A Homeless Man Is Viciously Attacked, Four Young Men Are Charged And One Town Asks Why

Bolinas has always been the town that wanted to keep a low profile- so much so- that town residents routinely swiped the sign on the road that pointed the way to the seaside hamlet. 

Last week, that low profile was blasted apart, after a homeless man there was set upon by four locals who beat and stabbed him to within an inch of his life.  Three of the men- including one 16 year-old- are Bolinas natives.  The fourth was apprehended just today, and all have been charged with attempted murder.

The town that prides itself on staying under the radar is now very much in the news, and out in the open.  Bolinas has joined the unhappy club of communities rocked by obscene violence from a few of its uncivilized residents.  Perhaps they might just as well keep the sign off the road.