Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Shooting People is Against the Law

One of the few useful things I ever learned in a government class was that contrary to folk belief, it is usually a crime to do violence to someone even if they are committing a crime themselves.

There are a lot of people who think that if you were upstairs in your house and you saw someone walking across your front lawn with a TV that they just got done taking from your house, and you shot them in the back with a rifle, you would get some sort of medal.

In fact you would be charged with a felony, including perhaps attempted murder.

Apparently a certain fan of Mr. John McCain was absent that day.


Authorities in northeast Ohio say a teenager was shot and wounded by a man who said he wanted to stop the boy and another from taking his John McCain yard sign.

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Local Republican and Democratic officials say campaign signs are disappearing frequently and people are frustrated.


Hey, I know the feeling. You know what I like to do when I'm frustrated? I like to play video game soccer! So if you're the type of person who likes to, say, shoot at teenagers when you're frustrated, allow me to suggest investing in an XBox and giving it a try my way.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Then there's Texas. It sucks to be a repo man in Texas. And in Florida we now have the "stand your ground" law which isn't quite as radical as Texas, but basically allows one to be aggressive and fight back, even if the attacker begins to retreat. But you still can't shoot someone for stealing your yard sign.