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Teens Beat To Death 81-Year-Old Man Attending Granddaughter’s Wedding

This is one of the saddest stories of the year. George Leroy Baker III, 81, left Tempe, Arizona to celebrate his granddaughter’s wedding in Lynchburg, Virginia. Walking across the street to a diner from his hotel, some teens allegedly beat him to death for fun.

The three teenagers were walking down the street when one allegedly said he would beat the first person he met — to impress a girl. Baker walked right into the dare and died for it.

The teens included two 16-year-olds and a thirteen-year-old. They have been charged with murder but their names have been withheld.

Baker appears to have been a wonderful father and his family must now deal with this tragedy at what should have been one of the happiest times for the family.

Source: AZ Family

Jonathan Turley

600 thoughts on “Teens Beat To Death 81-Year-Old Man Attending Granddaughter’s Wedding”

  1. Slarti,

    Of that I have no doubt.

    Bob,

    Thanks for the Zappa clip. I’d never seen that particular performance of “Muffin Man”, but Adrian Belew is one of my all-time favorite guitarists. I’ll have to say Frank was in particularly good form that night too (not that he wasn’t a fantastic guitarist in his own right).

    And the lyrics are so appropriate. 😀

  2. sloppy

    the contemplation of ur navel?

    good luck with that

    *snicker*

    Henwife,

    you a funny lil man, knowing ole super dwight as well as you do, he managed to save europe all on his lonesome?

    you not figure he had a little help from our forces, not to mention a little input from the:

    British
    French
    Dutch
    Belgians
    Norwegians
    Danish
    Canadians
    Indians
    Nepalese
    Egyptians
    Czechs
    Greeks
    Hungarians
    Pakistanis

    and so on and so forth
    no it was all down to that one man according to big brain, you might want to get yourself another history book, the one you have is a bit wrong

    what a moron

    good luck with that

    *snicker*

  3. Buddha,

    Thought of in another way, 1 is halfway from zero to infinity (and I can prove it).

  4. True, Slarti, true.

    13 is just as far from infinity as 1,000,000 is. Time may fly when you’re having fun, but surely it creeps when filled with troll bleating, ergo the infinity approximation effect.

    And fractals are so much more interesting than trolls.

  5. bud

    you say

    Oh, I’m not the one flailing here, sport. But since you mentioned infinity (another concept I’m well versed in) . . .

    is that coz you talk shite for evre and ever and ever and ever

    Woolly

    you say

    I think not.
    I know a few Marines and they would be disgusted by your gutter mouths and cowardly gangsta approach.

    Once again with the assumption that yo right, simply sayin something don’t make is to prof, even a logical sumbitch like yoself can see that

    But because ur not one urself ar u? that’s why you arent capable of “making it up as you go along” are you, or deviatin from the mainstream. ur too busy readin yo dictionary son, if yo going to try to pile your self indulgent standards on the heads of me an mine, ur gonna need a loooooong ladder son

    You take care now an make sure you don’t give yoself any dangerous paper cuts

    good luck with that

    *snicker*

  7. Buddha,

    Remember that while their fails seem to go on for ever, they are only approximating infinity – there does seem to be a certain self-similarity, though…

    ^..^ * (many),

    Working on a reply to your post.

    Blouise,

    Enjoy your weekend of exploration and feel free to ask anything.

    Troll Corps,

    Sorry, you’ve been upstaged by something I find much more interesting…

  8. Oh, I’m not the one flailing here, sport. But since you mentioned infinity (another concept I’m well versed in) . . .

    FAIL(∞): Doesn’t substantively refute the argument as presented.

  9. Bud:

    Keep flailing (∞), [that’s an infinity symbol since most things fly over your head I thought I would let you know].

  11. Turdboy,

    If you ever say anything of value, being a demonstrated liar, I’d be quite surprised.

    As to what a bunch of foul mouthed juvenile illogical lying trolls think of me, Dr. Hawking or the late Dr. Sagan?

    I’m as worried about that as I am about what a stripped bass thinks of quantum mechanics. Which is to say not at all.

    But please, keep trying to act like you clowns have a leg to stand on.

    It’s really proving you have zero credibility, no logic skills, no argument skills and are demonstrated liars. Once again, you and your brethren earn a . . .

    FAIL(12): Doesn’t substantively refute the argument as presented.

  13. “Been reading the self-help section, sparky? I was referring to real books. Science. Philosophy. History. Law. Not psycho-babble designed for the weak minded incapable of making their way through the world without a Dr. Phil holding their hand.”

    Bud, a good deal of that is opinion as well until it is proved. Stepehn Hawking could be the Dr. Phil of the Universe, Carl Sagan certainly was.

    Bud, how often do you have to be wrong to start understanding those guys are right about you?

  14. Bud:

    “All these are statements of Dwight D. Eisenhower. A greater warrior than you’ll ever be, sport.”

    he almost got shit canned by MacArthur, I dont think Dwight was much of a real warrior, more a political warrior.

    ” Eisenhower graduated in 1915. He served with the infantry until 1918 at various camps in Texas and Georgia. During World War I, Eisenhower became the #3 leader of the new tank corps and rose to temporary (Bvt.) Lieutenant Colonel in the National Army. During the war he trained tank crews at “Camp Colt”–his first command–on the grounds of “Pickett’s Charge” on the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Civil War battle site. Ike and his tank crews never saw combat. After the war, Eisenhower reverted to his regular rank of captain (and was promoted to major a few days later) before assuming duties at Camp Meade, Maryland, where he remained until 1922. His interest in tank warfare was strengthened by many conversations with George S. Patton and other senior tank leaders; however their ideas on tank warfare were strongly discouraged by superiors.[23]

    Eisenhower became executive officer to General Fox Conner in the Panama Canal Zone, where he served until 1924. Under Conner’s tutelage, he studied military history and theory (including Karl von Clausewitz’s On War), and later cited Conner’s enormous influence on his military thinking. In 1925–26, he attended the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.[24] There he graduated first in a class of 245 officers.[25] He then served as a battalion commander at Fort Benning, Georgia until 1927.”

    Bud, he’s about had as much action as you have logic. Yep ole blood and guts Ike, a tin man soldier. Good call Bud.

  15. Blouise,

    And good morning to you too. The fractal stuff I’ll leave to GObP and Slarti…..

  17. AY,

    Forget about the trolls … This fractal stuff is really interesting

    And good morning to you, my friend

  19. Blouise,

    I stated yesterday that this thread had turned into BS, I stand corrected. It has turned into a real Blubber site…..No animals that I am aware of were hurt ……

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