Gritty Accused of Punching 13 Year Old (UPD: No Criminal Charges to be Pursued)

[AvsFan29]

For to demonstrate what might be the horror scenario if "Hit the Gritty night for kids" isn't organized properly, and it gets escalated.

Don't know the real story, nor I feel too interested. Probably some tired kid couldn't stay on a seat, ran uncontrollably, and then gritty's elbow hit the kid, and then kid cried, and then mom got angry, and aunt went in to a state of moral panic, and then twitter went nuts, and then...

You know.

You’re worried that the children will hang Gritty?

 

[krutovsdonut]

The picture in question:

Article

maybe gritty mistook him for a hughes brother

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

I gotta say, just when I was getting tired of Gritty, he pulled me back in.

 

[RageQuit77]

You’re worried that the children will hang Gritty?

Lol. No.

Just idle sh*t-talking on my side. You must feed the hype. With these kind "news phenoms" its largely irrelevant what actually happened as long as the stuff bubbles.

I'm also tired. Association chain in my mind goes wild. Show some grit.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

There was something about that guy I never trusted. I just can’t put my finger on it.

 

[TheGoldenGod]

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[WetcoastOrca]

Boy. I’m surprised the police tracked him down so quickly. You’d think a guy dressed as Gritty would be tough to pick out in a crowd.
Police to the kid: ‘Did you notice any identifying characteristics like say a mole or a tattoo?’

 

[swimmer77]

What happened to the other thread?

Anyway, Gritty's handler looks like a Secret Service agent. This is his fault.

 

[RageQuit77]

How many stitches that kid got? Any bruises? Black eye? Is he under concussion protocol?

Nothing would possibly be more cool than bragging rights in the adulthood "how I was beaten by the Mascot". Imagine how much ***** you could get with such story.

 

[13 others]

Gritty did nothing wrong.

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

How many stitches that kid got? Any bruises? Black eye? Is he under concussion protocol?

Nothing would possibly be more cool than bragging rights in the adulthood "how I was beaten by the Mascot". Imagine how much ***** you could get with such story.

It's Philly. The other kids would probably just call him a ***** for getting beat up by Gritty, call his parents ******s for suing Gritty, and then stuff him into a locker.

Bless Philly, may it never change.

 

[3074326]

You pulling for KC in the Super Bowl?

No. Why?

(I'm rooting for SF but have no issues with KC if they win)

 

[Master P]

#freegritty

No justice no peace!

 

[Sam Spade]

It's Philly. The other kids would probably just call him a ***** for getting beat up by Gritty, call his parents ******s for suing Gritty, and then stuff him into a locker.

Bless Philly, may it never change.

And if the kid isn’t legitimately injured they should do all of the above.

 

[Dexter Colt]

At a pretty big event, with staff and fans everywhere, Gritty is supposed to have run up from behind and punched a 13 year old in the back.

Punched "as hard as he could".

 

[oilers4life]

The picture in question:

Article

why is no one talking about the dude with sunglasses

 

[RobBrown4PM]

The picture in question:

Article

I thought this was a photoshopped picture when I first saw it.

What's up with the MIB in the baackground?

 

[Sam Spade]

why is no one talking about the dude with sunglasses

What's up with the MIB in the baackground?

It’s just another “cool” thing about Gritty he has his own “secret service” guys and has since day one.

It wouldn’t be a Gritty picture without them.

 

[NyQuil]

What's up with the MIB in the baackground?

"Yes, I'm in MiB but I'm also a Penguins fan. Now look into this device please."

"Gritty punched your son."

 

[EdJovanovski]

Lock him up

 

[Jacob]

Greenwell said he took his son to see a chiropractor about a week after the incident. The chiropractor noted that Brandon suffered from mild pain, and diagnosed him with a back bruise, or a “contusion to lower thoracic spine with subluxation,” according to documents from the chiropractor, provided by Greenwell.

100% quackery.

 

[Garbage Goal]

Normally i would agree. This is Philly though. A city that put up a statue of a fictional boxer rather then Joe Fraser an actual Philly legend. Philly is weird man.

In addition to the simple logic that a camera or fan would have witnessed it, the article itself states the incident was thoroughly investigated and the police found nothing to support the claim. In addition to no evidence being put into court.

Sure though, let your biases and irrational dislikes overrule common sense.

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

That kid will be home schooled if he isn't already...no way he survives a public or private school now.

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

If Gritty is convicted can Trump pardon him?

 

[Kamiccolo]

And if the kid isn’t legitimately injured they should do all of the above.

He was probably running by during intermission doing mascot things and the big costume knicked the kid on accident. Basically #elbowgate part 2