Randy Cassingham's Blog

Posted by Dexter, Centreville VA on January 1, 2010:

Violation of Rule 1 (not treating it as if loaded); Rule 2 (pointing it somewhere he presumably didn't want to make a hole); and Rule 3 (keep the booger-hook off the bang-switch until ready to fire).

Posted by Vlad, Bosnia on January 1, 2010:

I wish it was a real gun and that his finger slipped. Darwin Award would never be in better hands. :)

Posted by Maarten, Netherlands on January 1, 2010:

Dexter: I don't think rule 2 applies here, if you're going to be that stupid, you better want to make a hole there.

I bet that his defense attorney is going to plea: desperate cry for attention, he didn't mean to hurt a fly but has been repressed since childhood.

Our only hope is that he talked to the cops before his attorney got to him. (see: http://www.thisistrue.com/blog-dont_talk_to_the_cops.html )

Posted by Mike, Phoenix, AZ on January 1, 2010:

That's actually a Sheridan pellet gun. If the guy wanted to look "gangster", you'd think he could have at least used a real gun. Anyone who's familiar with older airguns or even classic paintball guns will recognize it instantly for what it is, and anyone familiar with firearms will recognize something's not right. Of course, given how bright this guy was, it should serve as no surprise that he couldn't even get a real gun.

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Of course, he was depending on his victims only seeing "big gun!" and being scared enough to comply with his demands. -rc

Posted by Felix, Dutch Flat on January 1, 2010:

None of those rules apply -- he obviously has no brains to blow out.

Posted by Wayne, High Point NC on January 1, 2010:

Dexter's comment for rule 3 had me laughing on the floor! It fits the guy in the story perfectly!

Thank you for making my day. You too, Randy!

Posted by Rory, Shenley, UK on January 2, 2010:

I'm interested in how the "phone was programmed to upload all photos to the woman's computer". Seems a clever idea and avoids the Bluetooth grief I go through every time I try and get a photo off my BlackBerry and onto my puter.

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I assume it's a function of some specific phone/carrier combinations. I've heard of it before. -rc

Posted by dmcelhannon - McAllen, TX on January 2, 2010:

The stupidity of the humanity is only exacerbated by the fact that morons are not culled out by predators; and stupid people breed like rabbits.

Posted by Sam - Cincinnati, Oh on January 2, 2010:

This moron, has a single shot air pistol. Despite being dumber than a bucket of dirt, I hope they put him away for 5 to 20 years for armed robbery. Beauty is skin deep, but stupid is to the bone!

Posted by PENFOLD, Whittier CA on January 2, 2010:

The smart thing he should have done was to pull the trigger, and eliminate one more ID10T's DNA from polluting the gene pool!