-- "Donald A. Pierce’, an 82-year-old Portland, Oregon, man died Thursday of injuries he suffered last month when he was brutally beaten during an unprovoked attack at a bus stop, authorities said. Pierce and a second elderly victim were at a bus stop in downtown Portland when 29-year-old Keffer J. White attacked them without provocation." --
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A STATE MAKES -- "Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons capped off his address by saying the homeowner would 'absolutely not' face charges for shooting at the suspects. 'The homeowner's protecting himself. And in Florida, in Escambia County, (Florida) you can protect yourself,' he said." --
MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH -- "Jonathan Graham, 29, of London, Ontario who was critically injured after being set ablaze in the city’s east end Tuesday has died in hospital. This is the second time someone has been set ablaze in London in the last year." --
