| Tourist beaten for chasing
muggers! A Mad, Mad World...
(Note: This is not something you'll read in tourism brochures for Italy. Property rights and the peace of mind of tourists appear to have a different meaning in some parts of Naples.)
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An American tourist was beaten by an angry mob in the streets of the southern Italian city after he chased down two men who had just stolen his camera. The tourist, identified by Italian police as 25-year-old Matthew Thomas Godfrey of Utah, was taking pictures of a church in central Naples on Monday night, when two men snatched his camera and fled on a scooter. The American chased the thieves into a narrow alley when a group of local residents attacked him with punches and kicks, allowing the muggers to escape. Police arrived on the scene and took Godfrey to a hospital, where he was treated and released. The brawl is not unusual in a city that has occasionally seen large groups of residents siding with suspected criminals.
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