Frustrated man charged by police after shooting his uncooperative computer

[Surya Gayatri]

Colorado man Lucas Hinch cited for discharging a firearm within city limits after shooting his computer eight times in an alleyway.


Police in Colorado Springs responded to a ‘shots fired’ call on Monday. Photograph: Rick Wilking/Reuters

Police in Colorado have cited a 37-year-old man for carrying his computer into an alley then shooting it eight times with a handgun after what authorities said had been a long battle with the uncooperative machine.

Lucas Hinch was cited for discharging a firearm within city limits after officers responded to a “shots fired” call early on Monday evening, the Colorado Springs police department said.

“Investigation revealed a resident was fed up with fighting his computer for the last several months,” a police statement entitled “Man Kills His Computer” said.

“He took the computer into the back alley and fired eight shots into the computer with a handgun, effectively disabling it.”

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Computer-induced temporary insanity may strike anyone, anywhere, any time. But the gun solution is disturbing.

[CBGLuthier]

1. Another childish american with a gun.

Too stupid to fix a computer. Too stupid to have someone fix his computer for him. Yet smart enough to be allowed to own a gun.

Stories like this make me miss america one hell of a lot less.

[Surya Gayatri]

2. Another ex-pat here, and I feel exactly the same way.

Don't miss the 'gun culture' one bit!

[RKP5637]

7. K&R! The gun culture, one of the mountains of immaturity in America! n/t

[mercuryblues]

3. a better

idea would have been to pawn his gun and get a new computer.

[Surya Gayatri]

4. Don't spoil his gun-happy fun with a rational idea!

[newfie11]

5. Must have been windows 8

[Surya Gayatri]

6. Explain pls. Unknown cultural reference.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

15. Microsoft has a long-standing habit of releasing alternating workable OS versions and horrible ones.

7 was ok, so 8 should have been total suck by the pattern.

[TexasProgresive]

12. That could be.

I got my first experience with MS Windows 8 at an office where I do volunteer work. I use my personal MacBook but all the machines there are PCs running 8. A co-worker called me over as he was frustrated that he couldn't do a shut down. It was like the button for shutting down had disappeared. It just keep putting the infamous page with all the apps. Finally I did the PC thing, pressing the power button for 4+ seconds. The PC shut down, we restarted and were able to do a regular shut down.

Bill Gates and 3 MS software engineers were driving to the airport when the car stalled. The driver couldn't get the car to start. Mr. Gates had the solution; "Let's close all the windows and get out of the car, then it will start."

[Surya Gayatri]

14. Jeez! I had a senior moment there! Duh!

Windows 8 of nefarious fame. LOL!

[treestar]

8. Shooting a gun in the city limits is an offense?

May as well not have a gun then, lol.

[hobbit709]

9. The computer was more logical than he was.

[RoccoR5955]

10. I bet it was running Windows!

The WORST O/S ever!
Windows only pays my bills. At home I use a Mac, and a couple of Linux PCs. They are much more reliable than any Windows machine.

[Vinca]

11. The guy needs to request a jury trial. He'll be found innocent.

Justifiable computercide.

[kentauros]

13. "PC LOAD LETTER?!"

"What the fuck does that mean?"