Earlier this week, we were horrified by the video of two New Jersey men beating up a homeless man, seemingly for fun. Taylor Giresi, 20, and a 17-year-old accomplice were both arrested and charged with aggravated assault; they're also accused of stealing 50-year-old victim David Ivins bicycle as well. And now, Ivins has reportedly suffered a seizure.
In the aftermath of the cruel beating, Ivins described the experience to CBS: “No good people, man. No good kids or youngsters. I think they should go away man...Scared me man—kicking me in the face and kicking me in the chest." There was an outpouring of donations for Ivins, including a motel offering him a room for two weeks.
A heavy drinker, Ivins said he hoped to use the terrible experience to turn his life around: “I’m going to my mom’s, people that support me. I’m going get into a program, met a friend today who’s gonna find me work when I get back,” he said. But when he was at the Belmar Police Department Wednesday night picking up a bicycle that had been donated to him, he was rushed to the hospital. APP reports he is in stable condition now, and has been released.
You can see the stomach-churning original compilation video below, which includes the two attackers beating, stealing from and taunting Ivins in Wall Township.
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How's it feel to be a coward? Standing up for assholes that beat up defenseless, homeless people? I guess you're just another lonely troll desperately seeking attention. C'est la vie.
brooklynRick
Read your post, you are calling the homeless guy a douchebag, especially since his grandma (the homeless man) said he just got out of jail in the video.
izzy isou
Watch the video, the reporter said it's "Giresi's grandmother". I wouldn't call this poor homeless guy a douchebag. But hey, some people online would so I can understand you thinking I did.
brooklynRick
My bad...you were right. Thought you were dissing the homeless dude
BoogieDown
Ugh, watch the video (if you can stomach it). You two are in agreement.
izzy isou
Thanks, BoogieDown.
izzy isou
But they're good kids, just ask anyone in the neighborhood. And they're talented, they like to rap.
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