jlmiracle 7 #1 January 16, 2003 Heard this on the radio this morning. Faulty Aim Fatal 2002 Darwin Award Nominee Confirmed True by Darwin (7 March 2002, Colorado) When Gerald was pulled over by police for erratic driving, he decided it was better to flee from the stolen car on foot, rather than face possible jail time for a parole violation. This was the first of two successive mental lapses. Gerald’s actual thoughts are unknown, but *may* have been something like this: "The officers are only suspicious and alert now... I’ll make them hot, sweaty, tired, and angry by leading them on a wild chase through dark alleys and fields." During the subsequent foot chase, Gerald attempted to dissuade officers from the pursuit by firing a 9mm Ruger semiautomatic handgun blindly over his shoulder. This was the second illustration of a potential mental deficiency. "Officers are running behind me. They have guns. I have a gun! They have eyes in the front of their heads, so they can see to aim at me. I don't have eyes in the back of my head, so I’ll fire wildly behind me and see what happens!" Unfortunately, Gerald appears to have been one of those folks who can't chew gum and walk at the same time. Or at least he couldn’t flee and fire at the same time. While discharging the weapon over his shoulder, Gerald managed to shoot himself in the head with his own gun, bringing the chase to a sudden conclusion. Four shots were fired, none by the officers, who found Gerald's pistol next to his fallen body. Gerald was transported to a local hospital where he expired the following day, thus removing a set of genes deficient in both judgment and coordination from the gene pool.Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blewaway5 0 #2 January 16, 2003 ROFLMAO You know, I think we really and truly have a winner here with this one Truman Sparks for President Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harryskydives 0 #3 January 16, 2003 Hey Judy: The gene pool is fresher without this one.PS: tell Chris HI, maybe i will make it to Memphis this summer. Don't run out of altitude and experience at the same time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlmiracle 7 #4 January 16, 2003 Chris says hi also. Come on down. We would love to have ya.Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycop 0 #5 January 16, 2003 Ahhhh..yes, true justice!!! "Just 'cause I'm simple, don't mean I'm stewpid!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #6 January 16, 2003 It's always nice to get some good news during these trying times. http://www.brandonandlaura.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zilla 0 #7 January 16, 2003 Definately LMAO!! They had one in our local paper (Virginia) that a 60-some year old man robbed a bank, ran back to the get-away car only to find he had locked his keys in his car. He proceeds to beat the car window (trying to break it) ...the ruckus draws a crowd that takes after him. The crowd finally caught him - he tried shooting one of them, but only succeeded in shooting HIMSELF in the leg. One of the crowd members then shot the bank robber in the other leg. Not quite a Darwin Award nominee, but with this track record we only need to give him a year or so. He'll get there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #8 January 16, 2003 We have a winnahhh!!!"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
