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NYC - Rick Moranis attacked

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ji2o0k wrote: Thx for sharing brotha.....

Wtf.....why?

So random.....attacker is messed up.....
Kinda obvious as for why given the current political/social atmosphere in the US
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KravenHead wrote: Kinda obvious as for why given the current political/social atmosphere in the US
I don't see or know of any obvious reason why Rick would get a punch in the face. Please explain.
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Yes, please explain. I haven't heard anything about any political views or statements made from Moranis. The only news I heard is that he wants to continue pursuing his acting after leaving the gig to look after his family.
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Let's see if it gets investigated as a potential hate crime.
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KravenHead wrote: Kinda obvious as for why given the current political/social atmosphere in the US
Feegus wrote: I don't see or know of any obvious reason why Rick would get a punch in the face. Please explain.
chimaican wrote: Yes, please explain.
Antifa & Black Lives Matters rioters euphemistically called protesters by lame stream media have created an atmosphere of resentment and anger inciting self identified oppressed party (or parties) to target their perceived oppressors

I tried my best 'cause honestly I don't frequent Breitbart, Fox News, Rebel News nor Post Millenial ... how'd I do Krave?
ConsoleWatcher wrote: Let's see if it gets investigated as a potential hate crime.
It's possible if the conspiracy theorists promoted the idea he had a hand in that female Ghostbusters movie
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KravenHead wrote: Kinda obvious as for why given the current political/social atmosphere in the US
Like others, I have no idea why....pls elaborate.

Cuz he is Canadian? Cuz he left showbiz to look after family after his wife’s death?

No idea, by all accounts it seems like Rick is a genuinely nice guy.

Or maybe attacker didn’t even know it is Rick Moranis & just wanted to punch some dood?
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Feegus wrote: I don't see or know of any obvious reason why Rick would get a punch in the face. Please explain.
The same reason that while I was out walking my dog in front of my house in Durham, that a random BMW pulled up, windows rolled down with 4 young African American males and stuck their middle finger out at me, yelling Blood or something to that effect and then peeling away. Have not seen them since. No issues in our neighborhood that I know of. My security cameras captured the incident and has been saved if police come asking.

The reason? These guys felt it would make them feel better about themselves if they targeted a caucasian family man. They may feel they have been randomly targeted and wanted to return the favor. There could be so many reasons given the racial injustices, pandemic and mental health.

For Rick, it could have been someone experiencing mental health issues or any number of things as well. We cannot assume it was a racially motivated assault.
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mrtvgame wrote: The same reason that while I was out walking my dog in front of my house in Durham, that a random BMW pulled up, windows rolled down with 4 young African American males and stuck their middle finger out at me, yelling Blood or something to that effect and then peeling away. Have not seen them since. No issues in our neighborhood that I know of. My security cameras captured the incident and has been saved if police come asking.

The reason? These guys felt it would make them feel better about themselves if they targeted a caucasian family man. They may feel they have been randomly targeted and wanted to return the favor. There could be so many reasons given the racial injustices, pandemic and mental health.

For Rick, it could have been someone experiencing mental health issues or any number of things as well. We cannot assume it was a racially motivated assault.
We don't know for sure (no evidence for or against it), but when it happens completely randomly it becomes more likely that race was a factor.
As for mental health issues, yes, it's likely that he did have issues. When someone (either left-leaning or right-leaning) goes out and does something as serious enough as attack someone for no reason, then they usually do have mental health issues.
The current divisive rhetoric we generally see nowadays may not compel someone to do these things, but it can certainly push someone who's got problems "over the edge".
From what I've seen, people who are generally angry, fearful, paranoid, etc. will find some the crazy theory that best fits and apply it to their situation.
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ji2o0k wrote: Like others, I have no idea why....pls elaborate.

Cuz he is Canadian? Cuz he left showbiz to look after family after his wife’s death?

No idea, by all accounts it seems like Rick is a genuinely nice guy.

Or maybe attacker didn’t even know it is Rick Moranis & just wanted to punch some dood?
maybe cause he made that commercial for Mint Mobile recently with Ryan Reynolds ...maybe Hugh Jackman punched him?
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mrtvgame wrote: [..] a random BMW pulled up, windows rolled down with 4 young African American males and stuck their middle finger out at me, yelling Blood or something to that effect and then peeling away.[..]
Canadian version of a drive-by shooting?
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ConsoleWatcher wrote: We don't know for sure (no evidence for or against it), but when it happens completely randomly it becomes more likely that race was a factor.
As for mental health issues, yes, it's likely that he did have issues. When someone (either left-leaning or right-leaning) goes out and does something as serious enough as attack someone for no reason, then they usually do have mental health issues.
The current divisive rhetoric we generally see nowadays may not compel someone to do these things, but it can certainly push someone who's got problems "over the edge".
From what I've seen, people who are generally angry, fearful, paranoid, etc. will find some the crazy theory that best fits and apply it to their situation.
i think you're looking way too deep into this without anything to suggest motive. not every crime if the victim/suspect are different race/religion is automatically a hate crime unless the suspect has a known history of affiliation with a radical group ?
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ConsoleWatcher wrote: Canadian version of a drive-by shooting?
I thought that's when they throw stale Timbits at you and don't say "Sorry"
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StatsGuy wrote: i think you're looking way too deep into this without anything to suggest motive. not every crime if the victim/suspect are different race/religion is automatically a hate crime unless the suspect has a known history of affiliation with a radical group ?
You're right; we don't know. As I said, the guy probably already had a bunch of mental health issues beforehand. It could have been the slightest thing that pushed him over the edge, and I would not suggest that any group or ideology was directly responsible for it.
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Perhaps the assailant was worried that the key master was enroute to meet with the gatekeeper, to unleash Gozer upon us all?
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Maybe the attacker thought Rick Moranis shrunk his penis and he's out to get his revenge? All kidding aside, I hope Rick Moranis gets his justice.

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