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UPDATE: Homeless Man Beaten by Juvenile Scumbags

UPDATE:

Friday, June 27, Bay Area News Group is reporting that at least one of the teens has been charged with attempted murder.

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Originally Posted June 24, 2014

“One of the worst beatings I've ever seen,” said one of Livermore's finest. He was talking about our friend Eric, who back on June 13 was beaten in the Mocho Creek area near AM/PM on Stanley and Murrietta.

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The story is that four to six teenagers, all underage, wanted Eric to get tobacco for them from the AM/PM. If he agreed to do it or not is unclear. Apparently there was some disagreement between them and Eric was beaten with in an inch of his life with one or more baseball bats.

Officers who investigated it were universally horrified at Eric's condition. He's since undergone several surgeries to repair his jaw, which was shattered, with more to come. He also sustained several other injuries, enough that those at the scene were dubious about Eric's survival. Eric was taken to Eden Hospital where he's still being treated.

I apologize for not having all the details, wish I did. If I manage to speak with Eric directly I may have more later...

Right now I'm just curious. I know I've been out of the loop for some time, but this story hasn't been reported anywhere! Not the Patch, not B.A.N.G., and certainly not the boob tube... Homeless Man Severely beaten by Juvenile Scumbags... shouldn't that be a headline SOMEWHERE?

Nor has there been much more than rumour about amongst the homeless. It simply hasn't been much on anyone's radar. I found out about it a week and a half after it happened, and usually this sort of thing is on everyone's mind.

Eric isn't a saint. But he is well liked by most, including me. He has an issue with his legs that I can't remember whether he was born with or if that came about at a young age, so he walks with an interesting gait. Other than that he could be an Abercrombie model, yes, he's that good looking a kid. And he just tends to be a very, very likeable guy, unlike yours truly, who tends to be more abrasive.

Having seen “Midnight Express” I'm fond of saying most American Teens need to spend time in a Turkish Prison, and this story reinforces my attitude. Teenagers in this town seem, more and more, to be either the few who are decent human beings, and the majority, who are those worth avoiding at all costs. That's not news to anyone paying attention, even if it should be.

What is far more disturbing is that this incident is not on anyone's mind. How horrific does it have to get out there before Livermorons buy into the notion that this town has some very real social problems that are making this town not a good place to be?

I'm tempted to go on an extended rant, but I think I'll resist it. I know, for instance, that there are those who truly do give a rats-rear-end about these things, though they seem too few. These people are so rare, it seems, that when I encounter one that does it's both uplifting and refreshing to the point that I become very, very attracted to that person's energy... It's infectious and inspirational to me. Yes, Henry, I'm talking about you.

That leaves us with the idea that the vast majority just don't care...

For those of you who don't, I have a message for you: nobody lives in a vacuum.

Eric, and whoever knows Eric, please fill us all in on his current condition. He should be in everyone's thoughts and prayers.

Just to follow up on my last posting... I did say I would report what happened at the Homeless Summit last April and I would have had there been anything of value to report. Other than the fact that a bunch of people with Government Funded Lives spoke with top-down “solutions” that amounted to...well, not much at all, I couldn't bring myself to talk about a whole lot of nothing...

I did suggest to one of the leaders of an important volunteer group that they should have their own summit independent of the Government Funded types... this particular volunteer was originally invited to speak then dis-invited... which I found very interesting...

What would be worth seeing are some of the private outfits getting together and having a public conference on goals to work toward... it would be nice...

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