Dad shoots at computer, saying son spends too much time playing games

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Dunedin, Florida - A Dunedin dad probably made his point about his son spending too much time on the computer. Pinellas Sheriff's deputies say he shot at the monitor as his son sat near-by. Forty-four-year-old Joseph Langenderfer was arrested Monday afternoon at his home on Frances Street.

His 22-year-old son Tim called 911, saying he and his dad were arguing and his dad had just shot at him.

The older Langenderfer reportedly told deputies he was mad that his son had not done the laundry and was spending all his time playing games on their computer. He told deputies that although he told his son he was going to shoot the computer, the gun accidentally fired.

The bullet hit the wall about three feet from where the son was sitting.

Langenderfer is in the Pinellas County jail charged with one count of attempted murder, (accused of trying to kill his son, not the computer.)
 

CPA

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This is exactly why my kids will get the boot when they turn 18. This dad should have done the same thing.
 

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it's not attempted murder if you have no intent to murder. could be reckless endangerment.
 

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Originally posted by: Trippin315
I was hoping for a pic of the computer. I ahve never seen what happens when bullet with great force is applied to computer.

He told deputies that although he told his son he was going to shoot the computer, the gun accidentally fired.

The bullet hit the wall about three feet from where the son was sitting.
 

lozina

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I wonder what game he was playing

If it was WoW, he should have been shot!
 

Feneant2

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At least now his idiot son can play games all day and waste his life away since he probably sent his father to life in prison. The father musn't have been to bright himself, why take out a gun when he could have just thrown the bum out.
 

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Originally posted by: Feneant2
At least now his idiot son can play games all day and waste his life away since he probably sent his father to life in prison. The father musn't have been to bright himself, why take out a gun when he could have just thrown the bum out.

Doubtful. I wouldnt be suprised if most of the charges get dropped / downgraded.
The sons testimony will of course play a big part in it.
I'd venture it'll be brandishing and negligent discharge.
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: Trippin315
I was hoping for a pic of the computer. I ahve never seen what happens when bullet with great force is applied to computer.

search the internet, i'm sure you can find one.

its not that big of a deal. depends on where it hits too.
 

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You might notice the father shot the monitor, not the computer...

I would have given the kid Das Boot much earlier though. My father did it to me because I was a video game junkie. I still am, but at least I make a good living in the IT field. :D
 

Mr Pickles

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What was the dad doing that was so great? Looks like he's capable of making something out of himself... psh...

I live 10 minutes from Dunedin, just south, everyone around here was talking about it.
 

HN

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isn't this how they did it in the Old West? Shoot at computers and then get drunk at the local saloon?
 

Kelvrick

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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Trippin315
I was hoping for a pic of the computer. I ahve never seen what happens when bullet with great force is applied to computer.

search the internet, i'm sure you can find one.

its not that big of a deal. depends on where it hits too.

Haven't you ever played cs source? You'll also see what happens when you throw a grenade near one too!
 

Jeff7

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Originally posted by: Trippin315
I was hoping for a pic of the computer. I ahve never seen what happens when bullet with great force is applied to computer.


Google for "shotgun" and "monitor" - or something like that. There is a video out there of what happens. It's rather anticlimactic. There's just a hole in the front of the CRT. The glass is so thick that it prevents a catastrophic implosion, which is rather nice to know.