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Man indicted on charges he beat man to death on golf course
boston.com ^ | 5/31/2003 | AP

Posted on 06/01/2003 8:21:07 AM PDT by martin_fierro

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:09:58 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

QUINCY, Mass. (AP) A Milton man has been indicted for manslaughter in connection with the November beating death of a Quincy grandfather after a dispute over abandoned golf balls.

A Norfolk grand jury on Thursday indicted Robert Carnathan, 54, on charges he killed Donald King, 79, during an altercation at President's Golf Course in Quincy on Nov. 9.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: awalkspoiled; diediedie; golfballs; suddendeath
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Here come the "Caddyshack" pictures.
1 posted on 06/01/2003 8:21:07 AM PDT by martin_fierro
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To: martin_fierro
Sounds like someone lost their balls.
2 posted on 06/01/2003 8:22:44 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (Further, the statement assumed)
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To: martin_fierro
No gun? I guess that is why it didn't make the national news. If a gun or an SUV had been involved, it would be all over the front pages and CNN!

A woman and her husband beat her father to death with a tennis racket here last year. Didn't make the news, no guns involved....
3 posted on 06/01/2003 8:23:34 AM PDT by buffyt (Can you say President Hillary, Mistress of Darkness? Me Neither!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: martin_fierro
Bad sportsman?
4 posted on 06/01/2003 8:24:23 AM PDT by buffyt (Can you say President Hillary, Mistress of Darkness? Me Neither!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: martin_fierro
Quick! We need to ban 'assault' golf clubs. Since they 'assault' golf clubs are clearly weapons designed for killing people, we need to get them off our streets and golf-courses. There is absolutely no reason for an honest citizen to own an 'assault' golf club.

Is this what we will be hearing from the DNC (Democrat Nazi Committee)?
5 posted on 06/01/2003 8:25:54 AM PDT by punster
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To: martin_fierro
I don't think that's what they meant when they refer to "sudden death".
6 posted on 06/01/2003 8:26:05 AM PDT by b4its2late ("Do, or do not. There is no 'try'." - Yoda ('The Empire Strikes Back'))
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS
Sounds like someone lost their balls.

That was uncalled-fore.

7 posted on 06/01/2003 8:26:14 AM PDT by martin_fierro (A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
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To: martin_fierro
They should have tried to "IRON" out their differences.
8 posted on 06/01/2003 8:27:52 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (Further, the statement assumed)
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To: buffyt
"A woman and her husband beat her father to death with a tennis racket here last year. Didn't make the news, no guns involved...."

Please add 'assault' tennis rackets to the list of 'assault' weapons that must be banned. Like the 'assault' golf clubs, there is absolutely no reason why people should be allowed to possess 'assault' tennis rackets.

:-)
9 posted on 06/01/2003 8:30:30 AM PDT by punster
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To: buffyt
Bad sportsman?

No, both guys were golf-ball scavengers. For the 54-year old, apparently is was his chief source of income, for the 70's-age guy it was for diversion and a little spending cash. The 54-year old, apparently, had a nasty disposition which made it hard for him to make a living in a more conventional manner.

10 posted on 06/01/2003 8:31:08 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ("ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS, WE PRINT")
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To: martin_fierro
All jokes aside, it does pose an interesting problem: what if you were in a heated argument with someone who, unbeknownest to you, has a heart condition and he keels over?
Or what if you accidently rear-ended a beat up Pinto (and survived) and in the trunk was a rare painting? Are you responsible for the damage to that?
11 posted on 06/01/2003 8:33:59 AM PDT by lelio
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To: punster
Sounds like the couple had a real racket going!
12 posted on 06/01/2003 8:34:48 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (Further, the statement assumed)
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To: martin_fierro
There's one rule about finding lost golf balls: you should at least wait until they stop rolling before claiming them.
13 posted on 06/01/2003 8:35:01 AM PDT by southernnorthcarolina (France is a country located between Andorra and Luxembourg, and is of less consequence than either.)
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To: lelio
P.S. Did the couple net anything?
14 posted on 06/01/2003 8:35:38 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (Further, the statement assumed)
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To: lelio
Your first hypothetical probably not.(as long as you did not touch the person or meaningfully threaten him) Your second hypothetical Yes you are liable.
15 posted on 06/01/2003 8:38:01 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (Further, the statement assumed)
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS
This is hugh. Manufacturers of golf balls on string will now have to put warning labels on them.
May cause death if you mean up with another cranky ball grabber
16 posted on 06/01/2003 8:39:12 AM PDT by lelio
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To: martin_fierro
Prosecutors said Carnathan threw stones at King and beat him on the head and legs with a cane.

Shoulda used a 9-iron.

17 posted on 06/01/2003 8:39:59 AM PDT by nravoter (I've given a name to my pain, and it's "Hillary".)
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To: lelio
Mr Carnathan should get the services of Mark Geragos and start looking around for those pesky Satanist Abandoned Golf Ball cult members that were seen on that course just hours before.
18 posted on 06/01/2003 8:42:49 AM PDT by lelio
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To: TomB; an amused spectator
Are you wondering what I'm wondering?

LOL!!
19 posted on 06/01/2003 8:43:56 AM PDT by headsonpikes
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To: headsonpikes
Does this mean OJ doesn't have to search the golf course to find the real killer anymore?
20 posted on 06/01/2003 8:46:16 AM PDT by Unknown Freeper (Remember the Funk Brothers: http://www.standingintheshadowsofmotown.com/soundtrack.htm)
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