Finger bitten off during California health protest

[haldir]

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – California authorities say a clash between opponents and supporters of health care reform ended with one man biting off another man's finger.
Ventura County Sheriff's Capt. Frank O'Hanlon says about 100 people demonstrating in favor of health care reforms rallied Wednesday night on a street corner. One protester walked across the street to confront about 25 counter-demonstrators.
O'Hanlon says the man got into an argument and fist fight, during which he bit off the left pinky of a 65-year-old man who opposed health care reform.
A hospital spokeswoman says the man lost half the finger, but doctors reattached it and he was sent home the same night.
She says he had Medicare.
O'Hanlon says the attacker fled but authorities have a good description.

 

[rambone]

:wtf:

 

[SC_Shooter]

Did he have a permit for those dangerous teeth? Maybe Nancy should look into that.

 

[steveh_131]

A hospital spokeswoman says the man lost half the finger, but doctors reattached it and he was sent home the same night.
She says he had Medicare.
O'Hanlon says the attacker fled but authorities have a good description.

What's the source on this?

Just a tad biased, ya think?

 

[tyrajam]

Demonstration crossed the street, started a confrontation with counter protesters, and bit a 65 year old mans finger off??? Way to stay classy TeamObama!!

 

[haldir]

What's the source on this?

Just a tad biased, ya think?

Since he was against the health care plan, he probably was not an illegal alien. That means they would have been willing to check out his ability to pay before they treated him.

 

[haldir]

Demonstration crossed the street, started a confrontation with counter protesters, and bit a 65 year old mans finger off??? Way to stay classy TeamObama!!

They promised the Acorn people a free lunch...

 

[printcraft]

If they wanted to bite my finger off they would have one choice on each hand.
The one that was sticking up to them.

Mike Tyson is wanted for questioning concerning his whereabouts during this event.

 

[Turtle]

Lets ban teeth! This would had happen if we didnt have teeth.

 

[printcraft]

Lets ban teeth! This would had happen if we didnt have teeth.

They already do that in some parts of Arkansas.....

 

[WWIIIDefender]

were was the news media on that one. Just imagine if someone for healthcare got their finger bitten off by someone opposed to healthcare.

 

[CulpeperMM]

These are Fascist's tactics. Look at the chaos that the Blackshirts in Italy and the Brownshirts in Germany caused. The Italian Fascist used the fist as their symbol. They would just punch dissenting voices in the face. They too typically found elderly or weaker targets for their show of force. This was one of the tactics of the "weathermen" as well, to start off with.

(I was not there, this is what i have read from accounts in Jonah Goldberg's book Liberal Fascism)

 

[Spot Me 2]

I hope this isn't their way of "pushing back". I think they are going after trigger fingers!!!!

 

[SigSense]

All because of facts, leftists simply cannot debate and get all rabid when confronted with a debate.

 

[NewsShooter]

So, they scream and yell when people dare to bring guns to rallies...saying how dangerous it makes the environment. Oh, irony...I already knew guns were safer than a liberal's mouth...

 

[2ADMNLOVER]

The zombies must have mutated , they're going after fingers now !

 

[Dtruck260]

Wow, I would never share that from a Hospital point of view.

I would have a privacy concern if I were him

"She says he had Medicare."