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Yale Singers attacked

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The Baker's Dozen, a singing group similar to UB's all-male Buffalo Chips, was attacked on New Year's Eve in San Fransisco by uninvited guests to a private party after singing the Star Spangled Banner -

And how was the attack instigated? Punks from one of San Fran's most wealthy and prominent neighborhoods, Pacific Heights. I can see it now - "YO MAING! I'M SLUMMING IT HERE IN THE RICHMOND AND WE GOTS SOME BEEF! GET THE FELLAS ROLL UP IN YOUR BMWS AND BENZOS SO WE CAN DROP A BOMB ON THESE FOOLS!"

My mockery of these extremely privileged youths who think they are gangsters isn't too far from the truth. If you read the article the one that presumably started the attack which involved a van full of kids that are graduates of one of SF's oldest and most elite private schools, reportedly said while dialing his cell phone, "I'm 20 deep. My boys are coming." This is after throwing punches and calling the singers a variety of things like "faggot" and "homo." Presumably these singers were charming the socks (or panties) off of girls these privileged idiots thought should have been off limits. The kid that called in the reinforcements not only is a coward, but he's also the son of a prominent Pacific Heights family.

Who lives in Pacific Heights? Larry Ellison (insanely rich guy that founded Oracle), Nancy Pelosi, Ann Getty, Sen. Diane Feinstein, Danielle Steel, Michael Tilson Thomas - we are talking about a neighborhood flush with American aristocracy.

One of the Yale kids got a broken jaw for his trouble.

Now, granted that Yale is an environment that caters to the affluent and the privileged, this should have never happened and Yale University has retained a law firm who sole purpose will be to apply pressure to SFPD to ensure that these kids who were involved in the attack will be punished. I applaud this, and I fully expect that these rich kids with an attitude will be punished, since its pretty clear that these kids aren't afraid of what their parents might do if they got caught in a group of 20 kids who attacked a group of a-cappela singers. What worries me is what constitutes "punishment" in the eyes of San Fransisco's law enforcement and courts.
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💬 2 comments

  1. jenks ·

    omg... The funny thing is, that of all the singing groups at yale (and there are plenty), the BD's are about the LEAST gay of them all. (I have a little first-hand knowledge of that. ;) )
  2. ajay ·

    Larry Ellison doesn't live in Pacific Heights; he's an Atherton resident (the town which ranks #1 in the nation on the list of most expensive places to buy a house).

    It's funny you listed only non-Republicans in your list; the fact is, Pacific Heights is the playground of the rich Republican crowd and their snooty kids.

    In any case: for someone to attack the singers for "being gay" is ridiculous in a place like SF. Most probably the problem was that Rapagnani's rich daughter had an eye on one of the Yaleis.

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