Long Beach Hoarder Standoff

[Christinee]

They defiantly knew., He grew up in that neighborhood. The neighbors like him. He was like the neighborhood look out for everyone. My friend said he rescued her dog somehow (i forget exactly) before and use to walk him everyday, he use to look out for everyone in the neighborhood. Pick up fallen trash cans. He use to go to my other friends house to play with his dog every weekend. He does that to date. That dog get so happy and excited when he sees him come.

At the end of that whole ordeal, he was yelling at the cops to "shoot me" and "hurry and get it over with" and "make sure my cat and dog are ok" before they sicked the pit bull on him.

The neighborhood is trying to get together. They are putting together a letter and petition and everyone is signing it. We don't know what else to do.

I remember when my dog was missing and the cops here treated me like I was an idiot for calling them. I was having a tragedy and needed them and they made me feel stupid.. I've given up all hope in these cops. At least in my city. What a bunch of lames.

[Christinee]

His name is Tony. Everyone here knows him by Tony.

[chachi]

It was terrbily mishandled

[LunasMomma]

Maybe someone could start a legal defense fund for him. He sounds like a peach of a man that just happened to have a hoarding problem. My goodness what happened to him sounds so Gestapo-like He needs help and I only wish that I could do something for him At the very least he needs an attorney that knows civil rights law and police procedure very well. Perhaps a phone campaign to your local law offices to beseech them to step up and help this poor defenseless man? I don't know, but stuff like this makes me wonder what the HECK is happening in this country! I mean, shoot, if you have money you can get away with murder! If you are not that well off, or have some kind of disability (and mental illness definitely falls into that category) then they just roll right over you

Please know that Tony is in my thoughts and prayers.

[Christinee]

Long Beach hoarder charged with attempted murder comes out of cell - ContraCostaTimes.com

Article from today's court appearance. That picture breaks my heart, literally. I am so praying and praying for him. I personally know him and know he does not deserve this.

Yes, he should get in trouble, because it's not ok to shoot at people, but not 15 counts of attempted murder. They are trying to put him away for life! I put most of the blame on the cops. They are the trained professionals who should have known how to handle the situation.

[DvlshAngel985]

That's infuriating!!