[Nfbc-info] Get well Diane

Mon Aug 31 00:24:29 UTC 2009

There are provisions for enhancements in prosecution and sentencing when a 
crtime victim is disabled in California. We need to make sure that the 
Sacramento DA's office charges the perpetrator to the fullest degree.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Bashin" <bashin at calweb.com>
To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Get well Diane


> Hi folks,
>
> The Sacramento Bee has covered the story of the assault on Diane.  I'm 
> including it here and some of the many comments, below.
>
> I suggest that to maximize the severity of punishment for the attacker the 
> NFBC be sure that we are present at every arrignment and court procedure 
> to let the judge and the DA know how much we really care that justice 
> prevails.
>
> Best,
>
> Bryan
>
> August 29, 2009
> Suspect arrested in assault on blind woman at bus stop
> Bee Staff
> A blind woman waiting for a bus was beaten and her purse stolen, but a 
> suspect was
> arrested shortly after the assault, according to Sacramento police.
> The victim was knocked unconscious in the attack at about 5:10 p.m. Friday 
> in the
> 2500 block of
> Franklin Boulevard,
>  police said.
> The 50-year-old blind victim was sitting at the bus stop waiting for the 
> bus when
> a suspect came up from behind her and struck her in the head with a large 
> log, police
> said.
> A passer-by witnessed the attack and followed the suspect as he continued 
> east on
> Second Avenue,
>  police said.
> The witness led officers to the suspect.
> Joseph Webb,
>  39, was arrested.
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> Bill Enfield
> 4:17 PM
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> @Nyx.AdditionalAuthorInfo@
> citizenjoe
>  wrote on 08/30/2009 02:13:47 PM:
> according to california, this is a nonviolent crime, a non violent 
> offender, and
> he'll go free with the proposed 27000 non violent low level offenders. 
> this is how
> stupid politicians are.
> Recommend
>  (1)
> @Nyx.AdditionalAuthorInfo@
> togolove
>  wrote on 08/29/2009 10:49:16 PM:
> A real HERO in this story!
> Wish there was a firing squad for criminals like this one.
> Recommend
>  (3)
> @Nyx.AdditionalAuthorInfo@
> Billyuns
>  wrote on 08/29/2009 10:41:58 PM:
> Great job witness! You are a HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This puke better go away 
> for years!
> I hop the SaclessBee follows the story to report the sentence this clown 
> recieves!
> Recommend
>  (2)
> @Nyx.AdditionalAuthorInfo@
> dbfx3
>  wrote on 08/29/2009 09:25:17 PM:
> good job witness / we need more people like you :)
> Recommend
>  (9)
> @Nyx.AdditionalAuthorInfo@
> sactownhussy
>  wrote on 08/29/2009 09:12:10 PM:
> die joseph web die
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> @Nyx.AdditionalAuthorInfo@
> FarmerC
>  wrote on 08/29/2009 09:05:56 PM:
> Uh, oh! No picture. What's going on here Bee?
> Recommend
>  (0)
> @Nyx.AdditionalAuthorInfo@
> Drapedog1
>  wrote on 08/29/2009 08:23:25 PM:
> All I can say is.. "ONE BULLET... END of problem... we are TOO easy. If we 
> DON'T
> tolerate this kind of CRAPOLA.. they'll STOP !! I hope its this LOSERS 3rd 
> strike
> and he is Looking at 25 years.. GET HIM OFF OUR STREETS !! F&$K HIM.. and 
> LOSERS
> like him
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> @Nyx.AdditionalAuthorInfo@
> buggsy2
>  wrote on 08/29/2009 06:58:25 PM:
> Lessee, what will his sentence be? Since it's Sac County, not Yolo, 
> probably a few
> months...and he'll serve that waiting for trial. If it had happened in 
> Yolo, 237
> years.
>
>
> At 02:15 PM 8/30/2009, you wrote:
>>Hello all,
>>
>>I am sorry to report that one of our board members, Diane Starin, is in 
>>the UC Medical Center hospital. On Friday evening, she was attacked on her 
>>way to the bus. Diane has sustained a head injury. I spoke to her this 
>>afternoon at the hospital. She has been moved from ICU, to  a regular 
>>room. She is talking, but does not yet know how long she will be there. If 
>>you wish to send cards or flowers, or call her, the hospital information 
>>is:
>>
>>UC Davis Medical Center Hospital
>>2315 Stockton Blvd.
>>Sacramento, CA 95817
>>Phone- 916-734-2011
>>Room Number- 11757, Bed #1
>>
>>There is an article in Saturday's Sacramento Bee about the incident.
>>Mary Willows, President
>>National Federation of the Blind of California
>>mwillows at sbcglobal.net
>>
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