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A 91-year-old man out for a stroll in San Diego, California on Saturday morning was attacked from behind before being beaten and eventually robbed, police reportedly said. The attack reportedly occurred on the elderly man’s birthday, just before 8 AM, when, according to police, a man described as Hispanic pushed him to the ground, beat him in the head and then stole his wallet from his pants pocket. “A 91-year-old Chinese man was taking his daily walk when a man came up from behind, pushed him to the ground, and hit him several times about the head and body,” Frank Cali, a San Diego police officer, reportedly said on Saturday. “The suspect took the victim’s wallet from his pants pocket and fled the scene,” he added. The victim’s family added more detail to KGTV, saying the 91-year-old was also put in a headlock and punched multiple times. The elderly man did not suffer any life threatening injuries, but was taken to the hospital and complained of back pain, police reportedly added. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, roughly 6 feet tall, with a bald or shaven head.
It is not his fault he is a violent beater of old people, it is someone else's........
Originally posted by Mamatus
I think the Mexican man ....
sure thing, that's why you felt you had to paint him as Mexican...because you have no issues, right
Originally posted by Mamatus
reply to post by Thunderheart
I should have said Hispanic. My Aunt is from Mexico and one of my best employees has a Green Card....... I got no issue with anyone of any race. I would like to lump ALL the scumbags of all races into one group. Dead.
Originally posted by Domo1
reply to post by Thunderheart
I didn't realize Mexican was a race. I also didn't realize a simple slip revealed anyone's 'rotten racist core'.
Hispanic is a big umbrella. In the US, I believe the majority of the Hispanic population is in fact Mexican. We make slips, they don't mean we hate. You don't know the OP, what the OP feels or if this was just a crossed wire yet you automatically label. It seems rather hypocritical.
Go ahead and be more outraged that a person mistook Hispanic for Mexican. The rest of us will go ahead and be outraged that some jackass beat an old man for his wallet.
Originally posted by unphased
Although I agree that this was a deplorable act, I don't believe it to be a sign that America is any "worse" as there are plenty of other indications of such.
People are robbed, mugged, assaulted, beaten, attacked, killed, raped, etc. everyday here in America. Age rarely plays a discriminate factor, so one should wonder why every so often, one particular story is highlighted by bloggers, forum posters, and MSM. I believe it to be a social experiment in controlling public attention. The only reason this story is even being reported outside of San Diego is because it's another minority (Hispanic) attack on an elderly man. (For those unaware there was another attack in Washington state that killed an 88 year old vet.)
While I don't believe that the MSM is "racist" per se, I do charge them with seriously attempting to fuel a race war. Make high profile cases out of things like this, the Zimmerman case, and others, while highlighting race all throughout the story - for what reason? Every word serves a purpose..