I LOVED the fact that he was able hold his own. He was smart to keep his stance and even smarter to not throw any punches.
That guy was a total whack job. Did anyone hear his voice message to Silverman?? "I have found Jesus in my life. I love you. Come to my store anytime" or some babble along those lines. Then Silverman goes to the store and that guy goes ape $hit!!!
I laughed when I saw him throwing snow at the TTC guy and the cop!!!
I guess he was having a bad day or perhaps a bad week.
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Knock people down at their own expense, they'll take it as a compliment!!!!
Respect to Peter! When I started reading the article I figured Peter would be helpless considering his age but as it turns out he's got some fight in him!
CityNews' Peter Silverman Attacked During Story ShootWednesday February 7, 2007
You wouldn't think being a local TV journalist would be hazardous to your health.
But then, you're not Peter Silverman.
For the past few months, the CityNews ombudsman has been probing the case of a King St. West optician alleged to be selling counterfeit frames bearing the mark of some famous companies.
The Silverman Helps team has received numerous complaints about the product and so Peter went back to the store on Wednesday afternoon to shoot the next segment in this long running series.
It was promised as a peace-making endeavour.
It didn't turn out that way
As Peter tried to enter the store, the man inside recognized him and came out swinging.
Cameras captured him taking several swipes at the reporter, opening his door near Silverman's face, hitting him with some papers and then throwing snow at him and a TTC employee.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Did I hit you? Did I hit you?" he's heard asking sarcastically.
Silverman is now 75 years old but managed to give as good as he got, defending himself with his fists clenched.
His irate attacker then retreated back inside, locking the door and refusing to come out when police arrived.
The standoff lasted for some time before the Emergency Task Force finally coaxed him out. He's been placed under arrest.
The tough as nails Peter survived the onslaught and emerged relatively unscathed.
"I'm fine, I'm a hard person to really hurt, I've been in worse, probably beter, but far worse," he said with a smile.
Thirty-three year-old Adam Plimmer is facing assault and assault with a weapon charges. The 'weapon' was a broomstick.
He was released pending a court appearance under several conditions - including staying away from Silverman and CityNews.
The entire incident was caught on tape and will be shown on the next installment of Silverman Helps on CityNews at Six airing Thursday.
The poor man got attacked by a broom!!! LOL Even funnier when all the police back up showed up!! LOL
Foro plagiarism is NOT allowed!!
