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| -Short Attention Span Theater- |
| "White Trash Roulette" nets one fatality |
| 2004-12-15 |
| I couldn't call it "Russian Roulette" so I made up my own term. A man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for fatally shooting his friend through a protective vest on an apparent dare, police said. Alexander Joseph Swandic, 20, died of a gunshot wound to the heart Monday after donning a protective vest and asking David John Hueth, 30, to shoot him, police said. Hueth initially told police that Swandic's wound was self-inflicted, but later admitted to the shooting. The two had apparently tested the vest by propping it against a dirt bank and shooting it twice, police said. Just in time for Christmas--"He's propping a vest, shooting it twice, gonna find out who's gonna be iced." Police said the vest was designed to protect against grenade fragments, not bullets. Swandic was pronounced dead at a local hospital following the shooting. Hueth faces a preliminary hearing on Dec. 27. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison. "Too bad we wuz fresh outta grenades. Alex'd still be with us." |
| Posted by:Dar |
| #10 and you think you are bored? |
| Posted by: smokeysinse 2004-12-15 8:52:06 PM |
| #9 and you think you are bored? |
| Posted by: smokeysinse 2004-12-15 8:51:57 PM |
| #8 "the vest was designed to protect against grenade fragments, not bullets" I bet his last words were "Hey Y'all Watch THIS!!!" |
| Posted by: 98zulu 2004-12-15 6:38:36 PM |
| #7 The Sun-Sentinel must've just took it for granted. I know I did. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-12-15 4:42:58 PM |
| #6 It's a Florida paper, but check the byline--Idaho. Musta been drinking some potent tater vodka! |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-12-15 4:41:03 PM |
| #5 I hate it when I run out of grenades to test my protective vest. Might as well not even have the friggin thing. And, what a surprise! Florida! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-12-15 4:36:58 PM |
| #4 Definitely Darwin Award finalists. |
| Posted by: John Q. Citizen 2004-12-15 4:02:25 PM |
| #3 A genuine "hold my beer" moment. |
| Posted by: BH 2004-12-15 3:59:46 PM |
| #2 Now thats a Cracker !!! |
| Posted by: tex 2004-12-15 3:44:31 PM |
| #1 "Bush blamed for not providing proper body armor, news at 11." |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-12-15 3:42:38 PM |