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Police: iPhone thieves had cased MOA Starbucks before beating Mark Andrew

Mark Andrew was a serious candidate for Mayor of Minneapolis, MN so yes, he's a lefty kook to begin with, and probably would do exactly the same thing in exactly the same way again. But for those of you that might be more inclined to walk the Earth without getting covered with lumps, bumps, contusions, bruises, stab or bullet wounds consider this an abject lesson on how not to be a victim.

See, Andrew was playing with his phone while sipping, no doubt, (like any good moonbat) a nice Skinny, Moo-free Chai Latte at Starbucks which all and sundry know is a gun free zone. It's clear, too, that the semi-literate wards of the welfare state that beat him to a bloody pulp with a baton, fists and boots knew it as well.

This Starbucks is located among hundreds of stores and restaurants in the Mall of America. They picked it among all others for a reason. According to the story in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune one of the thugs " told police that [they] had checked the Starbucks several times that afternoon to determine if it was “sweet.”"

Andrew himself, sweet though he may be, was not completely clueless either...

“I was targeted because the phone was out and I’m 63 years old, and I’m sure they thought that I was easy pickins,”

Right; and guaranteed to be unarmed.

As to the rest, well it's Starbucks...

"Police said Andrew was bleeding profusely from a large cut on the top of his head and from his mouth. He also had bruises and abrasions on his face. He said that as they beat him outside, no one at the packed Starbucks intervened. “They were too afraid,” Andrew said.

Right, because not a one of them had the necessary tools to protect themselves or anyone else. Now credit where due; Andrew chased these thugs down, he obviously doesn't see himself a victim...perhaps he'll wise up; probably not though.

I'm guessing this is just one of the reasons Starbucks isn't very popular down here in Free America.