Yesterday, I alerted you to a wild story about a man's finger being bitten off during a healthcare rally in California. According to the LA Times, many details of the story have changed.
Officials are now saying only the tip of the 65-year-old man's finger was bitten off. The incident stems from a healthcare reform vigil organised by the liberal political action group MoveOn.org on Wednesday.
Proponents of Barack Obama's plan to overhaul the US healthcare system assembled for a rally in Thousand Oaks. A group of people opposed to healthcare reform showed up as well.
According to the LA Times, William James Rice, 65, and a pro-reform activist got into an argument. The confrontation took a violent turn when Rice punched the activist.
The activist then bit off the tip of Rice's left pinkie finger. Rice drove himself to nearby hospital where he was treated.
A MoveOn spokeswoman expressed regret for the incident and said the organisation "condemns violence in all forms," according to Politico.
She said: "While we don't know if either party involved was a MoveOn member, we regret any violence that may have occurred yesterday, and we support the Ventura county sheriff's investigation into the situation."
