PASADENA - A man who didn't provide a hand-out to a panhandler was stabbed in the hand near Colorado Boulevard and Pasadena Avenue in Old Pasadena, police said.
The attack occurred about 8 p.m. Wednesday, after the panhandler approached the victim and asked for money, Pasadena Police Department Lt. Randell Taylor said.
When the victim said he didn't have any money, the panhandler pulled out a knife and tried to stab him. The victim put his hands up to protect himself and was stabbed in the hand, Taylor said. He was treated at a hospital.
The attacker had a long beard, a military jacket and a military hat and appeared to be in his 20s or 30s, Taylor said.
No folo on that story since Thursday? I don't know whether to blame the fine minds in West Covina or the miserably understaffed satellite bureau they've made of the Star-News through the years.
The headline though ... how do we know the transient was "angry?" I know my share; psychological and emotional problems are one of the few commonalities.
But that, again, is facts interfering with a good narrative. Fear the angry homeless! Fear the angry poor! Their knives will soon be at your daughters' necks.
UPDATE: Was it a year or two years ago the Steve Mulheim last had an ulcer after a drug-deal-gone-bad shooting happened in the middle of the day and boulevard?
Monica
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I eventually remembered writing this:
Shooting casts a shadow
December 27, 2007
PASADENA - A shooting over a botched drug deal in bustling Old Pasadena left merchants and shoppers reeling Thursday as city leaders worked to calm nerves days before a worldwide spotlight focuses on Pasadena.
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