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F.O.A.D.

On 7/26/13 12:06 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 26 Jul 2013 10:03:21 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Some witnesses reported that between five and six male teenagers rushed
Macquarrie and pushed him off the scooter, then proceeded to assault
him, according to police.

Whether it was over Trayvon or just five or six thugs out for a walk,
what difference does it make? (as Hillary would say)
The real question is whether anyone will actually be charged. Probably
not. You probably think this guy did not have the right to self
defense either.

What the scooter guy didn't have was common sense. The area where he was
assaulted was "iffy" 50 years ago, when I walked along that part of
Goffe Street on occasion from my high school to downtown New Haven. I
doubt if it has become "gentrified." If I were testing a scooter from a
shop on Whalley Avenue, as he was, I would have stayed on Whalley or
taken a cut through street to another part of town.

When I visit New Haven, there are certain areas I avoid, as there are
certain areas in many cities I would avoid.

In your part of the country, of course, the worry is running into the
Deliverance boys, eh?