Happy To See The Cat Is Safe...For Now Anyway.

[scloyd]

19-year-old Kenosha woman using gun's laser sight to play with cat shoots friend

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a Kenosha woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat. A criminal complaint charging 19-year-old Jashanti Pleasant

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Good thing cats have nine lives.

 

[mso489]

This is brand new, the discovery that firearms aren't toys. Spread the word.

 

[stevecourtright]

I used to believe that Kenosha was an interesting place to visit. I still do, but not to visit.

And by the way, does anyone else feel like the Darwin awards is going to be overrun with entries this year, or am I just watching way too much "news?"

 

[Servant King]

Just my opinion, but it would seem to me that the action of shooting a friend is more or less tantamount to terminating the friendship. So technically, as of the moment of the bullet's entry, that was her former friend.

+1 to @stevecourtright by the way--I too will be giving Kenosha, WI a wide berth. Like about 2,000 miles wide. ?

 

[Chasing Embers]

And by the way, does anyone else feel like the Darwin awards is going to be overrun with entries this year, or am I just watching way too much "news?"

Considering Darwin ingested toxic substances to alleviate gastrointestinal destress, I would say those awards are now more applicable than ever.

"Darwin records taking several “poisons” as therapy throughout his life, including arsenic, bismuth, amyl nitrite, morphine, quinine, and calomel, which contains mercury. "

 

[bullet08]

Darwin Award, as far as I understand, is. given to an individual who has removed him/herself from the human gene pool. She's still alive. Not sure if she is fertile or not, but don't want to know.

 

[stevecourtright]

Darwin Award, as far as I understand, is. given to an individual who has removed him/herself from the human gene pool. She's still alive. Not sure if she is fertile or not, but don't want to know.

Quite true, however, I detect a distinct lack of "fitness" in the survival category. This is only quibbling about when not whether, I reckon.

 

[jguss]

quibbling

The Nazi collaborator in Norway?

 

[stevecourtright]

To be fair, I am only talking about statistical probabilities, not certainty. There are always points that don't land on the curve. lol

 

[krizzose]

The unseen hand of natural selection is always lurking

 

[anotherbob]

good chance she shot the lady on purpose and they for some reason agreed to the story.

 

[Chasing Embers]

good chance she shot the lady on purpose and they for some reason agreed to the story.

I was thinking the same thing. They don't just go off.

 

[renfield]

There was a lot of stupid in the room that day.

 

[marconi]

good chance she shot the lady on purpose and they for some reason agreed to the story.

If you read the story it was a man who got shot in the thigh. Sounds like it was an accidental discharge if there is such a legal thing in the US.
I have been to some rough parties in my time but not one where people bring handguns.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

When I was eight years old, my best friend showed me his mom’s .22 pistol that he had taken from her purse. He was playing around and pointing at my face. He was saying, “it’s not loaded, it’s not loaded,” and just as he pulled the trigger with it at my face, I put my left hand over the barrel and pushed it to the side. The bullet pierced my hand between my left hand pinky finger and ring finger. The only real pain was the powder burns. But, it was only a small hole. The look on his face. And I beat him unmercifully till he was down and the neighbors had to pull me off of him.

When the police and ambulance arrived, they couldn’t tell which of us had been shot, because his eyes were swollen shut, and his nose was flat on his face. And my blood was everywhere. It was pure gore.

I lost all anger and after talking to each of us, the local sheriff decided that it was stupid boys being boys.

I felt more terrible for what I had done than being shot, and he learned a lesson.

We never had any oyher fight at any point to this day. We still camp together, and go on mt bike trips. And, our kids grew up playing together. But, you know…. without firearms.

 

[bullet08]

You really shouldn't play with a gun, unless you are sure of the target. Once it goes off, someone is responsible for where that bullet went.

 

[kcghost]

We have a cat that is friendly as can be. Doesn't have a mean bone in his body. Unfortunately the little rascal wants to be outside 20 hours a day. He's six years old and been with us since we rescued him 3.5 years ago. I am amazed that he has survived so long. The goofy cat will just walk up to anybody and everybody. He doesn't know a single stranger. I kept expecting him to wind flattened by some car one of the days. We live on a quiet street, but still he has to be on borrowed time.

 

[B_Rock]

Just my opinion, but it would seem to me that the action of shooting a friend is more or less tantamount to terminating the friendship. So technically, as of the moment of the bullet's entry, that was her former friend.

+1 to @stevecourtright by the way--I too will be giving Kenosha, WI a wide berth. Like about 2,000 miles wide. ?

Not if you’re Dick Cheney’s hunting buddy!

 

[renfield]

I was at a party many years ago where some moron brought a (loaded) pistol. One of the guests was visiting from England and had never seen a handgun up close. The previously mentioned moron gave the gun to the Brit to look at. He then managed to accidentally shoot the the moron in the face, through both cheeks. Fortunately a relatively minor injury but it takes no imagination to think how badly things could’ve played out. Guns aren’t toys.

 

[anotherbob]

I was thinking the same thing. They don't just go off.

idiots can find a way, but they are in no way like movies make them seem. so much more likely a story made up after the fact.