Wednesday, June 08, 2005  

2005 Darwin Awards Competition Update #1

Man, but I love these things, as I'm always on a quest to find the dumbest human on the planet. Sent to me by a friend:

The following mind-boggling attempt at a crime spree in Washington USA appeared to be the robber's first (and last), due to his lack of a previous record of violence, and his terminally stupid choices:

  1. His target was H&J Leather & Firearms. A gun shop specializing in handguns.
  2. The shop was full of customers -- firearms customers.
  3. To enter the shop, the robber had to step around a marked police patrol car parked directly in front of the store.
  4. A uniformed officer was standing at the counter, having coffee before work.

Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber announced a holdup, and fired a few wild shots from a .22 target pistol. The officer and the clerk behind the counter promptly returned fire, the police officer with a 9 mm Glock 17, the clerk with .50 Desert Eagle, assisted by several customers who also drew their guns, several of whom also fired.

The robber was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Crime scene investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop. The subsequent autopsy revealed 23 gunshot wounds. Ballistics identified rounds from 7 different weapons. No one else was hurt in the exchange of fire. Here we are in the middle of March and we already may have the 2005 winner of the Darwin Award.

This guy is going to be hard to beat.


Of course, my prime concern with this story is that out of 47 rounds, only 23 hit their target. I'm a firm believer that "gun control" means being able to hit what you aim at, so I'm appalled at the lack of accuracy demonstrated by a gang of self-styled gun experts.

As for the robber? Hey, one more parking space for me the next time I go to Wal-Mart.

Comments:
Well, you also have to subtract the rounds that the robber fired, don't you? If so, it's at least a 50% hit ratio. Still not good, but better. :)

 
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