Since When....

Since when is it NOT okay to ask a simple question? Since when is it NOT okay to innocently walk across your own street and ask others to keep the noise down? Since when is it OKAY to beat a man to death for asking that very question? And since when is it OKAY to have to live in fear of these such tragedies?

Pat was beaten to death early Sunday morning (around 2 a.m.) outside of his own home here in Bakersfield, CA. He and his wife, Annette had gone out to ask neighbors if they could keep the noise down which resulted in the horrific attack. He was surrounded by a group of males and was beaten with a baseball bat, tire-iron and stabbed. Annette called 911, and had to witness her husband being beaten. When it was said and done, she tried to help him- help stop the bleeding; however, the injuries were too severe, and he did not survive.

Currently police have only made one arrest on suspicion. 19 year old Blayne Allen Clifford was booked into Kern County Jail earlier this morning (2.8.10). Hopefully more will be found and justice will be served.

These sort of things never really hit home, until they have happened to someone in your very own family. I never thought anything like this could ever happen to anyone I knew, let alone such a great guy like Patrick Matsuda. He was family, a father of four, a husband, and a friend to many. The picture above is of him and two of his daughters, Madison and Whitney. R.I.P Pat, you will be missed dearly.


http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/83785727.html

-j.souza OUT