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Man gets two years for beating up and trying to run down a woman who wouldn't say 'good morning' to him

A Dorchester man was found guilty and sentenced to two years in state prison today for the way he beat up a woman who refused to return his "good morning" greeting, only to retreat when she bit him, then got in his car and drove right at her on Balsam Street, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

Ian Atkinson, 34, decided to have his trial before a Suffolk Superior Court judge rather than a jury. Judge Michael Doolin found him guilty of assault and battery on the victim, 59, and assault with a dangerous weapon today, the DA's office reports.

The DA's office gave this account:

At about 9 a.m. on July 13, 2023, Boston police responded to Balsam Street in Dorchester, where the victim told them she was watering her plants when Atkinson walked by and said, “when people say good morning to you, you should say hi you crazy (expletive).” The victim took out her cellphone and started videotaping Atkinson. Atkinson, who had entered a nearby black Mercedes, left the car and repeatedly punched the victim in the face before throwing her against a fence. Atkinson stopped attacking once the victim bit him.

After the attack Atkinson drove the Mercedes toward the victim, almost striking her.

The victim was bleeding profusely from her nose when police arrived and was transported to a local hospital. She suffered a broken nose, contusions to her head and face, and a subconjunctival hemorrhage of her left eye.

The attack was captured on the victim’s cellphone and surveillance video. Atkinson, who was wearing a GPS monitoring device at the time of the attack, was arrested several days later.

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Ian Atkinson, 34, decided to have his jury before a Suffolk Superior Court judge rather than a jury.

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Thanks for catching that. Fixed.

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who was wearing a GPS monitoring device at the time of the attack

I wonder just WHY he was already wearing a GPS monitoring device?

I found an answer: "an existing assault and firearm possession case" -- see: https://www.suffolkdistrictattorney.com/press-releases/items/2023/7/24/t...

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It’s ridiculous that dangerous felons are allowed to have a drivers license. Cars are a deadly weapon as this loser tried to prove. American car culture causes so many deaths.

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If I attacked every person that did not return my greeting, I would be in jail also.
In general, people are not friendly in Boston. The pandemic certainly affected people's willingness to speak with someone they don't know.
I wish more people would engage.
Glad Mr Atkinson is off the streets.
Although, too many violent people are out on personal recognizance, or like Mr Atkinson with GPS jewelry already on.

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...never having to say "well bless your heart," when what you really mean is "go eff yourself."

An exciting corollary to this rule is not being forced to exchange meaningless pleasantries with every bored extrovert who wants to steal some precious moments of my one life on this earth. We're not unfriendly, we're just selective.

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never having to say good morning. But completely ignoring someone may mean you're just an asshole, and that has nothing to do with being a Bostonian.

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We don't owe anyone a response or contact.

You have obviously never had to deal with this sort of "smile honey" bullshit from strangers. Talk to any women in your life about why someone wouldn't engage a creep like this.

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about the general conversation that ensued about Boston manners. You don't represent a "we" you represent you. Run along.

You don't make the rules of the internet, honey.

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Are you stamping your feet too?

LMAO

Mr Keyboard Warrior thinks he's won another joust with a non-existent strawperson.

Go tell mommy you won!

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You see this as a "win-lose" thingy.....I forgot your goal seems to be building a mile long CV of preemptive vitriol and nastiness with random people on UH. That's your game, not mine, SnarkyGrrl. Nite, nite :-)

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I forgot your goal seems to be building a mile long CV of preemptive vitriol and nastiness with random people on UH.

Oooh look how grimy your ass is, said the pot to the kettle.

It's Snarkygrrl's alter ego. haha

Proof is in the posting history, mate.

Proof is in the posting history, mate.

Physician, heal thyself.

only two years?

as a citizen, I don’t really feel safe with that judicial decision

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I doubt those two years will dim his misogyny.

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I'm curious.

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Random: not sure if this necessitates more information.... or, my brain is just too full

I'd feel safer if he was sent to a mental health facility. The Metro Boston Mental Health Units of the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital come to mind. Dude has severe rage/anger issues. After treatment there he could maybe go to a regular prison for the remainder of his sentence.

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Whether defendants need psych evals and they order them. How do you know what treatment was ordered? We don't have enough mental health facilities to hold everyone with anger issues. Assaultive people generally go to jail where they can attend anger management treatment that may or may not work.

Having never been a guest at the fine correctional facilities of Massachusetts I had no idea that regular jails and prisons offered anger management treatment. I learned something today. Thanks @eddie.

for all of us. Some people know it all, unfortunately, and so learning never takes place.

He needs at least 5 years to sort this out. He's likely to only serve a few months and be back harassing women and playing games with guns.

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But your argument is that he should be sentenced more severely because the victim is female? He's a black male, are you arguing that he should receive a stiffer sentence? Is that only because the victim is a woman or because of other reasons?

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His being black doesn't matter, his victim being female doesn't matter. His behavior matters and this sentence doesn't get close to addressing that behavior.

He assaulted and tried to car-murder someone for no reason while already wearing a GPS bracelet for earlier violent behavior.

You think two years is enough for that? Lol. Is this guy your brother or an uncle that pays you drug money? You sound like a classic enabler. Get therapy.

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I never even implied he should get less....but it's always funny seeing identity-politics-driven loons trying to wiggle around their own alleged moral principles when it's an issue that may affect them personally. Take your own advice, "honey."

Your orange identity politics king would be proud of you!

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it seems you're picking arguments in order to get on your soapbox. but i can't suss out what you're trying to say

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Who are you?

burned me

He has a criminal record and he should have been charged with attempted murder and been sent to prison for a few decades. This guy sucks and society is better off without him.

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