In the truth is stranger than fiction category, Wednesday evening, an opponent of President Obama's healthcare reform package had his finger bitten off by a protester from the other side of the fence. Demonstrators from MoveOn.org and Code Pink, Women for Peace, gathered in Thousand Oaks, California in a pre-Labor Day rally to show support for universal healthcare.
William Rice, 65, of Newbury Park, was driving by and stopped to see if the groups were protesting the military. Mr. Rice's son is an officer in the Marine Corps and he strongly opposes government involvement except when it comes to the military.
Rice reportedly got into a heated argument with a member of Code Pink. According to sheriff's department spokesman Captain Ross Bofiglio, an unidentified man confronted Rice, calling him names. Sticks and stones.
“When he got in my personal space, I popped him in the nose. I felt like I had no choice other than to defend myself," commented Rice in a phone interview.
The two men started a fight which ended with Rice losing part of his pinky finger to his opponent's chomp. Rice drove himself to the local hospital where he was treated under Medicare. Unfortunately, the finger could not be reattached. Police are still looking for the biter, but don't have plans to arrest him at this time.
This is one case where a man's bark may not be worse than his bite!
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