Healthcare vigil in Thousand Oaks, CA turns violent- 65 year old man gets pinky bitten off

[Beaverhausen]

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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-finger-bitten-rally,0,7135717.story

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.

A witness from the scene told KTLA the man who got his finger bitten off was walking through the anti-reform group to get to the pro-reform group when he got in an altercation with someone from the anti-reform side.

The man apparently punched the person from the anti-reform side. In the scuffle that ensued, that person bit the man's pinky finger, severing it.

The man 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.

[XemaSab]

1. I wonder if the dude's private insurance will pay to have it re-attached

or if he will suckle the teat of the federal government and let the taxpayers pay for it.

[ConsAreLiars]

2. Read again. The one committing the assault was,

typically, one of those brain dead haters and cowards who are so easily manipulated by the corporatist propagandists.

(edit typo)

[subcomhd]

3. maimed at a health care forum = irony

nt

[Maru Kitteh]

4. The man "apparently" punched someone from the anti-reform side?

Let me guess. This was probably the official story of the fellow anti-reform assholes who are obviously covering ass for the finger-biting person.

They are a bunch of dumb fucking - - - I would say animals but I actually love animals.

[arbusto_baboso]

19. No. The anti-reformer started it. I'll bet money.

There are a lot of Freeper types in Thousand Oaks, and they are hateful, ignorant and vocal. I have no trouble believing the old fart started throwing fists.

Story for you about Thousand Oaks resident mentality: I worked as a civilian employee for Ventura County Sheriff's in 1998-1999. Part of my training was to sit with a dispatcher for a day and see the nature of our calls, how they are handled, etc. Well, a call came in from a Thousand Okas woman who said, "There's a strange black man walking down my street, and I just KNOW he doesn't belong here..."

That's Thousand Oaks in a nutshell.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

5. Can health insurance be like auto insurance......

....where if you injure someone, your insurance has to pay for it?

Oh, nevermind.....the idiot anti-reformer probably doesn't even HAVE health insurance. Asshole morons.

[LiberalAndProud]

6. So the winger brought his dentures to the fistfight and won.

Is there a moral to this story?

[subcomhd]

8. teachable moment

when any person or animal is biting your arm, hand or whatever, push into their mouthes. It is counter-intuitive but the natural gag reflex will cause them to let go long enough to get it out.

[LiberalAndProud]

9. I will surely remember that word of advice.

Especially when confronting rabid right-wing reactionaries.

[subcomhd]

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[subcomhd]

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[subcomhd]

11. Glad to help

might come in handy at your next school board meeting.

[LiberalAndProud]

14. Mostly they've had their rabies shots.

However, it might be a useful tip if I join the Chamber of Commerce. Not a pleasant thought, though.

[Alameda]

18. Thanks for that advice & I love your avatar!

[SoCalDem]

7. Well well.. at least we know the biter must have dental coverage

weird..just plain weird

[kas125]

12. We had about a hundred people at ours, too. And one man

who was opposed. He tried his best to start fights with other guys there, but they mostly ignored him.

[LiberalAndProud]

13. I don't guess his belligerence won friends or influenced

people. What has happened to common courtesy and human decency? The worlds have gone mad.

or i have

[Mark in Boston]

15. looks legit...WHY ISN'T THIS ON NATIONAL NEWS?????

I checked the link and it looks legit - so - why isn't this ALL OVER THE NEWS????

if a Rethugnican had it happen to them, the Fox/Malkin/Beck axis of evil would have iit on the air like it was the second coming ...

[Lagomorph]

16. No one has been fingered yet.

They're waiting for more information.

[Lagomorph]

17. From a blog....

Yes, I was at the health care vigil tonight in Thousand Oaks. Yes, I saw what happened, though it was from across a very large street. I can’t tell you who said what to who, but I will tell you what the mood was, what I saw, who instigated things, and what I photographed...

http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2009/09/03/health-care-vigil-in-thousand-oaks-provocation-to-violent-response/