2 Grown Men Arrested In Drive-By Blowgun Shootings. Man is 33 years old shooting dart gun? Jail Time for them?

Question

Below is some part of the newspaper article:

In an incident that at first left police incredulous, two men were charged Thursday in Southington with shooting a man in the leg with a blowgun. Police said the man was shot as he walked out of a store on Queen Street.

The man was one of three people shot apparently at random in the space of half an hour Thursday in Plainville and Southington. In all three cases, the attackers drove past their victim as they fired, police said.

Arrested were Jason Plourde, 27, of Waterbury, and Edward Youle, 33, of Southington. Police said they found three blowguns and a box of darts in their sport-utility vehicle.

"They thought it was funny," Southington Police spokesman Sgt. Lowell DePalma said.

No one was seriously hurt, but one of the victims in Plainville went to the hospital to get a tetanus shot, said Plainville police Lt. Brian Mullins.

The attacks occurred on busy stretches of road, and the two in Plainville occurred less than half a mile apart.

A few minutes later, a woman pumping gas at a service station a short distance from the shopping center was hit in the back.

Answer 1

If this was in the United States, I would say assault with a deadly weapon, disorderly conduct, and maybe criminal vehicular operation. Put them in jail for a few days, make them pay a large fine, and have them do maybe 100 hours of community service for each person they shot. This should make it seem a little less funny.

Answer 2

confident, they must be tried as though they threw a rock or shot a bb gun on the sufferers. It replaced into nonetheless a intense weopon that could have been deadly. Plus who's acquainted with the place the darts come from.they ought to additionally could desire to pay for the docs and blood assessments that should ensue.

Answer 3

Its assault for sure, and community service is needed.