Charity workers beat up man who refused to buy raffle ticket

[JohnLocke]

Man is Beaten Up Over Raffle Ticket
Tuesday, June 30, 2004
Herald Express
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Two charity workers beat up a visiting cameraman in front of his wife outside a Kingsbridge pub after he refused to buy a raffle ticket, a court heard.
Ex-royal Navy seaman Mark Heron and his father-in-law Michael Shand were trying to raise cash for a Plymouth hospice in memory of Shand's daughter and Heron's wife who had died of cancer just two weeks before. But when London visitor Clark Schneider and his interior designer wife Barbara Sumner refused to buy tickets for a charity raffle they were called names by someone in the charity group, magistrates were told.
In the row that followed Heron punched Mr Schneider to the ground while Shand kicked him in the head and then punched the terrified Mrs Sumner in the face, Lawrence Wilcox, prosecuting, told South Devon Magistrates sitting at Totnes Court.
Since then both Mr Schneider and Mrs Sumner have received counselling as the result of the attack and because of injury to his eye Mr Schneider could be forced to give up his job as a freelance cameraman, Mr Wilcox explained.
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[Magrittes Pipe]

1. That was very nice of them.

You know, if he ends up not being able to work again, he will likely win a HUGE lawsuit.

And it'll be the charity, not these assholes, who ends up paying.

Okay, hopefully the charity has liability insurance. But still.

[JohnLocke]

2. Kick

[trof]

3. "Throw some money in the kettle

OR I'LL WHIP YOUR ASS!"
Soon to be heard from Salvation Army Sidewalk Santas.
;-)