No Safe Haven
I have blogged about the appalling degree of violence in Philly, which seems to grow daily. See A City's Deadly Toll (304 murders through Saturday). Evidence of the mayhem hit closer to home with the news of a mugging in my neighborhood, which injured the victim and killed his dog. Turns out I know the injured man. Rich Feder, who's a chief deputy city solicitor and a really nice person, was walking his dog a block or so from my home, when he was attacked.
The Inquirer reports, in Robber beats victim, kills his dog:
A robber who held up a West Mount Airy man who was walking his dog late Thursday became so incensed when he found out that his mark was carrying little of value that he took it out on his victim and the animal.
When the assault was over, Richard Feder, 48, had suffered a broken nose and his dog, a 5-year-old Labrador-border collie mix named Precious, was dead.
You need to carry cash when walking to dog to satisfy the robbers? Things are really bad when society has devolved to this level. As the article continued:The robber then searched Feder, but came up empty. He became so angry that he pistol-whipped his victim and shot at Precious. At that point, both men ran off in opposite directions.I'm terribly sad for us all.Feder said that when he got to Wayne Avenue, he flagged down a taxi and returned for his dog. By then, Precious was dead.
Feder was taken to Chestnut Hill Hospital, where he was treated for a broken nose and a swollen eye.
"The injury is nothing compared to the fear," Feder said yesterday. "It was very fast, and very scary."
He said he could not remember anything like this happening in the neighborhood.
"This is a really safe neighborhood," Feder said, adding that he walked his dog every night. "This stuff doesn't happen here."
Feder, a lawyer, said things could have ended up worse.
I'm "terribly sad for my dog and my family," he said, "but I am thankful the shot didn't come at me."
* Picture of a 5 year old lab/border collie mix.
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