Four 害羞草研究所渃owards害羞草研究所� who attacked an 82-year-old man who happens to be the long-time president of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40 and a proud military veteran, remain free and have not been charged following a disgusting act on Main Street just outside the main branch of the Penticton Public Library late Friday.

Jim DeMarce, 82, was driving his scooter home from the Legion害羞草研究所檚 karaoke night around 11:30 p.m., when four strange men approached him.

害羞草研究所淭hey weren害羞草研究所檛 kids, I would say all four of them were in their 40s and they were all obviously street people,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淚 asked to get by them and they said they would move their carts, so I can get by, if I gave them all my money and my cigarettes. I said 害羞草研究所榥o害羞草研究所� that ain害羞草研究所檛 happening.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淭hen they knocked me off my scooter and they gang tackled me.害羞草研究所� As of late Sunday afternoon, DeMarce was sporting a large, quarter-sized purple bruise just over his right eye.

害羞草研究所淥ne guy hit me with something. It knocked me off the scooter and then they proceeded to put the boots to me.害羞草研究所�

The incident only lasted one or two minutes, but it 害羞草研究所渟eems like an eternity害羞草研究所� when four grown men are throwing punches and kicks at you, he said. Fortunately, the incident didn害羞草研究所檛 cause any more physical injuries. They also left without taking his cigarettes or any cash.

DeMarce said he didn害羞草研究所檛 recognize any of the four men who attacked him. The one lead he has is a red broom that was sticking out of one of the shopping carts.

害羞草研究所淵ou see so many street people, nowadays害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淭o me, so many of them look exactly the same. They were all scruffy, not well dressed, all four of these guys had unkempt beards and long hair.

害羞草研究所淥nce I got up and got back on my scooter, I just decided to go home. He lives near the local RCMP detachment. DeMarce said he has 害羞草研究所渁ll the faith in the world in Penticton RCMP as they have very difficult jobs, often dealing with prolific offenders who are continually arrested, released and then break their bail conditions and commit more crimes.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淭he police do their job. I don害羞草研究所檛 dispute that,害羞草研究所� he said.

He has worked with many police officers in Penticton as a long-time community volunteer over the past several decades and always had a cordial, friendly relationship.

The Canadian justice system, on the other hand, is broken and needs to be fixed, he said.

害羞草研究所淲hat really pisses me off is these people get arrested, they get fingerprinted, they get mugshots. They end up in the courtroom and the judge gives them a slap on the wrist and says you害羞草研究所檙e free to go. It happens all the time. The judiciary, not only here in Penticton, but all across Canada, sucks.

If a judge was assaulted like he at his tender years, 害羞草研究所淚 have no doubt whatsoever, they would be going to jail for a very long time. It害羞草研究所檚 a hell of a thing to say, but that害羞草研究所檚 honestly how I feel.害羞草研究所�

DeMarce said he has lived almost 82 years peacefully and had never been assaulted. Having four men half his age attack him is truly upsetting, he said. During his six years in the Canadian military as a paratrooper in his early 40s out of Edmonton, DeMarce said things would have definitely turned out different than they did Friday night.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 82 years old,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 not as fast, or strong or agile as I used to be,害羞草研究所� he said. While he still hasn害羞草研究所檛 officially filed a police report, DeMarce said a large group of friends, including dozens of members from the Legion, are encouraging him to so early this week.

害羞草研究所淚 gotta go and file a report,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淎 lot of my good friends insist I go to the police, so I害羞草研究所檓 going to. I gotta go.害羞草研究所�