Philly mob beats homeless man into coma with hammer, furniture leg

[lostinblue 1,989]

Most definitely! You might starve to death but at least you die a free - read: armed - man.

The NRA, preferably. They failed to provide the poor schmuck with a gun.

You want to disarm all Americans .. Do away with all CC permits . Sure don't want to put the thugs life in danger. Just let them swing that hammer without any fear. 8-10 thugs beating on a person .. Just life in your neighborhood every day . Let the beat downs continue. ... How many police were there to protect this man from that hammer blow ??? .. How many times did she strike him in the head with the hammer . a dozen or more . who needs a gun when you can use a hammer with 6-8 friends helping with the beat down . . A homeless person today . Perhaps his girlfriend just threw him out and he had no place to go . Just a regular person pumping gas tomorrow ... getting that same beat down .

[decocker 7,198]

Absolutely. Remember, the right wing nutters feel a certain way about people who don't take care of themselves...

and ya know, if the homeless had the common sense to cc, not only would they have protection - they could easily off themselves at a moments notice. because being homeless gets old, sort of like living!

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

You want to disarm all Americans .. Do away with all CC permits . Sure don't want to put the thugs life in danger. Just let them swing that hammer without any fear. 8-10 thugs beating on a person .. Just life in your neighborhood every day . Let the beat downs continue. ... How many police were there to protect this man from that hammer blow ??? .. How many times did she strike him in the head with the hammer . a dozen or more . who needs a gun when you can use a hammer with 6-8 friends helping with the beat down . . A homeless person today . Perhaps his girlfriend just threw him out and he had no place to go . Just a regular person pumping gas tomorrow ... getting that same beat down .

Long on rant, short on substance. You should find a new schtick - this one's getting old.

[JohnR! 5,495]

It's the Daily News... of course the headline is misleading...

What a misleading headline and done on purpose no doubt. Mob? This wasn't a mob, this appears to have been a family.

I am in no way defending the actions of the people in the video, but this was obviously a planned attack by what appears to be a family of all ages including children. Something tells me that these people have interacted before and things didn't go well. This isn't some random attack for kicks.

[JohnR! 5,495]

But if that were true, the number of deaths bu beat down would have eclipsed those caused by guns.

As MBD pointed out, you might need to consider a new schtick...

You want to disarm all Americans .. Do away with all CC permits . Sure don't want to put the thugs life in danger. Just let them swing that hammer without any fear. 8-10 thugs beating on a person .. Just life in your neighborhood every day . Let the beat downs continue. ... How many police were there to protect this man from that hammer blow ??? .. How many times did she strike him in the head with the hammer . a dozen or more . who needs a gun when you can use a hammer with 6-8 friends helping with the beat down . . A homeless person today . Perhaps his girlfriend just threw him out and he had no place to go . Just a regular person pumping gas tomorrow ... getting that same beat down .

[lostinblue 1,989]

But if that were true, the number of deaths bu beat down would have eclipsed those caused by guns.

As MBD pointed out, you might need to consider a new schtick...

Hard for you to handle the truth. Why the need for CC .... here is a perfect example .

[JohnR! 5,495]

I was just pointing out that your argument really lacks substance. It wasn't a question, really.

Hard for you to handle the truth. Why the need for CC .... here is a perfect example .

[Janelle2002 3,865]

You want to disarm all Americans .. Do away with all CC permits . Sure don't want to put the thugs life in danger. Just let them swing that hammer without any fear. 8-10 thugs beating on a person .. Just life in your neighborhood every day . Let the beat downs continue. ... How many police were there to protect this man from that hammer blow ??? .. How many times did she strike him in the head with the hammer . a dozen or more . who needs a gun when you can use a hammer with 6-8 friends helping with the beat down . . A homeless person today . Perhaps his girlfriend just threw him out and he had no place to go . Just a regular person pumping gas tomorrow ... getting that same beat down .

We should ban hammers too.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Hard for you to handle the truth. Why the need for CC .... here is a perfect example .

The only need for CC arises out of paranoia. That and the insane proliferation of firearms that the gun industry and its lobby has perpetrated onto this nation. The answer to all that, however, sure isn't more firearms. Those are the problem, not the solution.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

When you view the video that came with the story it almost looks like a family attack. Everyone piles out of the car and attacks on orders of the woman in the white t shirt . We can see why Marvin feel the need to disarm everyone . Some of the brothers might be hurt in the beat down . Just lie there and take the beating . Maybe you will survive.. After a year in the hospital. No need to worry everyone has Kenyan care.. Maybe your brain function will be normal.... They were just having a little fun with the guy. ... Why carry this is a perfect example .

He has all that security training .. No.. He is constantly ridiculing folks that conceal carry . These animals would not have waited for someone to go home and get their firearm. .. Go to Walmart stop and pump gas on the way home .CC all the time . Did you see a police officer in that video .. They arrive to sweep up the broken people. Folks in the background just walking by . Just another beat down in the hood . Go about your business . Nothing to see here. You notice it is always a pack that attacks ,never one on one . When that woman drags that child over to get a good look at the beat down what did she tell him. ???? When you go polar bear hunting in a few years this is how it is done . . .. Perfect example on why CC needs to be easier to obtain .

Say my name one more time and I'll appear. Man I miss Beetlejuice.

1. I don't wish to disarm everyone. I do wish that certain people weren't allowed to carry. Criminals and people who lack the mental discipline to handle a firearm. There's a distinct difference. But with your black and white view of the world(pun intended) I don't expect you to understand. But it does bring up an interesting theory. You claimed yesterday that I must have been disarmed at some point since I pointed out a gun can be taken and used on it's owner. If that's how you see me, I ponder, what happened to you since you are compelled to be armed every waking moment of the day? Was the assailant black? Muslim? Or, was it the mythic trifecta? The plot thickens. Also, to be sure I don't ridicule CC holders, just the ones who do feel they have to be armed just to use the toilet, grab the newspaper off the lawn, sitting on the computer, or my personal favorite, going to the "hood" just because they feel safe having a gun on them. Still makes no sense why you would want to go somewhere you know is dangerous, but having a weapon makes you brave I guess.

2. You seem to be fixated on my training. Tell me Lib, why didn't you join the military or the police force? Seems like the most logical employment progression being you're a "patriot" and all. Maybe you couldn't make it through basic training. Not the rough stuff, of course, but maybe it was those 10 weeks of living around "them" people and no guns in sight perhaps? The police force would be easier, but you have to take a psych evaluation. What happened? Did you real feeling come out and they deemed you inadmissible to join the academy? Inquiring minds want to know...