Welcome back campers...and greetings from sunny Virginia. Virginia Beach is a summer "hotspot" for people in colder climates (like New York) in the late Spring until the early Fall. We have sun, sand, theme parks nearby, the ocean, and now apparently...for your vacationing pleasure...NINJAS! You read that correctly, ninjas on the oceanfront!
So you decide to visit sunny Virginia Beach, you are wandering down Pacific Avenue (one block from the beach)...you pass multiple 7-Elevens, eclectic eateries, the occassional night club. You are enjoying your walk and taking in the scenery, until....you are struck from behind with a...wait for it...samurai sword! This is exactly what happened to Dominican exchange student Diego Taveras. Wandering around Virginia Beach at 8pm, taking in the sights and lo and behold..ninja attack! He was sliced on his back, head, face, and lost part of his hand.
I have heard of Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Warrior (on SpikeTV), the movie Ninja Assassin, and even Chris Farley as Beverly Hills Ninja. What I do not expect is 34 year old Jeremie Allen Orton (notice the usage of all three names..the mark of all assissins) to be roaming the streets of Virginia Beach acting as the Virginia Ninja. Although it has a nice ring to it...it is slightly insane. A 34 year old man that wanders into Ocean Mystique to purchase a samurai sword and goes on a hack and slash spree? Insane, yes? Normal..nay nay.
Where to they find these whack jobs, and why do they send them here? Also, how does it take 3 days to locate this guy after the attack? Is it his superior training as a Ninja that kept him hidden amongst the masses? Does everyone wandering the oceanfront this time of year have a samurai sword strapped to their back? Did he slip up and try to attack a superior ninja who was also an undercover police officer? Who knows! The one thing that I can tell you, is that I will be spending my nights in my personal swimming pool. I will not blindly walk the boardwalk of Virginia Beach knowing that there may be more ninjas there waiting for prey. Or better yet, someone who thinks he is the Predator and grows out his dreadlocks and thinks he is invisible. Guess I will have to coat myself in mud before I go wandering the oceanfront from now on, just as a precautionary measure.
Alright true believers, not so much a rant this time, just sharing a little local stupidity. Until next time...wear your kevlar, stay current on your anti ninja training, and for Pete's sake...stay away from the oceanfront at night! Stay Salty!
-Salty Dog
Monday, June 7, 2010
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I would be pretty scared myself if that were me, I vacation quite often however I am from the west coast now and I have not been to Virginia Beach since I was very young.
ReplyDeleteI do want to say I have been searching for my nephew that my brother adopted out many years ago I always knew his adopted name and could never locate him (I am on the west coast now) and......this young man is my nephew I knew the minute I saw his face. I am not saying what he did was right I would be ashamed if it were my son I know he was taught right from wrong and his parents must be humiliated.
I hope justice is served what he did was not humane I am sure I will know where to find him IF an when I write that letter.
Signed:
Done Searching....
jeremie alan orton is a criminal minded individual who should be locked away for the rest of his years. he has a malicious demeanor about him. he definitely shows signs of a serial killer in his actions and i hope the va beach court system realizes he is a public menace and gives him the maximum sentence
ReplyDeleteI don't have any idea of the outcome from this since I live out West. I hope he got the help needed and has moved on with life. I know our family tried to help him even in to his teenage years he refused us. His birth father a Marine is a great man although he is crippled now, he would still help if this man reached out to him. The last visit my brother had with him he was treated like a dog, we tried all his family to contact him for my mother's funeral not one person would return our calls I guess you let the sleepy dog lie. Prison for life is not the answer, however I am still saddened at what he did.
DeleteWhat happened was wrong and he needs to be punished for what he did but being "locked away the rest of his years" come on that does not seem fair.
ReplyDeleteI know the welfare system seems to help people and they live on that for years so why can't this young man get some type of rehabilitation so we don't have to pay for him to be "locked" up the rest of his life? I belive he should be punished but for life come on he did not kill anyone someone who murders only gets 5-10, you figure out the justice system!