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A judge ordered 54-year-old Oklahoma church deacon and government auditor to stand trial on felony assault charges after he nearly castrated Christopher Thomas, 35, back in 2007 for events associated with wearing a rival football T-shirt.
Known as the “Red River Shoot Out”, Texas Longhorns vs. Oklahoma Sooners is an ongoing college football rivalry, indigenous to the two states since 1900 that closes down the streets of downtown Dallas during game weekends and creates a lot of rival crowd activity, with yelling, screaming and unruly behavior all in the spirit of the game.
An incident in June of 2007 that sparked Allen Beckett, a church deacon and OU fan, to rip the scrotum of rival Longhorn fan, Thomas, created quite a fight in itself.
Beckett has been ordered by Special Judge D. Fred Doak to stand trial on aggravated assault and battery charges against Charles Thomas.
Thomas wore a University of Texas Longhorns shirt into an Oklahoma bar, months prior to the famed rival football game when tensions were soaring. The bar was a popular hangout for local Oklahoma Sooners fans and according to the news article, Beckett was said to have immediately taunted Thomas.
In the older article, Beckett’s attorney states:
Sure, he's an OU fan. Not necessarily an overboard die-hard OU fan, but he certainly admits he said something in a joking fashion to the guy about his Texas T-shirt. The guy got offended. He said he was sorry
What happened between the taunting and the ripping of the scrotum is to be decided by the courts.
According to yesterday's report, Thomas states that after being at a table in the bar for around twenty minutes, he decided to leave and when he got up to pay his bar tab is when Beckett attacked him.
Thomas explained the event in a panic, as he heard a “popping” noise, and then saw a lot of blood, a tear in his scrotum and an exposed testicle from where Beckett had grabbed him.
Beckett’s attorney claims that his client reacted in “self-defense” to a verbal threat.
The guy came over his other shoulder, and basically said, 'I'm getting ready to kick your you-know-what.' He said he felt threatened and he did what he thought he needed to do and grabbed him and left the bar,
No permanent damage was done to Thomas’ testicle, although he did have sixty stitches in the delicate area.
If convicted, Beckett faces up to five years in the State Penitentiary under Oklahoma Penal Code 21-646.
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What happened between the taunting and the ripping of the scrotum is to be decided by the courts.
..... post-taunt, pre-rip?
Testosterone. Use sparingly for best results.
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@ Helena Handbasket
..... post-taunt, pre-rip?
Testosterone. Use sparingly for best results.
Excellent reporting Blossom.
LOL.....and some would have us believe we need the "pole" to be "whole".! -
OUCH?
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Well, ya gotta say, that took some balls..........
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@ Mr Garibaldi
Well, ya gotta say, that took some balls..........
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Yeah, I know...
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Aw nuts...
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Wow - quite a story! I've been a silent fan of your writing, Karateblossom. I've been sneaking in DJ as a "visitor" for a month or so now & not logging in as Jaguar. You're getting many upvotes from me when I see your reports - you just don't know it.
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@ jaguar
Wow - quite a story! I've been a silent fan of your writing, Karateblossom. I've been sneaking in DJ as a "visitor" for a month or so now & not logging in as Jaguar. You're getting many upvotes from me when I see your reports - you just don't know it.
:)
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@ jaguar
Wow - quite a story! I've been a silent fan of your writing, Karateblossom. I've been sneaking in DJ as a "visitor" for a month or so now & not logging in as Jaguar. You're getting many upvotes from me when I see your reports - you just don't know it.
:)
Aha! The silent voter-upper we see that is named "visitor"!!! LOL! -
@ Cynthia T. [Picasso]
Come on Jag tell KB who you are.
I'm Picasso's daughter & I used to be THE QUEEN of the DJ Jungle back in the "old days" when there were werewolves & werebats & werecats prowling the pages & making all sorts of mayhem here.....
LOL
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@ Debra Myers (skyangel)
Aha! The silent voter-upper we see that is named "visitor"!!! LOL!
Hi DEB!!!!
((big hugs))
Yep, you've gotten quite a lot of upvotes from "visitor" (me!) as well!
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@ Mr Garibaldi
Well, ya gotta say, that took some balls..........
ooooo - that one hit below the belt, mike! -
@ jaguar
Hi DEB!!!!
((big hugs))
Yep, you've gotten quite a lot of upvotes from "visitor" (me!) as well!
:)
Well, thank you sis! :) -
@ jaguar
Wow - quite a story! I've been a silent fan of your writing, Karateblossom. I've been sneaking in DJ as a "visitor" for a month or so now & not logging in as Jaguar. You're getting many upvotes from me when I see your reports - you just don't know it.
:)
Awwwwe, thanks Jag! You tugged at my heart strings, you silent cat, you. ;-) -
@ Susan Duclos
OUCH?
Ya think? Pop - rip - grose! -
@ jaguar
I'm Picasso's daughter & I used to be THE QUEEN of the DJ Jungle back in the "old days" when there were werewolves & werebats & werecats prowling the pages & making all sorts of mayhem here.....
LOL
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(no, we weren't the most serious of news sites then! lol)
Thats right - you were the italian nut scratcher story sender! -
@ Nikki W (karateblossom)
Thats right - you were the italian nut scratcher story sender!
LOL!!!
Yep, that was definitely me!
Anyway, I was just telling mom today how impressed I am with your writing & that I'm a big (silent) fan of yours.
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@ Nikki W (karateblossom)
Thats right - you were the italian nut scratcher story sender!
She liked those kinds of stories. LOL
I don't think when she sent me the link to the story that she thought that I would write it.
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@ jaguar
LOL!!!
Yep, that was definitely me!
Anyway, I was just telling mom today how impressed I am with your writing & that I'm a big (silent) fan of yours.
:-)
When she and I were on the phone most of this morning she said the two new writers that have impressed her the most is you KB and Susan. She has already "talked" some with Susan. -
@ Cynthia T. [Picasso]
When she and I were on the phone most of this morning she said the two new writers that have impressed her the most is you KB and Susan. She has already "talked" some with Susan.
Susan impresses me too! I'm always talking about susan to my hubby.....she is "quality" stuff. :-)
What I would term a true lady, ya know? She delves into those areas and yet maintains such a fab decorum. Just such a lady and a fantastic writer. {go susan, go susan.....no, i'm not doing the cabbage patch - looking around}
My hubby enjoys her stuff too. He likes to read her articles because they aren't skewed are biased.
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@ Nikki W (karateblossom)
Susan impresses me too! I'm always talking about susan to my hubby.....she is "quality" stuff. :-)
What I would term a true lady, ya know? She delves into those areas and yet maintains such a fab decorum. Just such a lady and a fantastic writer. {go susan, go susan.....no, i'm not doing the cabbage patch - looking around}
My hubby enjoys her stuff too. He likes to read her articles because they aren't skewed are biased.
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Thank you!!!! :-)
Thanks so much KB, but I definitely have a conservative slant and I know it. I am willing to provide both sides of the issues though, so people can decide if my slant is what they agree with or not.
I truly appreciate the nice words. -
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SOONERS!!!!!!!!!!!
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Give me an S, U, S, A, N ..... gooooooo Susan!! Rah Rah pom poms a'shakin' ...... we don't know what she will write -- all we know is she's all right!! Goooooooo Susan!!
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@ Helena Handbasket
Give me an S, U, S, A, N ..... gooooooo Susan!! Rah Rah pom poms a'shakin' ...... we don't know what she will write -- all we know is she's all right!! Goooooooo Susan!!
LOL! Here we go:
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@ Helena Handbasket
Give me an S, U, S, A, N ..... gooooooo Susan!! Rah Rah pom poms a'shakin' ...... we don't know what she will write -- all we know is she's all right!! Goooooooo Susan!!
ROFFLMFAO -
Well written article - but I have to interject something here.
What is the actual relevance of stating that the man that ripped at the other man's testicles was a deacon in his church? Doesn't that seem just a bit like "Christian Bashing" to you? I mean seriously, so what if he was a deacon in his Church. Is that to say that people that attend church are above doing something like this, and because he did it just illustrates that being a Christian doesn't necessarily mean you are a good person?
That would be like using a headline "Baptist Minister Runs Stop Sign And Causes Car Accident" - OK, so he was was a Baptist and ran a stop sign - obviously not very true to his faith now was he? Only heathen run stop signs, and when a minister does it - well, doesn't that just say a mouthful?! hahaha
Sorry to vent, but it just sort of rubbed me the wrong way! :-)
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@ Nikki W (karateblossom)
ROFFLMFAO
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Pam-sorry, didn't mean to cause offense.
It was the way one of the orig articles portrayed it but I do find it relevant in that any church representative should be more cognizant of their representation of the Church reputation.
In a bar, taunting someone, and then charged w/ aggravated assault as a deacon of the church?
Humility is probably the operative term here....but the courts will decide if his actions were defense or less than humble.
Didn't mean to rub ya that way, pam. My apologies. Definitely wasnt't a religion thing.
More of a display of bad judgement.
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Pam - The storey, “Sports Fans Brawl in Bar” is hardly headline news, or even news at all.
But it is not every day when you read about a church deacon nearly castrating someone over football. It makes the storey more “news worthy.”
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@ Tim Neale
Pam - The storey, “Sports Fans Brawl in Bar” is hardly headline news, or even news at all.
But it is not every day when you read about a church deacon nearly castrating someone over football. It makes the storey more “news worthy.”
Thanks Tim.....I kind of felt the Ol Church Deacon nearly taking off someone's family jewel kind of stepped outside the boundry of benign, especially for a representative of the church.
Extended beyond minor traffic violations. Just don' hear of your daily plate passer hanging out in a bar and taking off someone's reproductive sac.
Guess the next time i'm tithing, I'll be more cognizant of my 10%! ;-) -
@ Nikki W (karateblossom)
Thanks Tim.....I kind of felt the Ol Church Deacon nearly taking off someone's family jewel kind of stepped outside the boundry of benign, especially for a representative of the church.
Extended beyond minor traffic violations. Just don' hear of your daily plate passer hanging out in a bar and taking off someone's reproductive sac.
Guess the next time i'm tithing, I'll be more cognizant of my 10%! ;-)
A deacon should be a good example and should not have such a temper that he is going to try to rip off some poor guys testicle. Ouch!!! :-( -
@ Cynthia T. [Picasso]
A deacon should be a good example and should not have such a temper that he is going to try to rip off some poor guys testicle. Ouch!!! :-(
No, Cyn, I agree. I mean, if said UT (GOOOOO LONGHORNS) wearing man had assaulted the guy or pushed him or shoved him, ok.
But even IF he said he was going to kick his hind quarters did not give him the right to immediately take it to near disembowlment! Geeze. And like the article said - the "54 year old guy" left the bar after he took off a testicle.
He didn't even hang around! Far cry from from many behaviors that would be considered consistent with "deaconly".
No Christian is perfect - no way, no how. Its why we are human and humbled to Jesus. Even Priests are fallable to tempers and traffic violations, etc.
However, those in positions represention are held to a higher standard in certain areas to set the example for others to follow......in a roundabout way, this man just told how many impressionable teens that violent behavior is acceptable Christian behavior in sports rivalry when someone says they are going to kick ones butt?
The guy was in a bar - witnesses. Safety element was higher than being in a street behind a dumpster or alone in a parkinglot.
His actions were extreme in relation to the situation and he should be held accountable.
His position in the church is one of example and influence and he has abused that position and might have done damage to impressionable youth.
Thank goodness the damage to the young man in childbearing years was not harmful long-term! Add a Comment
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