http://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2022/03/10/dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-says-car-thief-who-killed-doctor-with-his-own-car-probably-didnt-intend-to-kill-anybody/
What an odd thing to say. Asked by a reporter, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said that getting crime under control was the No. 1 priority. As an example, she brought up the case of a 33-year-old doctor who was struck and killed by his own car after it was stolen from him. They’re still looking for the perpetrator, but Bowser, in an aside, noted that the carjacker probably didn’t intend to kill anyone, but did. He was just trying to steal his car. Yeah, that sounds tough on crime.
Stephanie Ramirez ~ @MayorBowser responds to Qs about Rakesh Patel, the 33yo @MedStarWHC doctor who was stuck & killed by his OWN car on Tuesday after someone had just stolen the car from him in Adam’s Morgan. @fox5dc
http://twitter.com/i/status/1501981181293772800
StikeDCyclical ~ She his lawyer? 🤔🏛️⚖️
The New York Post reports:
The brazen auto theft occurred after Dr. Rakesh Patel, 33, exited his car, which was still running, to deliver a package to his girlfriend on Vernon Street NW at about 8 p.m., NBC Washington reported, citing police.
The suspect slipped into the empty Mercedes E350 – drawing the attention of Patel who raced back on foot in an attempt to foil the crime, the report said.
But the crook hit the gas and ran over Patel as he sped away. Patel was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
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Just conjecture on my part, BUT ... could it be that Mayor Bowser strongly suspects that the perpetrator is a black person ... and knowing that the murder of an Asian-American yet again by an African-American is the last thing she needs, politically ... she feels the desperate need to go fishing for an excuse - any ridiculous excuse - to try to downplay this incident? "OH, I'M SURE HE DIDN'T REALLY MEAN TO KILL HIM, DON'TCHA KNOW!"
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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