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Looks like he just wanted three meals a day and somewhere to sleep.
Also, I don't know for certain what happened as he attacked, but life is not always like the movies where a Bruce Willis steps in, subdues the attacker with a few punches and choke hold, and saves the day with a witty one liner. Despite some people loudly proclaiming how they would have done something, in a terrible shocking and sudden violent incident like that many people would freeze or scream and run away in panic.
A 35-year-old man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after an unprovoked and random machete attack on a married couple has left them in critical condition and clinging to life.
The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon when Metro Nashville Police in Tennessee were called to the offices of Public Storage at 2:47 p.m. to reports of a man attacking a couple with a machete inside the main office as other customers waited inside.
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Looks like he just wanted three meals a day and somewhere to sleep.
Also, I don't know for certain what happened as he attacked, but life is not always like the movies where a Bruce Willis steps in, subdues the attacker with a few punches and choke hold, and saves the day with a witty one liner. Despite some people loudly proclaiming how they would have done something, in a terrible shocking and sudden violent incident like that many people would freeze or scream and run away in panic.
The DSM will soon come up with a code for Lockdown Mania, or some such thing, and......TA-DAAAA! Big pHARMa will step in with a whiz-bang new treatment!
Well at least the article mentioned he was homeless. Here in Austin there would be NO mention of that fact. Austin wants to pretend all homeless are just down on their luck people who would never harm a hair on your head. Just ask Mayor Adler. He’s their biggest cheerleader.
One thing that I can't stand is the mantra from Team Red and even bleeding into a few anarchist circles (folks who should clearly know better) is this idea that stress from the lockdown excuses or at the very least "softens" the culpability of those who violate the non-aggression principle during this time.
Just because you were raped doesn't mean you have carte blanche to rape someone else.
He was homeless! How could he have been on “lockdown”?
The disruption to businesses impacts the homeless as well. One major thing I can think of off the top of my head is the libraries being closed. That's homeless central in every city I've ever lived in.
The disruption to businesses impacts the homeless as well. One major thing I can think of off the top of my head is the libraries being closed. That's homeless central in every city I've ever lived in.
Oh dear! He couldn’t go to the library. Give me a break. The homeless here in Austin are were specifically exempt from our dear mayor’s shelter in place orders. They have the MOST freedom of anyone living here in Austin. They don’t have to abide by any of the rules all of us peasants do. They don’t have to wear masks, they don’t have to social distance. They can go roam around the city at will (and do)
They can continue to panhandle (and do). I doubt their lives have been impacted a whole heck of a lot unlike the rest of us.
I suppose they could be stressed out because their stream of income probably took a big hit. Less cars on the road = not as many people to give them money at intersections. They’ll be in a bigger world of hurt if more people lose their jobs as that’s who they depend on for their income. So yes, you’re right. The homeless have been affected by this since the people they depend on are sitting at home and or losing their jobs!
I’ll stop now since this isn’t a thread about homelessness per se and I didn’t intend to highjack it.
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