Romano — who dyes his hair blue
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| Devil Of A Beating For Queens Satanist |
| 2005-01-12 |
| A proud Church of Satan member got a hellish beating during an alleged bias attack in Queens, authorities said yesterday. Daniel Romano, 20, of Elmhurst, was walking back from a laundry near his home on Sunday when three men drove past him and yelled "Hey, Satan!" Clever. The group leaped out of the car and jumped Romano in front of 6001 72nd Street shortly after 2 p.m., police sources said. Maybe they figured that his powers would be weaker in broad daylight. Or maybe they are simply none to bright. Romano — who dyes his hair blue, wears black nail polish and displays an upside-down crucifix at his throat — was punched, kicked and struck in the head with an ice scraper and a plumbing pipe, according to the complaint and law-enforcement sources. Well, queer bashing comes as naturally to a teenage boy as the inability to have sex with an adult woman. A couple of months ago, Romano, who is in the process of becoming an ordained minister, had boasted to the trio that he was a devil worshipper and belonged to the Church of Satan, police sources said. In Queens? To a buch of Italians (see below)? None too clever Daniel. Over the last month, the young men responded by calling Romano a "Satan worshipper," a "baby sacrificer" and a "hooker killer," sources added. I think "Maryln Manson fan" and "sexually confused horror movie buff" would probably have been more accurate. It's unclear what caused the group to attack Romano on Sunday. Uh, he looked funny and told them he was a Satanist? They drew their own conclusions. Wrong ones, but then these guys are teenagers from Queens. After the brutal onslaught, Romano took himself to Elmhurst Hospital, where he received 12 stitches, sources said. He got hit in the head with a lead pipe then walked to the hospital? Man, Satan makes 'em tough. Later that night, detectives from the Hate Crimes Squad, believing Romano was targeted because of his religious beliefs, busted two suspects: Paul Rotondi, 18, of Howard Beach, Queens, and Frank Scarpinito, 18, of Ridgewood, Queens. Rotondi and Scarpinito pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second degree aggravated harassment and second degree assault as a hate crime, which carries a stiffer penalty than a traditional assault charge. Uh, being a Satanist means you are in a religious minority group? WTF - whatever happened to charging somebody with good old fashioned attempted murder? Blunt head trauma is 50%/50% fatal you know. For that matter what is "fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon?" Do they mean the pipe or the ice scraper? God, remind me never to let the NYPD into my garage! |
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| Posted by: BigEd 2005-01-12 4:47:10 PM |
| #2 Question: If one truly and sincerely worships Satan, exactly what does one expect in return? Perhaps Ol' Scratch n Sniff was just giving Romano a little taste of what he has to look forward to. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2005-01-12 4:36:16 PM |
| #1 Romano — who dyes his hair blue, wears black nail polish and displays an upside-down crucifix at his throat — I would think that whatever skeery look you're going for with the black nails and crucifix would be negated by the blue hair dye. What are you, Scary Clown Satan Guy? |
| Posted by: BH 2005-01-12 2:50:02 PM |