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Bystanders Stick Up For Bullied Homeless Man In Central Mass Park, Help Police Arrest Attackers Bystanders Stick Up For Bullied Homeless Man In Central Mass Park, Help Police Arrest Attackers
Bystanders Stick Up For Bullied Homeless Man In Central Mass Park, Help Police Arrest Attackers Several people enjoying a park in Worcester over the weekend refused to allow a group of teens to bully an unhoused man and decided to do something about it.  It happened at Elm Park on Saturday, April 8, when four teens confronted the man for no reason. They pushed him, taunted him, and took things from him, police said. That was until a group of bystanders — tired of the harassment — called police and stepped up to protect the man until officers could arrive, officials said.  The teens ran off before police showed up, but the park protectors passed on their details.  Polic…

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by Josh Lanier