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JUST ONE STATION: Firefighters in Boston become victims of road rage
WHDH.com ^
| Monday, June 4, 2007
| staff writer
Posted on 06/05/2007 7:55:57 AM PDT by yankeedame
JUST ONE STATION: Firefighters in Boston become victims of road rage
BOSTON -- The Boston Fire Department is fired up after two of their own are attacked on the job.
Investigators said the pair was assaulted around 11:30 p.m. Sunday night by a group of teens at 525 Main St.
Christopher Corwin was helping a tractor-trailer driver, who stopped by the firehouse asking for directions. As Corwin and another firefighter, Danny Donahoe, were directing traffic so that the tractor-trailer could turn around, occupants in one of the stopped cars grew argumentative about having to wait.
The four suspects then reportedly jumped out of the car and beat the victims with baseball bats. They also allegedly used their hands, feet and teeth to attack the pair.
"They were in a hurry," Corwin said. "They said get 'out of the way.' And I said, 'give the guy a minute, he's gotta turn around.' And the next thing you know he got out of the car and coming at me. And I can't be really on the offensive being in uniform and stuff, so you back away a little bit."
The firefighters were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with head injuries, as well as cuts and bruises.
Anyone with information on the alleged attackers is asked to call the Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-494-TIPS or the Boston Police Department.
The suspects will be charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
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To: yankeedame
And I can't be really on the offensive being in uniform and stuff, so you back away a little bit." IIRC fire trucks are full of really sharp axes and stuff.
Next time try using those.
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posted on
06/05/2007 7:57:22 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(Comparing moderate islam to extremist islam is like comparing small pox to plague.)
To: yankeedame
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posted on
06/05/2007 7:58:26 AM PDT
by
showme_the_Glory
(ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government)
To: yankeedame
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posted on
06/05/2007 7:58:30 AM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Lurker
Since when does somebody not have the right to defend themself, uniform or not?
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posted on
06/05/2007 7:58:41 AM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Check my profile for links to anti-illegal immigration T-shirts.)
To: yankeedame
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posted on
06/05/2007 7:59:11 AM PDT
by
Shade2
To: showme_the_Glory
Yankee fans with bats?Must have been the "Baseball Furies."
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posted on
06/05/2007 8:00:13 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(The University of Florida - Still Championship U)
To: yankeedame
Anyone with information on the alleged attackers is asked to call the Crime Stoppers tip line A physical description of the perps would be useful. I wonder when descriptions are omitted if there are PC reasons for that?
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posted on
06/05/2007 8:00:24 AM PDT
by
TexasRepublic
(Afghan protest - "Death to Dog Washers!")
To: wastedyears
Since when does somebody not have the right to defend themself, uniform or not? When they're residents of the Peoples Republic of Massachutsets, that's when.
L
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posted on
06/05/2007 8:00:28 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(Comparing moderate islam to extremist islam is like comparing small pox to plague.)
To: Lurker
And I can't be really on the offensive being in uniform and stuff, so you back away a little bit." That's just sad.
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posted on
06/05/2007 8:01:20 AM PDT
by
subterfuge
(Today, Tolerance =greatest virtue;Hypocrisy=worst character defect; Discrimination =worst atrocity)
To: wastedyears
“Since when does somebody not have the right to defend themself”.
Boston is one of those places where you call 911 and wait, they can’t have folks taking the law in their own hands, after all!
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posted on
06/05/2007 8:02:06 AM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: yankeedame
Where’s Google Earth when you need it? What a bunch of low-life punks...
To: TexasRepublic
"A physical description of the perps would be useful. I wonder when descriptions are omitted if there are PC reasons for that?"
It is always the reason ... just assume minority of any color.
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posted on
06/05/2007 8:06:49 AM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: yankeedame
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posted on
06/05/2007 8:08:40 AM PDT
by
mowowie
To: yankeedame
beat the victims with baseball bats
Its way past time for sensible baseball bat regulations. No reason for the average citizen to own one - only professional baseball players really need to own a baseball bat.
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posted on
06/05/2007 8:15:49 AM PDT
by
chrisser
To: chrisser
We need signs to designate bat-free areas and waiting periods for people who want to own a bat.
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posted on
06/05/2007 8:19:44 AM PDT
by
showme_the_Glory
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To: chrisser
No reason for the average citizen to own one - only professional baseball players really need to own a baseball bat.
So how do you know the perps weren't NY Yankees?
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posted on
06/05/2007 8:29:05 AM PDT
by
Fudd
To: TexasRepublic
“A physical description of the perps would be useful”.
Haven’t read the story or seen any of the local coverage, but I feel safe in going with this:
A gang of directionless, habitually destructive, fatherless, black savages with a you-owe-me mentality enabled by self-hating Massachusetts white liberals.
...but then, I could be wrong...
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posted on
06/05/2007 8:30:42 AM PDT
by
EyeGuy
To: Fudd
So how do you know the perps weren't NY Yankees?They actually hit something.
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posted on
06/05/2007 9:22:00 AM PDT
by
RonF
To: RonF
The Yankees have hit plenty this season - they’ve just about hit Rock Bottom!
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