Mayor Breaks Up Fight, Calls Kid 'Fatso'
AP
TOLEDO, Ohio (June 18) -- Online video shows an Ohio mayor biking through a city park stepped into a fight to break it up, yelling at the teens and calling one a "fatso."
A video posted on YouTube shows 70-year-old Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner wading into the midst of about 20 young people.
He is heard yelling, "Come here, fatso" and "Tubby, get your butt out of here."
The mayor's spokeswoman says Finkbeiner was alone in late May, saw the highly charged situation and took action to stop it.
It's not the first time Finkbeiner has stepped in to keep the peace.
He once chased down a motorist who had driven through a red light and gave the driver a citizen's complaint.
Wow, it's a good day for mayors. First we have No Underpants Dude in Fla and now we have this crotchety old dude chasing down fat kids and admonishing them for throwing hands. I'm on the Mayor's side on this one. I was a fat kid once myself and I knew better than to be engaging in fisticuffs in public parks. Someone can get hurt and you may get called 'Tubby'. Plus what's up with this guy's name? Carty Finkbeiner. He sounds like he should be a wacky Sunday paper comic character. That's it I'm creating a comic strip based on this guy.
P.S. - That's him in the photo.
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