{"id":25058,"date":"2016-12-03T00:05:12","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T08:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=25058"},"modified":"2016-12-02T23:05:56","modified_gmt":"2016-12-03T07:05:56","slug":"everyday-erinyes-53","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/12\/03\/everyday-erinyes-53\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyday Erinyes #53"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week I have cut the stories down; there are more which seem to call for the efforts of the Greek Furies (Erinyes) to come and deal with them, but I can't feature all of them, even all of them which are underreported.  As a reminder, though no one really knows how many there were supposed to be, the three names we have are Alecto<\/span><\/strong><\/span>, Megaera<\/strong><\/span>, and Tisiphone<\/span><\/strong><\/span>. These roughly translate as "unceasing," "grudging," and "vengeful destruction."<\/span><\/p>\n

I would like to send Tisiphone<\/span><\/strong><\/span> after a guy (the witnesses' description is of a guy) in Adams County, Colorado<\/a>.  Unfortunately I don't know his name.  But I know he sloshed accelerant onto a homeless man, set him on fire, stabbed him several times (which accidentally put the fire out), but made up for that by dumping a burning trash can over him.  The victim sustained burns over 60% of his body.  You can help light a fire (pun intended) under local authorities to identify the suspect by signing this Force Change petition, where you can also read more details about what little is  known.  There is a description of the attacker and how to give information, in case you have any, in The Denver Post<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then I need to throw in a quick follow-up before moving on to new stuff.  The veteran<\/a> who had his free Veterans Day meal yanked away from him (it was in #51<\/a>)?  He is now receiving death threats.  Apparently because Chili's fired the manager there, and some people didn't like that.  Another one for Tisiphone<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, who is mighty busy this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

OK, on to new stuff.  By "new," of course, I mean not yet reported here.  This incident happened on Black Friday –  well, that's almost within the last week – in San Antonio, TX<\/a>.<\/span>\"zarate\"<\/p>\n

Isidro Zarate dropped his wife off at WalMart to do some shopping.  While leaving the parking lot, he saw a man who had grabbed a woman by the hair (head hair, all you Trump-gutter minds).  He stopped the car within shouting distance and told the man to "get your hands off her."  Teles Mandan Juarez did do that – he needed his hands to pick up his handgun and shoot Zarate, and, incidentally, a bystander in the parking lot, outside any of the cars.  Zarate was hit in the neck, and died.  Another woman in his car was injured by flying debris ("shrapnel.")  Yet another case for Tisiphone<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.  You will need reinforcements, my dear.<\/span><\/p>\n

At least Juarez has been arrested and charged, and the current charges are expected to increase.  Not that that is of any concrete assistance to Zarate's widow and four children (a gofundme page has been set up though.)<\/span><\/p>\n

A couple of weeks earlier, on November 12, in El Sobrante, CA<\/a>, a "census-designated place" in the east bay area across from San Francisco and near Richmond, a gifted 28-year-old musician named William <\/span>\"sims\"Sims went to a Pool Hall where he often hung out.  In the bar, he "<\/span>encountered three men … who decided to rob, beat, and then shoot him to death, all because he was black<\/span>."  They left his body lying in the street.<\/span><\/p>\n

At least they have one of the three in custody and identitles, including photos, on the other two.  I won't be showing their photos, because, frankly, they are b**t-ugly.  Sims, who played guitar, saxophone, violin and piano, and also sang, was much better looking.  He was also quiet, unassuming, humorous, and always doing his best to befriend others.  And this incident could go to Tisiphone<\/span><\/span><\/strong> too, but Megaera<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, help her out.  She is overwhelmed.<\/span><\/p>\n

And then there was the Mississippi woman who was knocked unconscious in a Kroger supermarket aisle<\/a> by a male shopper whom she asked if he knew how to bake a pie.  Yes, you read that right.  First he walked away, screaming <\/span>\"jones\"expletives, then he returned, shoved two other women there into the shelves, and punched Nia Jones, his questioner, three times in the face and once in the chest, leaving her unconscious.  No employee or other shopper came to her defense or assistance, which, while in some ways not unreasonable, is still sad.<\/span><\/p>\n

You may be wondering, why, if this happened in Mississippi, it's the Memphis, TN TV station which has the video.  Well, Southaven, MS, is so close to the state line with Tennessee that it is considered a suburb of Memphis.  That has to be rough.  Megaera,<\/span><\/span><\/strong> please help the authorities identify the assailant from the surveillance video, preferably before he punches anyone else.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally – well, finally for this week, I trust no one thinks this stuff is going to stop – we go to North Carolina for the teacher who choked a five-year-old Muslim student<\/a>.  Yes.  I said CHOKED.  I also said FIVE YEARS OLD.  Another teacher had to physically pull her off of the lad before she snapped his spine. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)  is, naturally, calling for an investigation here.  The allegations, announced to the public just before Thanksgiving:<\/span>\"charlotte\"<\/p>\n

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“During the first two months of the school year, [the Muslim student] was subjected to relentless bullying and harassment not only by his classmates, but by [the teacher]. For example, she would routinely single out [the student] from his classmates and require him to carry a heavy backpack throughout the day. The backpack contained a large textbook and headphones, which caused [the student] to develop significant back pain. . .[The teacher] would also treat [the student] harshly and reportedly called him ‘bad Muslim boy’ on multiple occasions. . .<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

“On November 16, 2016, [the teacher] reportedly approached [the student]. . .grabbed him by the neck and began choking him. [Another teacher] then separated the two and began consoling [the student] who was crying and extremely shaken.”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Tisiphone<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, this is definitely yours.  Maybe Alecto<\/span><\/span><\/strong> can do some reconnaissance for you, maybe getting the teacher off her meds – or on to some.  All I can manage to do is shake my head and say, "Poor child!  Poor, poor child!"<\/span><\/p>\n

And weep.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Furies and I will be back.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cross posted to Care2 at http:\/\/www.care2.com\/news\/member\/101612212\/4024924<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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