Sad but funny

[Squisher]

From today's Detroit News:

Man can?t sue over spud gun injuries

A rocket-propelled potato may have permanently blinded a Livonia man, but he can?t sue a friend who fired the errant shot, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled. In a case that may seem quirky but highlights the danger of homemade spud guns, the court this week let stand a lower court?s dismissal of a $25,000 suit brought by Ronald Fellows, 39. He was blinded and suffered forehead, nose and cheekbone fractures during his January 2001 party when a potato fired from 50 yards away struck him in the face. Fellows apparently was trying to catch it with a cooler lid, court records show. Fellows sued the man for recklessness, but the court ruled he should have known the risks. His attorney, Charles Gottlieb, said another appeal is possible.


Sixth story down.

 

[maziwanka]

i guess they're not friends anymore....

 

[Quixfire]

Hello Darwin's Award Foundation...

 

[Dufman]

this is good news for me
i have a 6 foot spud gun, that was clocked with a radar gun at 127MPH
that is one fast spud

 

[FoBoT]

blinded by a potato

trying to catch a potato

that guy is an idiot

 

[xSauronx]

not sad

stupid but funny, he had it coming

 

[Hammer]

his friend should have used a bullet instead

 

[Squisher]

I can just hear the woosh of the spud and the guy yelling "I got it."

 

[Ime]

Too much drink and not enough brains. Idiot had it comin'.

 

[PanzerIV]

Yeah, imagine having to explain that one to people in the years to come.

"What happened that caused you to lose your sight, a car wreck?"
His response: "No, a potato hit me in the head as I was trying to catch it."

 

[Squisher]

Night time bump.

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: Ime
Too much drink and not enough brains. Idiot had it comin'.

I doubt drinking had anything to do with it, but the fact that they could have done this while sober is even more idiotic