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Man beaten to death in front of crowd

Posted on 7/8/14 at 9:59 pm
Posted by Bourre
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Posted on 7/8/14 at 9:59 pm
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SAN ANTONIO -- San Antonio Police arrested a man they said beat another man to death in front of a crowd of people at an Amtrak Station. 21-year-old Michael Joseph Fobbs is charged with murder for the beating that happened Thursday. Investigators told KENS 5 the victim was sitting on a bench by himself waiting to board the bus when Fobbs approached the man and started beating him. Police said Fobbs then paused for a few moments, said, “I feel like killing someone,” and then continued to beat the man with his fists until he was dead. Police said Amtrak security did rush to the scene but it was already too late. The victim is a 56-year-old man from Texas. The Medical Examiner's office has not released the victim's name, because they have not been able to notify his family yet. Michael Joeseph Fobbs is in Jail under a $150,000 bond.

He was a good boy
This post was edited on 7/8/14 at 10:01 pm
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
55979 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:04 pm to
man, that is sickening...no reforming someone like that, so I hope his execution is swift...


ETA: texas is not a good place to do something like this...they will take care of that shite...
This post was edited on 7/8/14 at 10:12 pm
Posted by Puck82
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2009
23648 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:06 pm to
It's time like this the US needs to allow stoning to death.
This post was edited on 7/8/14 at 10:07 pm
Posted by Tiger Ryno
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Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:07 pm to
Nobody jumped in to help this guy??? Everyone just watched?
Posted by LewDawg
Member since May 2009
75242 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:07 pm to
Bystander effect
Posted by Puck82
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2009
23648 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:09 pm to
quote:

Nobody jumped in to help this guy??? Everyone just watched?


Where the frick are the saints?
Posted by VaBamaMan
North AL
Member since Apr 2013
7649 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:10 pm to
Everyone who was physically capable to stop it, but watched and didnt help. Should be charged with manslaughter, because he did not have a weapon.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
66890 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:14 pm to


He felt like killing someone
This post was edited on 7/8/14 at 10:15 pm
Posted by Mike da Tigah
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Member since Feb 2005
58857 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:19 pm to
I think states should make a law making it a criminal offense to not intervene in cases not involving firearms to protect the life of someone being assaulted. We do it for cops. Are civilians worth any less?

Posted by OldTigahFot
Drinkin' with the rocket scientists
Member since Jan 2012
10500 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:22 pm to
Agree with the comments about the bond amount. $150K is ridiculously low. He should have no chance at getting out for any length of time. Bond should be $1M minimum.

Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
38855 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:22 pm to
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I think states should make a law making it a criminal offense to not intervene in cases not involving firearms to protect the life of someone being assaulted.


This guy is huge. So if a 5-2 95 pound woman doesn't physically intervene, then she should go to jail?

It sucks, but why are people morally obligated to put themselves in harm's way?
Posted by Mike da Tigah
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Member since Feb 2005
58857 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:24 pm to
quote:

This guy is huge. So if a 5-2 95 pound woman doesn't physically intervene, then she should go to jail?

It sucks, but why are people morally obligated to put themselves in harm's way?


This was in front of a crowd, and because it's the morally right thing to do.
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
38855 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:25 pm to
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Everyone who was physically capable to stop it, but watched and didnt help. Should be charged with manslaughter, because he did not have a weapon.



This is hindsight. How does a bystander know that there's no weapon? Maybe it's concealed.

People have gotten killed this way. They try to intervene, but they end up getting shot or stabbed.
Posted by novabill
Crossville, TN
Member since Sep 2005
10433 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:27 pm to
quote:

I think states should make a law making it a criminal offense to not intervene in cases not involving firearms to protect the life of someone being assaulted. We do it for cops. Are civilians worth any less?



I understand the sentiment. However, to arrest someone for not putting themselves in danger, I cannot stand behind that.
Posted by lsufan9193969700
3 miles from B.R.
Member since Sep 2003
55105 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:27 pm to
Every man there in that crowd is a certified pussy. End of story...drops the mic...walks away whistling...
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
38855 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:29 pm to
quote:

Every man there in that crowd is a certified pussy


Let's say the perp was Rickey Jean Francois. Are you a pussy for not intervening?
Posted by Mike da Tigah
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Member since Feb 2005
58857 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:29 pm to
quote:

This is hindsight. How does a bystander know that there's no weapon? Maybe it's concealed. People have gotten killed this way. They try to intervene, but they end up getting shot or stabbed.


There's always going to be a really good reason not to get involved. It's the living with it that I don't understand. This happens all the time. Not beatings to death, but beating the shite out of someone while people watch it go on. YouTube is loaded with videos to support this.

Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
38855 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:30 pm to
quote:

This was in front of a crowd, and because it's the morally right thing to do.


If you have some physical advantage over the guy, then maybe.

I still maintain that there's no way of knowing for certain if the guy has a weapon.
Posted by Tiger Ryno
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Member since Feb 2007
102973 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:31 pm to
If 5 or six men jumped on Rickey jean francois and started hitting him with items from the suitcases I promise you they could have wore his arse out.and saved a man from dying.
Posted by Patrick_Bateman
Member since Jan 2012
17823 posts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 10:32 pm to
Frick any bystanders who watched this happen. Probably with cell phones in hand.
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