Look at the blood pool from his head. It’s why I can’t do the street work I once did as a CCDC committee person at Coatesville’s Ward 4-2. Street work that involved speaking to kids who were corner lookouts.

It was so easy to spot crack houses.

Linda’s (now Linda Lavender Norris) friend and co-worker, Lisa Johnson was the Office Manager at Hennessey’s Coatesville Office. Lisa had not yet been convicted of manufacturing and distributing crack cocaine. Linda & Lisa followed me. Linda only carried he knife back then. Now she carries a gun.

A line of officers marched through, and the man, who Desmond said did not appear to be a protester, approached the officers. "He walked a little bit, was standing there, and was hit with a club as far as I can tell," Desmond said.

“He lost his footing after he was hit, fell back, hit his head on the concrete ... and I could hear his head hit and then within a few seconds, blood started coming out from under his head," the reporter said.

This Video from Young Turks has a look from across the street. You can hear the thud of the 75 year old man's skull on the concrete:

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The reasons I don’t record Coatesville City Council meetings anymore. 

I’ve had face to face death threats. Some people know how easy it is to “accidentally” kill me. I have to be extremely careful walking with my cane in Coatesville. I take Warfarin. I’m 77. I’m supposed to call 911 if I fall & hit my head.

At one meeting I got a phone call from Dave Griffith and walked into the vestibule of Coatesville City Hall. Linda Lavender was not yet a Coatesville City Council member. She was the constituent outreach person at State Rep. Tim Hennessey’s Coatesville Office. 

Linda’s (now Linda Lavender Norris) friend and co-worker, Lisa Johnson was the Office Manager at Hennessey’s Coatesville Office. Lisa had not yet been convicted of manufacturing and distributing crack cocaine. Linda & Lisa followed me. Linda only carried he knife back then. Now she carries a gun.

Maybe they thought I was going outside the building. I was between the inner & outer doors talking to Dave when Linda & Lisa barged in shouting. I couldn’t hear Dave. I decided to go into the mens room to get away from them. Lisa started to follow me in, then Linda said no.  

I’m not sure what they were up to. I was recording the meeting and left my recorder on in my pocket. It’s all recorded. 

Vertigo from miners disease & my left leg partly paralyzed makes videography & photography challenging. When I get down to photograph something I can only hope my left leg will allow me to get back up. Back in 2005 and later on when I recorded public meetings I could walk fairly well. Maybe a scooter?

I walked in Philly with my then very expensive Nikon F at my side. My defense was I could run fast and far. I rowed on the Schuylkill. Walked about 25 miles a week. I could run 2 miles in 11 minutes, did pushups, crunches & chin ups at par courses. Keep in mind the most lethal weapon in Philly at the time was usually a knife. Running doesn’t help much now. Bullets go 1,000 fps or more.

Recently someone asked “Why did Betsy marry you.” As in she’s a good one, but you…When Betsy & I were married I wore 30” waist pants & 42 sport jacket. I coulda been a men’s underwear model. My boss, Phil Mills at Charles P. Mills Photography Inc. did occasionally let his daughter work as a hand model. But none of our clients advertised underwear. Now my waist size is 44”. And I can barely walk. 

Rufus the little guy who was attacked by a Pit-Bull / Rottweiler

https://coatesvilledems.blogspot.com/2010/09/rufus-little-guy-who-was-attacked-by.html

I walk with a cane. In Philly & I assume other places an old man walking with a cane is always carrying. 

Every person I know in my neighborhood that walks their dog carries a pistol, cane or not. Maybe he new young people that moved here walk their dogs unarmed.