

[RDTF]

Punching or biting, THEY ARE BOTH WRONG. Idiots.

[Mojave]

Punching or biting, THEY ARE BOTH WRONG.

Have police arrested the senior citizen? Perhaps they don't give much credence to the accusation of the Obama thugs.

[RDTF]

looks like they still aren’t clear on who did what. These people need to stay home if they can’t control themselves. It’s not helping us at all.