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A bizarre incident incident has to come to light: it seems following Sunday night's fest-closing sets at Lollapalooza, a man punched a police horse. According to WBBM, police haven't confirmed it was a festival-related incident, but it did happen outside the fest Sunday night as police were dispersing the crowds.
The horse-puncher, whose name Kilmer did not have available, apparently refused to move or get out of the way as police, including Mounted Unit officers, were trying to assist in crowd control in and around Grant Park.The man "punched the horse, which caused the horse to become startled and rear up in a crowded event," [police News Affairs Officer Kevin] Kilmer said. "As soon as he (punched the horse) they grabbed him."
We're gonna go out on a limb here and guess the guy had imbibed a few too many Bud Lights. And kudos to WBBM for introducing the phrase "horse-puncher" into our vernacular.
Update: The Tribune reports the alleged puncher is Pablo Fernandez, "a citizen of Mexico without a local address," and that police charged Fernandez with misdemeanor reckless conduct.
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Putting the issue of animal abuse aside, I would think that this would be a pretty big offense just because of the injury that could happen to other people when a horse freaks out.
I hope they throw the book at this jerk.
So why use animals that can go nuts as transportation in the middle of a huge crowd in the first place?
just like blazing saddles!
Mongo no like Jane's Addiction!
lol,
Candygram for Pablo! Candygram for Pablo!
who punches a horse!?
I guess a drunken south-sider found his way to Lollapalooza.
There are plenty of mouth breathers online who, if asked to play word association, would instantly respond "black" if confronted with "crime". You're different from them how?
A black guy punches a horse? Um, I don't think so. Punching a horse is clearly the kind of thoughtless inanity that white people specialize in.
In trying to accuse others of being racist for the purpose of making yourself feel morally superior, try harder.
I'm a little confused at what you think I posted. -shrug- I guess you're so fucking high up in your ivory tower, it's difficult seeing down to street level.
My point is that you, because you have some bug up your ass about white people from the "south side", characterize a large group of people based on some half assed profile you've developed from scant, anecdotal evidence. Therefore, you are EXACTLY like some pinhead on Topix who immediately would associate the word "criminal" or "crime" with "black".
More to the point, apparently Mexicans have been known to engage in such thoughtless, inane acts as punching horses, since that's precisely what happened in the story you commented on.
I'm a little confused at what you think I posted. -shrug-
Perhaps because you engaged in vague finger-pointing, which allows you to back-pedal any way you want when someone retorts.
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I went to Topix so I'd understand the reference amongst your accusations. For God's sake, do you actually visit that website? Stop! Avoid sites like that. Is that the kind of dialogue you're trying to bring over here?
P.S. I don't know any Mexicans who punch horses.
I guess a stuck-up North Sider found his way to the internet to play tough guy.
Shame it wasn't the south-side stereotype of your twee little dreams Mucky.
Ha! I am neither a north sider nor south sider. I'm not stuck-up, I'm just an outsider laughing at both sides.
Tough guy? Prequica and his/her profanity-spewing accusations are trying harder than I am to be the top dog.
"Tough guy? Prequica and his/her profanity-spewing accusations are trying harder than I am to be the top dog."
Oh lord, what a drama queen. "Profanity spewing"? Mock indignation is a far greater crime in my book than a few choice words.
As someone who grew up on the south side, I'm just taking a stab at holding your feet to the fire. You made the insinuations. My intent was just to MAYBE prompt you reflect on the hypocrisy of constantly judging others as narrow minded while doing the same thing yourself.
So you don't cuss? Really? And where do you live if not north or south? Are you even in Chicago? East side 4 life?
You're a tough guy online because you make sweeping statements about the south side that you would never make to an actual south sider. You're one of those north side lightweights who yells shit from his car or from the back of the crowd. Lightweight, nerf.
So, you've failed to notice that the horse puncher in this article, that you commented on, was not white, much less one from the south side? Talk about willful ignorance.
Clearly I've simply responded to YOUR mindless jab at south siders. If you were more self aware, the purpose of my initial response to you would have been obvious. Notice I referred to "mouth breathers", to signal disdain for people who would immediately jump to unfounded conclusions about a large group of people based on a single shared characteristic. If you think that comment was "vague", it speaks more of your reading comprehension skills than anything.
As for Topix, again, it should be pretty clear from the context (ie "some pinhead on Topix"), that I don't hold it or its participants in high esteem. At no point did I mention a specific thread or indicate that I have participated in any discussion there recently. So deflect from the wrongness of broadcasting your knee jerk prejudices in a public forum all you want, you can't hide the fact that you share an unsavory penchant for stereotyping people with exactly the kind of narrowminded bigots, racists and goons that you constantly target in your comments.
Thanks for taking yourself too seriously.
Yeah, I've never met any drunken idiots on the North side.......
"citizen of Mexico without a local address..."
Mexico...yeah, guess that qualifies as the "south side"...of the United States or something like that.
I for one, would love to give Texas back to Mexico.
That's funny. Drunken south-sider. He was actually an illegal. Where do you quasi-liberals want to throw the book now?
Vise,
How do you know he's an "illegal" you goofy bigot. It's possible he's just visiting from Mexico, or he could be undocumented. The trib updates doesn't say so either way.
An undocumented immigrant is illegal you moron. And besides, this guy needs to be commended for standing up to Mayor Daley's scare tactics, whether they be horse-borne or in the form of parking meters, etc.
Frank,
It's too late for you not to embarrass yourself, but here, read it once more:
It's possible he's just visiting from Mexico, or he could be undocumented. The trib updates don't say so either way.
So vise has no idea that he's an "illegal" or not, unless he's got some other source we don't know about.
Moron.
God, Navin, can't you read?
""a citizen of Mexico without a local address,"
That OBVIOUSLY means he's here illegally. Just as a citizen of Sweden in this country without a local address is illegal. It's simple logic!
(Ed. note: The above was sarcasm. Seacrest, out...)
Hey, try to score cheap/stupid political points based on stereotypes and other stupidity.
What do you all have in common with him? Poor decision making capabilities. What's the difference? You -- presumably -- are posting sober. Kinda sad really.
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On a totally unrelated note, the reason I'm posting is because horse punching reminds me of donkey punching, and that's amusing to me.
AHHH you beat me to it.
Okay, I know there's a difference between horses and camels, but am I the only one that's reminded of the scene in Conan the Barbarian?
In Mexico, horse punch you!
That horse had it coming for stealing his girlfriend!
Oooooooooooh!
Man to horse: Why the long face?
Horse: A guy just punched me!
Man: No, you don't understand...see, that's a line from a joke and... oh, forget it.
Stealth, that post was the funniest thing i read/heard all day. I love that joke.