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86 Year Old Immigrant Woman Attacked & Killed Near Sacramento

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New details given by friends revealed that an 86-year-old woman was killed trying to protect her friend during an attack by a man on the Highlands High School track.

Fusako Petrus lived in North Highlands and was out for a morning walk Wednesday with her 61-year-old friend when a man approached the pair, according to Petrus' family friends.

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Butler said Petrus immigrated from Kyoto, Japan and had lived in North Highlands since the 1960s. Her late husband was a veteran, and the couple were avid bowlers.

The attacker was described as a black man in his 30s, about 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighed between 150 and 160 pounds.

86-year-old killed trying to protect friend in North Highlands
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Such a shame that Mrs Petrus wasn't allowed to live out the rest of her life in peace. The kind of violence she encountered here in America is very rare in her native Japan.

A suspect in the case has been arrested, and he's an 18 year old that apparently could pass for a 30 year old.
 
Is there a point you're attempting to make?
 
Chomsky said:
Is there a point you're attempting to make?
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Sure there Chomsky. To me, this is a more important story than a bad doctor who was kicked off a flight and now stands to collect millions of dollars in extortion money. Yet I'm sure you won't see it that way.
 
truthatallcost said:
Sure there Chomsky. To me, this is a more important story than a bad doctor who was kicked off a flight and now stands to collect millions of dollars in extortion money. Yet I'm sure you won't see it that way.
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Well, what I'm saying is it seems to be just one relatively common piece of local news with no impact upon the national consciousness.

It's not Trayvon Martin, it's not Reginald Denny, for instance. So I'm not sure of the import of this story, versus the dozens of other murders occurring across the country that day.
 
truthatallcost said:
Sure there Chomsky. To me, this is a more important story than a bad doctor who was kicked off a flight and now stands to collect millions of dollars in extortion money. Yet I'm sure you won't see it that way.
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You do have a point there... it is technically more of a story...someone died... but a lot of people today(especially in California) are moral relativists, so this story means nothing because only things with video tape, police, or white dudes matter.

I'm so snarky lately... haha, but i'm not sorry.
 
truthatallcost said:
Sure there Chomsky. To me, this is a more important story than a bad doctor who was kicked off a flight and now stands to collect millions of dollars in extortion money. Yet I'm sure you won't see it that way.
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Huh. "Extortion"? That word doesn't mean what you think it means.
 
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Chomsky said:
Well, what I'm saying is it seems to be just one relatively common piece of local news with no impact upon the national consciousness.

It's not Trayvon Martin, it's not Reginald Denny, for instance. So I'm not sure of the import of this story, versus the dozens of other murders occurring across the country that day.
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Right, the fact that you don't bat an eye when a suspect from a certain background bludgeons an 86 year old woman in broad daylight, tells me that you're very used to hearing these kinds of stories, and aren't moved by it. And most people probably share your opinion; a man being kicked off a plane is more rare and exciting than the hundreds of people who are murdered like Mrs Petrus per week. Yet since there are far more victims like Mrs Petrus out there than Trayvon or Dr Dao, I'm more concerned with them, and also with the apathy most Americans have towards them.
 
truthatallcost said:
Such a shame that Mrs Petrus wasn't allowed to live out the rest of her life in peace. The kind of violence she encountered here in America is very rare in her native Japan.

A suspect in the case has been arrested, and he's an 18 year old that apparently could pass for a 30 year old.
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Sick bastard.
 
Tanngrisnir said:
Huh. "Extortion"? That word doesn't mean what you think it means.
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You've wronged me in some way, albeit not gravely or permanently. Therefore I'm entitled to millions of dollars, or else I'll speak to the media about how I was wronged, and ruin your reputation.

^Extortion
 
truthatallcost said:
Sure there Chomsky. To me, this is a more important story than a bad doctor who was kicked off a flight and now stands to collect millions of dollars in extortion money. Yet I'm sure you won't see it that way.
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How was doctor Dao a bad doctor and just why should he have endured what he did?

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truthatallcost said:
You've wronged me in some way, albeit not gravely or permanently. Therefore I'm entitled to millions of dollars, or else I'll speak to the media about how I was wronged, and ruin your reputation.

^Extortion
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Newp. That's not it. I'd suggestion learning what that words mean. It could really be helpful.
 
Chomsky said:
Is there a point you're attempting to make?
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I think the notable part of this story is that the OP finally showed empathy for an immigrant.
Of course that might have something to do with the alleged assailant being black. He probably had a difficult time figuring out which prejudice to favor.
 
truthatallcost said:
Sure there Chomsky. To me, this is a more important story than a bad doctor who was kicked off a flight and now stands to collect millions of dollars in extortion money. Yet I'm sure you won't see it that way.
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What can any of us do about a robbery killing?

Nothing...

What can we do about United...

Something.
 
RickJames3000 said:
I think the notable part of this story is that the OP finally showed empathy for an immigrant.
Of course that might have something to do with the alleged assailant being black. He probably had a difficult time figuring out which prejudice to favor.
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Racist attacks like this do not belong here...
 
truthatallcost said:
You've wronged me in some way, albeit not gravely or permanently. Therefore I'm entitled to millions of dollars, or else I'll speak to the media about how I was wronged, and ruin your reputation.

^Extortion
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extortion
ɪkˈstɔːʃ(ə)n,ɛkˈstɔːʃ(ə)n/
noun
the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats
 
I'm glad they caught the guy.
 
Kiwimac said:
How was doctor Dao a bad doctor and just why should he have endured what he did?

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He lost his medical license for giving drugs to men as payment for sex. His license was reinstated at some point. Murrica.
 
RickJames3000 said:
I think the notable part of this story is that the OP finally showed empathy for an immigrant.
Of course that might have something to do with the alleged assailant being black. He probably had a difficult time figuring out which prejudice to favor.
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wow, the race card is played early in this discussion.
 
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