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Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j5k9ffv wrote

tell me you're from rural PA without telling me you're from rural PA

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jillianpikora OP t1_j5kaxug wrote

The men are all from Fairfield where "the population was 526 at the 2020 census." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfield,_Pennsylvania

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BuddahSack t1_j5kk04t wrote

My mom is born raised and still lives in Fairfield, I grew up in Gburg, this does not surprise me, in high-school kids threw skunk glands in the halls and pig guts on a car

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RedStar9117 t1_j5l41oh wrote

Yeah I live in Fairfield...I like it here but damn it gets stupid sometimes.

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GraffitiTavern t1_j5lkhv1 wrote

I'll never forget when the high school had to get shut down for an hour because deer literally charged through the window. Gotta love central PA.

https://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/local/article_3b2b8e81-4f6a-50c6-bcfc-5abb2c6b3116.html

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RedStar9117 t1_j5lty7y wrote

I think that's relatively common because it happened at the elementary school I went to in Snyder County when I was a kid. Deer freaks out and goes through a plate glass window

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Ct-5736-Bladez t1_j5mqc7o wrote

Didn’t a deer go through Blue and Grays a couple months ago as well?

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feudalle t1_j5ln88e wrote

I grew up in fairfield in nj. I could see this happening there to. Guess something about the name.

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dalex89 t1_j5nbmff wrote

i grew up about 30 miles away but we had a guy named stinky steve in high school who would poop himself and shake it out his pants legs in the hallways

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RedStar9117 t1_j5l3j1c wrote

Oh god....my little village embarrasses me yet again

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Zenith2017 t1_j5llou0 wrote

You are a villager

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Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j5mdw2e wrote

careful, u/RedStar9117 has a pitchfork and a flaming torch.

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RedStar9117 t1_j5mex4v wrote

I give side quests to passing adventurers

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at-aol-dot-com t1_j5ncnxq wrote

😒🤨 Were you the one who gave those 4 guys this side quest?

👨‍👨‍👦‍👦🦌💦🧍‍♀️🏪 🚓

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RedStar9117 t1_j5nda1e wrote

When they get out of county lockup they will find 3 health potions and a bronze key in their inventory

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Zach_Rackham t1_j5nzvmi wrote

me from Hanover stopped at a red light, staring at 116 west. A cryptic old man taps on the window

“We don’t go down that road now ya’ hear”

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tinymonesters t1_j5kbjj8 wrote

"All four suspects were arrested on charges of harassment by physical contact"

Not nearly strong enough of a charge. That's a summary offense. They'll get $300 fines for throwing animal urine on a person and vandalism. Littering has a higher penalty.

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SunstruckMorning t1_j5kw7tx wrote

What??? This is assault.

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tinymonesters t1_j5kxh7x wrote

Yes, it very clearly is. I'd consider that well above the level of assault personally, since they used a weapon of sorts.

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BaboonHorrorshow t1_j5l24lj wrote

Sucks but gold Ol’ boys protect their own and it’s possible these guys were HS friends with some of the cops in town.

The woman should take them to the cleaners in civil suits

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CltAltAcctDel t1_j5l79y2 wrote

Harassment in PA law is a form of assault. To charge Simple Assault there needs to be bodily injury or attempt to cause bodily injury. Assuming this is deer urine that was purchased and not drawn from a rotting corpse, I don’t think there’s a risk of bodily injury.

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jailor_serry t1_j5l6kot wrote

It’s actually battery.

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SunstruckMorning t1_j5l7w9b wrote

What’s the difference?

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jailor_serry t1_j5l8f73 wrote

Assault is essentially the “act” of harming someone without physical contact. Battery is physical contact causing harm.

In this situation, if the people had a bottle of “deer urine” and pretended like they were throwing it, that’s assault. Physically throwing it and making contact is battery.

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30686 t1_j5lg37a wrote

Not according to the Pennsylvania Crimes Code.

Offensive physical contact is assault.

Simple assault, 18 Pa.C.S. 2701, includes "attempts to cause or intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another." "Aggravated assault" in Pennsylvania, 18 Pa.C.S. 2702, basically involves serious bodily harm or an attempt to do so.

There is no separate crime of battery in Pennsylvania. "Battery" is subsumed in the assault statutes. Other states may have different laws on assault and some do have a distinct crime of "battery."

"Battery" traditionally means an offensive physical contact, and is basically a civil tort concept. If I punch you in the face in Pennsylvania, I will face a criminal assault charge, and you can file a civil lawsuit for money damages, based on battery.

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reverendsteveii t1_j5l8i33 wrote

Depending on which statutes are in play assault often covers things that don't necessarily require physical contact with the victim, and has a lesser penalty. Battery is when you do actually make physical contact with the victim and carries stiffer penalties.

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SnooRevelations9889 t1_j5oef0u wrote

Just because they are holding them on one charge doesn’t mean more charges are not pending.

They are likely still gathering evidence. Interviewing everyone, etc.

And a little technical error can get a charge thrown out.

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TheWorldInMySilence t1_j5kgqmy wrote

I agree. They should be doing laundry in a prison for a month. Home at night on house arrest and laundry all day long. And probation for a year with some community work cleaning up streets.

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AFD_0 t1_j5kv2vy wrote

Maybe a little cruel and unusual, but they should each be forced to chug a jar of deer piss or serve 3 months in jail. Their choice.

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stuckonsometrain t1_j5n9ews wrote

I don't know. They're 18 and a 20 year olds, it was a spray of synthetic deer urine.

I have nothing against the charge and would much rather see some sort of community service over any financial or time punishments.

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Mijbr090490 t1_j5kgexg wrote

They were seen speeding away in a multicolored, barely running Ford ranger covered in blue lives matter stickers.

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Bird_Brain4101112 t1_j5ki1um wrote

One was a punisher sticker. All of them planned to join the military but would punch the drill sargeant the first time they got in their faces, so they didn’t.

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BaboonHorrorshow t1_j5l28w7 wrote

Roflll I didn’t realize the “I am too badass for basic training” was a meme but I’ve heard so many dipshits say it now that I think of it.

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katnapped t1_j5kzmoj wrote

And Mastriano stickers. Probably flying a 45 "I'll be back" flag in the back

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MeltFaceNotButter t1_j5kkui3 wrote

Fairfield PA not Fairfield County. Fairfield is in Adams County. Very very rural town.

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highlandparkpitt t1_j5l2xwk wrote

Yep. My apologies. I've deleted my incorrect post

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MeltFaceNotButter t1_j5l8e4e wrote

No bigs. I don't know why folks downvote someone for being wrong 😂 I just leave it with neither am up or down vote.

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tukekairo t1_j5kb8ok wrote

This is r/Pennsyltucky material... And r/peopleofwalmart stuff

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artificialavocado t1_j5kia6a wrote

More like r/floridaman

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Ya_Boi_uh_SkinnyPeni t1_j5klkrd wrote

r/Pennsylvaniaman

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Puzzleheaded_Rub858 t1_j5kviq0 wrote

I was about to say, Pennsylvania man is rapidly replacing Florida man

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Taztiger72 t1_j5sd6c9 wrote

What are you talking about? Ignorant self centered dumb white men are in every state and in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, worldwide. They had enough they should be a bunch of thugs and impose their loser ideas on everyone and everybody. MAGA QAnon Worldwide Dolt Nation.

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highlandparkpitt t1_j5kaz3g wrote

The crime in these communities is out of control

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highlandparkpitt t1_j5kc5cv wrote

Gangs of teenagers going around and harassing and assaulting innocent women. Disgusting

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freddyoff t1_j5kg9m2 wrote

Is this an attempt at humor?

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highlandparkpitt t1_j5kiim3 wrote

No, based off population this one incident is just about 1% of their population. Much more of their teen population. Much more of their teen population.

If there were a similar percent (3000) of 18-25 year olds in Pittsburgh doing this you'd never hear the end of it on this sub or the news

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That_Checks t1_j5li6qt wrote

Yeah the numbers don't lie. Nor do they tell the story you apparently want them to. Nobody died in this incident.

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Grumpicake t1_j5kiq8e wrote

That’s the most Central PA thing I can imagine.

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BigNato532 t1_j5l4fyz wrote

God I hate living here.

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art-man_2018 t1_j5ldl54 wrote

I know Walmart's reputation for human trash, but when did it really become the bastion of all human depravity?

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Idrillteeth t1_j5kqty9 wrote

what in the actual fuck is wrong with people anymore?

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Blexcr0id t1_j5nzsfn wrote

$5 says they recorded it for social media.

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Shilo788 t1_j5m72jw wrote

Pa is this how you want your young men act? Cause this is what this crazy hard right nasty hillbilly culture is teaching them.

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OccasionallyImmortal t1_j5on10s wrote

It's unfair to blame the entire community and their "hillbilly" culture for these idiots any more than it would be fair for them to look at the nonsense kids in Philly do and have them mock their "civilization."

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dynabella t1_j5kmp1t wrote

Oh my, this one hit close to home. Didn't expect Gettysburg to get called out today.

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tuenthe463 t1_j5le1rh wrote

Shocked one of them is named Colby. Shit kickers and camo trucker hats, maybe some HS football letter jackets.

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jirenlagen t1_j5lhypp wrote

And they say the south is ghetto

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Ct-5736-Bladez t1_j5mpy4r wrote

If you think this is getto you haven’t been to Hagerstown especially the Walmart beside the Home Depot in Maryland

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Ct-5736-Bladez t1_j5mq4mo wrote

What is it about Walmart that brings out the inner crackhead in people?

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Grouchy-Estimate-756 t1_j5lbz7l wrote

Well, I know where those half-deer people I keep seeing about are coming from, now.

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ronreadingpa t1_j5ml98q wrote

Something about Walmart that brings out the worst in people. Recently there were two incidents of two men spilling various liquids on the floors at a Walmart near Hamburg. Hope they catch them (see WFMZ website for details), since it seems only a matter of time they do the same thing, but escalate it somehow.

As with many states, such crime is often treated as little more than a ticket. However, the victim could file lawsuits against Walmart and the four men. Walmart will likely fight back hard while the four men are likely uncollectible with little to no assets to go after (aka judgement proof). Still worth a try though. If anything, may encourage that particular Walmart to improve security.

To digress, it's disconcerting how few security personnel many big box stores have on duty at any given time compared to stores of yesteryear. Some stores (not saying Walmart per se; maybe they're better?) have long periods during the day when zero AP / security employees are scheduled. Compounding matters is they're often instructed to not engage even to protect customers. Totally hands-off is the norm these days due to liability concerns.

Safety is another reason many shop on-line and/or use curbside pickup, which some retailers push hard. Still though, deer urine isn't the first threat I'd think of. Could have been far worse.

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30686 t1_j5lcy2n wrote

ee-eye-ee-eye-oh

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carrotheadginger t1_j5m2xs4 wrote

As far as I know, this Walmart sells deer piss in a spray can. It’s supposed to help attract deer or something when hunting. Idk why. But they sell it and most likely where they got it from

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Treestyles t1_j5nprno wrote

Are there photos of the men and woman?

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worstatit t1_j5ocu2h wrote

These kids just need something to do.

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