Allow me to pull off my helmet here a moment…

Today a story on Gizmodo was brought to my attention.  Here it is, shamlessly ripped off from Gizmodo.  Meet you at the bottom of it…
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A drunk guy dressed as Darth Vader, wielding a metal crutch, and probably making sounds like *swwoooshh* and *pew*pew*, assaulted and effectively kicked the ass of the founder of the first Jedi Church of England. The dork, a hairdresser called Barney Jones whose Jedi name is Master Hehol, was beaten down in his garden by the anonymous Vader while he was being interviewed for a documentary. Really. We mean this.
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Now, I’m willing to bet that many of you are thinking that I’m going to be all for this sort of thing.  I hate “the Jedi”.  This is no secret and everyone pretty much know how I feel about that whole character type.

Well, this story sickened me.  No really.  It outraged and sickened me.  I’m willing to bet that the “Vader” in question wasn’t a real costumer, let alone a member of the 501st, because, simply put, we DON’T do this sort of thing.  This was some scrotum-sack who wanted to get his jollys off by persecuting and assaulting someone based on their religious preference.  You heard me right.  This was a bully (likely a school athlete of some kind) who targetted this man simply because to the ignorant savage, he was a “Star Wars Geek”. 

This monkey’s ass needs to be prosecuted for what it is.  A hate crime.  The attack was based on the victim’s religious beliefs, was it not?  It was, and therefore, the bastard with the crutch needs to have it put in a place where even surgery can’t remove it. 

I know that we all yuk it up here at ADPoV with me ranting on about Rebs, Jedis, etc, but I know that you, my intelligent and faithful few understand that this is all done with tongue planted firmly in cheek, and we all understand that it’s fictional.

I do not condone this sort of behavior, and if I was witness to it, I’d flatten the offender toot-sweet.

Let’s all send some good thoughts to our Jedi faithful across the pond, because I have a feeling this is just the first of many slings they’re going to have to face as they practice their faith.