Posted on 02/22/2006 9:58:57 AM PST by KeyLargo
Police: Boy trapped by tombstone while vandalizing it
ROODHOUSE, Ill. Police in the central Illinois town of Roodhouse say a teen became pinned under a tombstone after tipping it over during a vandalism spree at a local cemetery. Authorities say it took four firefighters to lift a 600-pound gravestone off the 16-year-old boy's leg early Tuesday after he helped knock over that headstone and dozens others.
The boy is recovering from undisclosed injuries at a hospital. Police Chief Steve Speeks says the boy will be questioned about the alleged vandalism once he's released.
Speeks says about 40 headstones were damaged. Police suspect multiple offenders were involved.
The funeral home director estimates the damage at about ten thousand dollars.
(Roodhouse is about 60 miles southwest of Springfield).
Any suggestions on what this punk and his buddies should get as punishment?
I am sure his mommy and daddy will be getting a attorney and suing the village claiming that the cemetery should have erected a big fence to prevent their little tyke from such playtime activities.
heh heh heh!
Stone him!!!
suitable punishment?? How about making him sit through 500 nonstop showings of Ishtar??
Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you're gonna be dead
What in the world you thinking of
Laughing in the face of love
What on earth you tryin' to do
It's up to you, yeah you
Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna look you right in the face
Better get yourself together darlin'
Join the human race
How in the world you gonna see
Laughin' at fools like me
Who in the hell d'you think you are
A super star
Well, right you are
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Ev'ryone come on
Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you off your feet
Better recognize your brothers
Ev'ryone you meet
Why in the world are we here
Surely not to live in pain and fear
Why on earth are you there
When you're ev'rywhere
Come and get your share
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Come on and on and on on on
Yeah yeah, alright, uh huh, ah
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
On and on and on on and on
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Just wait.
This young bum is headed for a big fall.
I am sure his mommy and daddy will be getting a attorney and suing the village claiming that the cemetery should have erected a big fence to prevent their little tyke from such playtime activities.Dig it! Gravestones as attractive nuisances. LOL : )
PWNED!
How many milli-seconds passed before a lawyer contacted him to sue the headstone maker and the graveyard? 3? 2?
Whatever punishment the boy gets, I'm sure it won't match what he should get.
Restitution to pay back the $10,000 worth of damages and community service at the cemetary taking care of all the clean up he caused.
Something like this happened in the Arizona desert when I lived in Scottsdale in the early 80s: some guy got blind drunk and went out with either shotgun or big pistol and stumbled around taking shot after shot at a big Sahuaro cactus---put so many bullets near the base that the thing weakened, tipped over, fell on him and killed him. As perfect an example of a prospective Darwin Award finalist as I have ever heard.
Police in the central Illinois town of Roodhouse say a teen became pinned under a tombstone after tipping it over during a vandalism spree at a local cemetery.
It seems the boy has injuries to his leg. Hmmm. It might be good 'therapy' to spend his summer 'voluntarily' pushing a mower, trimming weeds, and generally helping keep the cemetary a showplace this summer.
Good enough for him! Now they ought to make him work for a year cleaning the cemetary and working at a funeral home to make restitution for the damage he's done.
"How many milli-seconds passed before a lawyer contacted him to sue the headstone maker and the graveyard? 3? 2?"
Yes, I can see where the trial lawyers will be demanding that gravestones be required to have warning stickers just like ladders.
"WARNING -
"Keep out of reach of children and teenagers".
"This product not intended for use as a jungle gym."
Sweet... now the families should be allowed to break his frikkin legs.
Sounds like a future "stupid criminals" video candidate.
Now that's what I call "cutting out the middle man."
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