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| -Lurid Crime Tales- |
| I'm with this guy: Bad lawn mower deserved shooting |
| 2008-08-01 |
| Time magazine's next man of the year? I'm nominating Keith Walendowski of Milwaukee, who is charged with shooting his lawn mower with a sawed-off shotgun because it wouldn't start. The criminal complaint says a witness told police Walendowski had been drinking all morning. So what? A Lawn-Boy that won't start will do that to you. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #14 I have a short bbl. Defender too Frank, bought it at Wal-Mart back in the day. I think it hold 8 rounds and one in the chamber. 18" bbl. and a pistol grip. And these r-tards in D.C. are crapping their pants over a .22 pistol. HA! |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-01 22:36 |
| #13 I beat the living dog shit out of my murray 22in push mower with a hammer a few years ago. Didn't think to use a shotgun, that would add a note of finality. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-01 22:33 |
| #12 This reminds me of the old Bill Mauldin cartoon of a sergeant putting his jeep out of its misery. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2008-08-01 19:35 |
| #11 yes, but should I stop it first? /stumpy |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-08-01 19:19 |
| #10 before you bring out the artillery, check the rotary shaft for wrapped around junk. a quick clean usually does the trick. |
| Posted by: Jotch Fillmore2862 2008-08-01 19:10 |
| #9 my (legal) Winchester Defender 12GA has a pistol grip and a stock 18" barrel and holds 7 shells. Works for me. Of course, my mower (live in a condo now), is a contractor. I can understand why they would take offense if I should shoot it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-08-01 18:34 |
| #8 The boy ain't normal. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-08-01 14:58 |
| #7 Most law enforcement (of all stripes) are not at all tolerant of sawed off shotguns. Most of those they run across are in the wrong hands, pointed in the wrong direction. |
| Posted by: tipover 2008-08-01 14:56 |
| #6 Yup, out here he would probably just get in trouble for using the wrong firearm. Posting from 103 degree TX as I am, I can safely say he would be charged with discharging a firearm in the city limits. Which is, I believe a ticket. |
| Posted by: DLR 2008-08-01 14:41 |
| #5 He should have measured from the front of the receiver instead of the back before applying hacksaw.. All jokes aside; there may be more to his history than just being a drinker with a stubborn lawn mower. I suspect we don't have all the information to make a good call. |
| Posted by: tipover 2008-08-01 14:37 |
| #4 Yup, out here he would probably just get in trouble for using the wrong firearm. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-08-01 11:26 |
| #3 lawnmowers are not recognized lifeforms so why can't they be targets. Cans are targets. What is the difference? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-08-01 11:23 |
| #2 I used to hear this line a lot in Texas: "Some Smart of Texans to realize that. It's just one more reason why Texas is safer than most of the blue states even with Ein-el-Mexhellhole next door dumping its garbage across the border. |
| Posted by: Jomock Platypus9662 2008-08-01 11:20 |
| #1 a sawed-off shotgun That's crazy! This is a job for a .357 |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-08-01 09:21 |