Old Man Fight Leads to Broken Bones, Threat of Castration

This stock photo depicts an elderly man ready to rumble.

It's usually fun when old people get to a certain age and they just don't give a damn anymore, but one of the elderly men in this story just sounds like an all-ages asshole. Gersh Gofman, 83, was arrested Monday afternoon after beating up 99-year-old Steve Pulwers, who ended up with a broken nose and broken ribs thanks to Gofman. Pulwers lives above a doctor's office in Borough Park, and when he saw that Gofman's car was blocking the driveway, Pulwers knocked on Gofman's window to get him out of the way. Because these are the small but noble tasks that fill your day when you're old—unless you're old like Gorfman and you go around beating up even older people!

"The doctor honked the horn, one, two, three, four times," Pulwers, a retired Manischewitz wine-factory employee, told The Post. "I say, 'Gentleman, the doctor wants to go into the garage.' He did not answer. He then got out and takes a metal tool and hits me. He knocked me to the ground. I hit him in the leg with my coat like a little fly. He's much younger than me, much stronger. He could be my son. Maybe he's crazy or maybe not normal, because a normal person doesn't try to fight an old man who is close to 100 years old. I'm lucky I'm still alive. I thought he was going to kill me."

Oh, and Gorfman also threatened to cut his balls off (which probably isn't such a heavy threat when you get to be that age). Thankfully, the doctor called 911, and the cops came and arrested Gorfman. He's charged with assault, menacing and harassment, but his lawyer insists, "He's an old man who got caught up in a situation. We're not talking about two street thugs battling over territory. It's an unfortunate incident."

Also unfortunate is the lack of video documenting the fight. Instead, here's a short video of an unrelated classic old man fight. [SPOILER: It ends, like so many of these altercations, when one of the combatants falls down trying to throw a punch]:

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By John Del Signore in News on January 20, 2010 5:20 PM

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NannyState

Haha, the old fart nearly blew out his Everlast Depends.

zodak

these old people should just be turned into soylent green already

Kevin Walsh

>>>It's usually fun when old people get to a certain age and they just don't give a damn anymore ... It's usually fun when old people get to a certain age and they just don't give a damn anymore

It's also usually fun when 20- or 30 something bloggers think they'll never GET old and they can write about the elderly like they're an alien species.

www.forgotten-ny.com

jpeditor

" Gorfman also threatened to cut his balls off (which probably isn't such a heavy threat when you get to be that age)."

Maybe the blogger scribbled that garbage because HE has no balls to speak of.

justthinkin

Not the KW I knew from Saint Ann's by any chance? Anyway, when are 83-year-olds going to be restricted from driving, let alone parking where they're not supposed to?

"I'm 83, I've got my Buick, do you think I care how many tickets you give me? Hah, sue my estate, assholes!"

Kojak

"Oh, and Gorfman also threatened to cut his balls off (which probably isn't such a heavy threat when you get to be that age)"

Don't be so sure. His nuts may have been been so low that they were dragging on the floor.