Man shoots computer in Colorado Springs alley, gets revenge he wanted - and a citation

[kpete]

"It was glorious," he said. "Angels sung on high."

"He got tired of fighting with his computer for the last several months," Lt. Jeff Strossner said. "He was having technology problems, so he took it out in the back alley and shot it."

Strossner tweeted Hinch "executed" his computer in an alley on the 2200 block of West Colorado Avenue.

The penalty for the citation will be up to a judge, police said, adding that Hinch was good-natured about the citation and hadn't realized he was breaking the law when he went Wild West on that useless piece of technology.

Hinch shot it eight times, Strossner said, "effectively disabling it."

The computer is not expected to recover.


Read more at http://gazette.com/man-shoots-computer-in-colorado-springs-alley-gets-revenge-he-wanted-and-a-citation/article/1550042#t1xZpDQLMyUy5bOG.99

[onehandle]

1. Gun culturists are the clowns of domestic terrorism. nt

[tridim]

2. Responsible gun person #76,284 nt

[aikoaiko]

3. These things happen

[appalachiablue]

4. LOvE iT! Sometimes it's like this!

[kentauros]

5. "PC LOAD LETTER?!"

"What the fuck does that mean?"

Samir: No, not again. I... why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam? I swear to God, one of these days, I just kick this piece of shit out the window.
Michael Bolton: You and me both, man. That thing is lucky I'm not armed.
Samir: Piece of shit.


Was this guy's name "Michael Bolton" by any chance?

[pipi_k]

6. Once again...

An article that stops just short of a full explanation

He didn't get a citation for shooting the computer, as the article seems to suggest.

He'll likely get a citation for discharging a firearm outside the confines of a shooting range/gallery

http://www.coloradoceasefire.org/munilaws.htm



Colorado Springs

1. Firearm (loaded or unloaded) considered "deadly weapon"

2. Unlawful to carry concealed firearm on person or in motor vehicle.

3. Unlawful to possess a firearm within an establishment selling alcohol.

4. Unlawful to display firearm on their person. Unlawful to draw firearm in the presence of another person.

5. Unlawful to discharge firearm except at shooting galleries or within official military parades or ceremonies (using blanks), or for "educational or entertainment benefit of the public" (using blanks).

6. Unlawful to furnish firearm to a minor, intoxicated person, or person "in a condition of agitation or excitement."

7. Peace officers exempt.

8. Unlawful to possess a firearm within a city park (police, ceremonies and parades exempt).

9. Unlawful to discharge a firearm within a city park (police, ceremonies and parades exempt).

In Mass, it's illegal to fire a weapon within 500 feet of a residence.


Anyway, he shot it. Kind of stupid, but if it makes him feel better, pfft....

[NV Whino]

7. I used a baseball bat on a fax machine once

After beating it to death, I left it my driveway for a few weeks and kicked whenever I went past.

Very satisfying and a lot safer than a gun.