Why Did a Man Shoot a Crossbow at His Neighbor?

[Mk]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050524/ap_on_fe_st/crossbow_arrest
Dana Lee Cockerman, 48, was charged Sunday with intimidation with a dangerous weapon. He fired a crossbow at his neighbor, because he was angry about his dog's death.

Cockerman was being held under $10,000 bond in the Johnson County jail. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison.

10 years seems like a lot, unless the guy did somethinge else previously. The article says a 9 year old was nearby, but that could mean a lot of things.

 

[Evo]

I thought this was going to be about a rooster.

 

[brewnog]

I thought this was going to be about a rooster.

Yeah, right...

 

[Integral]

What is of interest about this that it deserves a thread?

 

[Danger]

Yeah, right...

I thought it was another turtle thread.

Anyhow, if he fired it at the neighbour, why wasn't the charge 'attempted murder'?

 

[franznietzsche]

I thought this was going to be about a rooster.

I was hoping it was about a rooster. So disappointed.

 

[Mk]

What is of interest about this that it deserves a thread?

I don't know, just an interesting tidbit?

 

[Danger]

I was hoping it was about a rooster. So disappointed.

Forgive me if my BS filter glitches just a tad on that.

 

[franznietzsche]

Forgive me if my BS filter glitches just a tad on that.

No really, cause then it would have been a hilarious story. 'Rooster fires crossbow at neighbor'. I would have probably sprayed my coke right out of my nose.

 

[JamesU]

I know in certain places in england you're allowed to shoot bow and arrows at scottsman on sundays.

 

[franznietzsche]

I know in certain places in england you're allowed to shoot bow and arrows at scottsman on sundays.

At the Irish too I'm sure. Damn english.

 

[JamesU]

Only scottish, as far as I know

 

[franznietzsche]

Only scottish, as far as I know

Oh its the English. Even if its not in the, law, its local custom. Damned English.

 

[SOS2008]

No really, cause then it would have been a hilarious story. 'Rooster fires crossbow at neighbor'. I would have probably sprayed my coke right out of my nose.

Speaking of big, er, roosters, here's one you wouldn't want to cock fight with (crossbow not needed):

http://img168.echo.cx/img168/7285/texaschicken0bt.jpg

There is a resort near me with ponds in the golf course and the ducks are so large the first time I saw droppings I thought a cow had gotten loose!

 

[icvotria]

Oh its the English. Even if its not in the, law, its local custom. Damned English.

Oi! It's a perfectly reasonable law, thank you very much.

 

[Mk]

Actually its as follows:

"In York, It Is Legal For People To Shoot At A Scotsman With A Bow And Arrow Discovered Out After Sunset."

 

[franznietzsche]

Oi! It's a perfectly reasonable law, thank you very much.

To shoot the scottish or the the irish?

 

[franznietzsche]

Actually its as follows:

"In York, It Is Legal For People To Shoot At A Scotsman With A Bow And Arrow Discovered Out After Sunset."

Is it the Scotsman out after sunset, or the bow?