About 2 weeks ago in Southington, CT 2 grown men (ages 27 & 33) were arrested for shooting darts at random pedestrians from their car using a blowgun. It was determined they thought it was a funny prank. Anyway, they were caught and I was wondering what is the likelihood they will serve jail time for this?
Here are a few sentences from the article in the paper so you get a feel for what they did:
‘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.
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.
"They thought it was funny," Southington Police spokesman Sgt. Lowell DePalma said.
A few minutes later, a woman pumping gas at a service station a short distance from the shopping center was hit in the back.'
2007-03-06 12:01:55 · 6 answers · asked by Wake up with the KING 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Not sure about the laws up there, but where I'm from these guys could be charged with a felony. If the weapon could be considered a "deadly" weapon, then they would be charged with shooting from a vehicle or "Drive-by Shooting." If it isn't considered a deadly weapon, then they'll probably get a couple of assault charges which could incur some jail time.
2007-03-06 12:50:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would just tie them both to a pole about 3 inches taller than they
are then let the people they injured shoot them with the same dart
until they got tired. Then I would make them go through the hospitalization process including so many shots in the *** that
they're rear ends looked like pin cushions! Then I'd have to ask them, "How damn funny was that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" .
2007-03-06 20:47:37 · answer #2 · answered by Williamstown 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yea, they're going to jail, & they damn well deserve it. The only laws I find absurd are the ones that hurt the person breaking them, if anyone at all. Shooting anything at anyone for any reason is stupid & wrong.
2007-03-06 21:02:47 · answer #3 · answered by Sam B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd say there is 100% chance that they will go to jail and rightfully so too.
2007-03-06 20:10:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
REAL funny, assault with a deadly weapon just cracks me up!
2007-03-06 21:11:24 · answer #5 · answered by ornery and mean 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is not funny
2007-03-06 20:05:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋