Boston Hts. Police Chief arrested in Key West for beating homeless man ‘for no apparent reason,' police say

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/boston-hts-police-chief-arrested-in-key-west-for-beating-homeless-man-for-no-apparent-reason-police-say

Chief claimed he was stabbed multiple times and may have killed attacker, but he had no stabbing injuries, report states

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ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 3y

I hope he rots in jail and is constantly jumped by inmates….for no apparent reason

robocall@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 3y

Homeless people are more likely to be victims of crimes than perpetrators.

Rottcodd@kbin.social · 8 pts · 3y

Hey c'mon - he was on vacation, so he was doing what he loves most.

RichCorgi@lemmynsfw.com · 5 pts · 3y

I'm from Key West, and I can tell you 1000% that nobody dragged this dude into a vehicle and assaulted him. Homeless dude probably asked for money, maybe got pissy when he said no, and he beat him up.

Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

How can you be angry in key west

RichCorgi@lemmynsfw.com · 4 pts · 3y

Live there. At least if you're not rich.

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · -1 pts · 3y (2 replies)

As a Boston, MA resident, I was briefly very confused by this

SheeEttin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

I was confused too. I know Boston has a lot of areas with different names, a lot of which overlap, plus places like Charlestown that are kind of their own place but officially part of Boston, but I was pretty sure there wasn't any place called Boston Heights.

(Boston Heights is in Ohio.)

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · -1 pts · 3y

Lol yep - I was like “wait I have NEVER heard of that neighborhood, wtf”