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| Revenge gone wrong for bad dental work - man runs over wrong dentist |
| 2005-04-15 |
| A German man with a longheld grudge against a dentist tried to run him over - but got the wrong dentist. Hate it when that happens. Mistaken revenge loses its sweetness. The 47-year-old, from Bielefeld, hated the dentist after he allegedly pulled out the wrong teeth in 1992, and then botched the repair work. I guess a malpractice suit was not an option. The anger boiled over after a heavy drinking session, and the man climbed into his car to drive to the dental surgery and tell the dentist what he thought of him. "Dammit, **hic** Ima gonna fin' that worfless dentiss an' gib 'im a piece o' my bumper!" **hic** But he mixed up his dentist with another dentist who, by chance, was leaving the surgery after work, and on the spur of the moment decided to run him down. "That's 'im! Eat chrome, ya bastard molar mechanc!" **hic** Police said it was a miracle that the injured man suffered only cuts and bruises and had not been killed. "It was a friggin' miracle!" said Sargeant Legume. The defendant admitted to trying to kill him and said: "I hate him deeply. I've been in pain for years since he worked on my teeth." The man is now facing charges of attempted manslaughter and grievous bodily harm. "I feel better, only it was the wrong man. The devil is always in the details. Anyone know a good lawyer?" |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul |
| #8 Is it safe? |
| Posted by: Zel 2005-04-15 6:42:50 PM |
| #7 Ah yes, German dentistry. Where the philosophy is, if a little pain strengthens the soul, more pain must be even better. And, where people have to go to the service provider decreed by their insurance company. Quite possibly the gentleman in question had no choice about going back to that particular butcher, unless he paid out of his private purse... and why would he do that when he had insurance? Oh yes, and you can't sue the practitioner for negligent malpractice, only for deliberate malice. I learned quickly to arrange for dental appointment during Stateside visits -- I don't deal well with being tortured, I'm afraid. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-04-15 6:20:06 PM |
| #6 This would never have happened in England... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-04-15 5:30:38 PM |
| #5 He might want to have a shot at his optometrist while he's at it. |
| Posted by: BH 2005-04-15 5:21:39 PM |
| #4 The 47-year-old, from Bielefeld, hated the dentist after he allegedly pulled out the wrong teeth in 1992, and then botched the repair work. I would question the wisdom of going back to the same dentist for repair work after he phuqued up the first time around. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-15 5:16:01 PM |
| #3 'k, Mike let's qualify it: "a scumbag lawyer". |
| Posted by: Sobiesky 2005-04-15 4:56:35 PM |
| #2 What'd I do wrong? |
| Posted by: Mike 2005-04-15 4:38:19 PM |
| #1 too bad he didn't run over a lawyer. |
| Posted by: Sue Spemble 2005-04-15 4:31:35 PM |