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10-22-2005, 12:34 PM | #1 | |
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Goodbye, Michael
This was an exciting story for a day or two.
“Body discovered in Lansdale” “Beaten Man found in Baseball Dugout” It's a great news story. For those not familiar with it, Lansdale is a small town outside of Philadelphia. It has all the stuff that makes small towns small towns. A Main Street, Soccer Moms (the Montgomery Soccer League is based in this area), and plenty of minivans. There are also lots of kids, and lots of kid recreation areas. Wentz Park, Sandcastle Park, Fischer's Park, and Memorial Park are only a few of the many community parks. So when something not so wholesome happens, you pay more attention to it. The body of a man being found on one of these manicured lawns of childhood dreams is something that doesn't happen in Lansdale. Not even in that apartment complex with the Section 8 people in it. Nope, not a thing that happens here, so everybody was talking about it. Until now. The body was identified yesterday. It was determined to be that of a homeless man. So the story is over, as far as the media is concerned. I heard that the police do have a suspect in the murder. I hope that's true. Michael E. was probably one of the gentlest people I know. He was eager to please people and to help out when he could. He didn't have a lot, but he had a great smile. I don't have a particular cute or funny story to share about him ... he didn't do outrageous things like some of my patients, but he was always friendly, which is a rare gift indeed. Goodbye, Michael E. Quote:
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10-22-2005, 04:09 PM | #2 |
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I don't know what to say.
Man's inhumanity to man...all that trite cliche stuff...I don't know how to solve this. I only know how it feels when no one cares. It feels very bad. I am so sorry for Michael, somebody's son, somebody's brother...so wrong. I'm so sorry, wolf.
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10-22-2005, 04:57 PM | #3 |
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Something very similar happened here in KC a few months ago. Homeless man, known by and thought well of by the residents of the neighborhood which bordered the community center he frequented; spoken well of by a sobbing rec center employee on the evening news, found beaten to death in the park where he spoke to and smiled at people on a daily basis. He was an educated, erudite, mentally ill person, ruthlessly beaten and killed by some transient toughs hoping to get drug money from him.
People suck.
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