Benny Hinn’s Son Arrested at Revival in Brazil

But he was allegedly pounced on by Mr Hinn’s son Joshua and two bodyguards, Caleb Shirk, 26, and Konstantins Konstantinovs, 34, who claimed they thought he was about to throw water at the preacher, who is worth an estimated £27 million ($42 million).

Baseless speculation: Maybe he was trying to splash holy water on Hinn to counteract his witchcraft.

Or maybe he was a dissatisfied customer who was continually passed up because he has a real condition instead of being a plant.

claimed they thought he was about to throw water at the preacher

Holy shit! That’s pretty serious!!! A threat like that even justifies a preemptive attack.

Perhaps the Brazilian police, famous for their strict adherence to the law, will err in this case and allow Mr. Hinn the lesser (I know, it should the “least”) to enjoy their hospitality for a few decades.

Well, if Benny Hinn’s indiscretions with Paula White did nothing to hurt his career I doubt this will . . .

From the article:

According to police, Mr Araujo’s father, a sign language translator, entered into an agreement with Benny Hinn’s representatives to not press charges against the men. Police sources told Brazilian website Portal do Holanda that the agreement involved a “large sum of money”.

Sigh.

Obligatory reminder: the Daily Mail is not a reliable news source. While this isn’t the sort of story where they would normally make stuff up, you should always look for a second source for any story found in this lying rag.

But he was allegedly pounced on by Mr Hinn’s son Joshua and two bodyguards…who claimed they thought he was about to throw water at the preacher, who is worth an estimated £27 million ($42 million).

Like his net “worth” has to be mentioned to clarify the seriousness of the alleged assault against him? I guess we’re supposed to be less shocked when it happens to someone with a smaller price tag.

“Like his net “worth” has to be mentioned to clarify the seriousness of the alleged assault against him? I guess we’re supposed to be less shocked when it happens to someone with a smaller price tag.”

good catch RagingBee. I missed the screwed up-ness of that feature.

Trebuchet, what would the preferred phrase be?

Those words are simple and direct. I assume they have picked up unpleasant connotations over the years. I honestly don’t know.

@#16 & #17:

“Deaf Mute” is more usual these days, I think. The modifier is necessary because many deaf people can speak.

@Trebuchet:

Even “deaf mute” seems misplaced. Someone who can sign is just as fluent as someone who can speak, just in a different language. But I don’t know enough of the relevant culture to say.

I looked at the location. Man, that sick bastard nowadays has to go pretty far out into the weeds to find a house full of suckers.