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Tampa — The Rev. Alexios Marakis, visiting from Greece, had performed a blessing of a retired Greek priest in the West Shore area before accidentally exiting I-275 into downtown Monday evening, police said. Marakis followed cars into the Seaport Channelside Apartments on Twiggs Street and got out to ask for help.
Bruce, a reservist with a West Palm Beach unit since March, had his trunk open so he could get dry cleaning out, police said. Bruce, who lives in the apartment building, was not in uniform. He grabbed a tire iron from the trunk, hit Marakis four times over the head and chased him about three blocks before pinning the priest, police said…
When officers arrived, police say, Bruce told them he heard the man say “Allahu Akbar” – Arabic for “God is great.”
“That’s what they say before they blow you up,” Bruce said, according to police.
To their credit, Tampa coppers arrested Bruce – instead of the priest.
What a friggen Malaka.
-s
On a side note: If this priest is representative of all priests in Greece, they are to be commended! One assumes a Marine, even a Reservist, is in pretty good physical shape, yet the priest is struck over the head four times with a tire iron and still manages to outrun the Marine for almost three blocks! Wow!
#17 Dallas, -grow up already.
the current “modern” perpetual fear doctrine has been in play since shortly after WWII..by both sides, and obviously, is being continued three fold more by “the new boss, same as the old boss”
Before, that..was when we went to a two party system.
the current system must be dissolved in favour of a NO party system.
perhaps..a galaxy system. it’s quite obvious no system in the past several thousand years on this planet has worked without some idiot declaring war for nothing more than profit blood and division.
As long as we remain divided as a people, no system will work. to think otherwise is to engage in yet another mirror image fantasy.
wake up.
-s
Why aren’t there people out there mistakenly attacking bankers, CEOs and such. Don’t you guys find this odd. If I read something like that I would be more inclined to believe it really was a mistake
Still crossing my fingers for a few to happen.
I smell sensitivity training looming for Bruce…
#23, soundwash,
Before, that..was when we went to a two party system.
America evolved into a two party system within a few years of creation, during Washington’s Administration.
the current system must be dissolved in favour of a NO party system.
I think not. Can you honestly show one government that does not have at least two political parties that is NOT a one party state?
As long as we remain divided as a people, no system will work. to think otherwise is to engage in yet another mirror image fantasy.
Your tin foil hat must have a few leaks in it.