(2014 post)

"If there is bad, good will rise against it." Movie: Megamind Quote

Did you hear about the poor guy named James Tully who the police took down and questioned multiple times in a PA town because he looked similar to the illusive shooter named Eric Frein?

Eric Frien, age 31, was hidingin the Pennsylvania town's wooded area around the Pocono Mountains for almost two months until today. He was in hiding because of allegedly shooting two state troopers in an ambush on September 12 of this year. Thankfully though, he has been arrested today after the long man hut.

Anyways, enough about the maniac shooter, he has had enough press. Lets move on to the poor guy named James Tully who just happened to look similar to Frien and lives in the town where Frien was hiding.

The poor guy, *shakes head,* has had it very rough these past two months. You see, he has been walking to work for about a year, (about a 2 hour walk each day,) to and from, while saving money to buy a car. He really has some strong work ethics if you ask me.
Anyways, since the maniac shooter had been in hiding in that area, because James Tulley looks similar, police have taken action on him approximately 20 times and took him down. Why? Because he was walking in close proximity to where Frien was hiding and because he looked similar. James Tully once even suffered a punctured lung because of a brutal take down by officers.

I know it's better to be safe than sorry but this poor look-a-like has suffered a lot while the man hut was on. I'm just so glad that it is over and that Jame Tully can resume walking to work without having to worry about being shot himself by officers.

One good thing did come out of this though. A site called GoFundMe had set up a donation account where strangers, friends or whoever could donate whatever they felt appropriate in trying to help James Tully get a car. This would make for him a safer way to work each day. There was even a background check on him to see things of his past and to see about his character. I didn't think that was necessary because if people want to give for the cause in front of them, they will.

Anyways, the site, which James Tully had no part of in setting up at all, started out with a request of trying to raise $2500.00 to help get him a used car. Amazingly I am proud to say they have way passed that and donations stopped at a grand total of $24,217 in 7 days by 997 people.
I tried to keep up with this story because how the man seemed to have a strong worth ethic. Walking to and from work, being harassed by officers and even wounded and having to walk in the area of a known killer. Can you imagine doing all this just to get to go to work?
Anyways, I am so glad to see that there are still great people out there that will band together and try to help when a cause like this comes up. I wish James Tully all the best and hope that he can get ahead in life with a little help from strangers like this that he never asked for in the first place.


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Source: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/CAUGHT-Accused-Trooper-Shooter-in-Police-Custody-280999012.html#ixzz3Hj9juHxv