Comments on: Lawn Mower Man Arrested Following Shotgun Incident

By: SmallGasEngineOwner

SmallGasEngineOwner — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:13:55 +0000

I completely sympathize with the shooter. A small gas engine is less trustworthy than a cardboard life raft. You use it once, get it out next season, put in fresh gas, pull the rope 20 times, fiddle with the choke, pull the rope, clean the filter, pull the rope, clean the plug, pull the rope, then repeat. What do you get? 60 minutes of exercise punctuated by trips to the hardware store for more starting fluid. Now multiply by the number of chain saws, weedeaters, and gas blowers in your garage, then repeat monthly.

By: Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:05:07 +0000

Are there any non-hysterical overreacting police officers anywhere anymore?

By: Lamorial

Lamorial — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:30:27 +0000

I’ve just checked the Wisconsin local bylaws concerning such incidents and it seems that there is a discrepancy in the law statutes.

For instance: If the lawnmower shooter shoots at: a push lawnmower; a 2cyle mower; a 4cycle mower; a rider type mower; or, a gang lawn mower. Then you get “wildly different sentences” and surprise of surprise - SOME TIMES someone gets A BENEFIT by doing so.

The EPA gives a credit towards ur income tax for the elimination of any two cycle lawnmowers - which are the cause of high levels of pollution. Consequently, I cannot see on how Mr. Keith Walendowski, can even be cited for an offence - only in Wisconsin, I guess.

Shooting a gang mower on the other hand should give good rewards, Aa this reduces gangs. : ) Any gang reduction - of any type - is good for the neighborhood - including Wisconsin I wuld presume.

Thus: if Mr. Walendowski shot at a 2 cycle mower and disabled it 4 good, then he should win an award just 4 being environamently conscious. Furthermore, if he disabled a gang lawnmower then he should be given an award fromy the: (AAG)Americans against gangs.:)

BTW, doesn’t every lawnmower user realize each & every lawnmower are great polluters to our environment?

Free Mr. Keith Walendowski, is what I say. He understands lawnmowers - including guns - better than u and me, or perhaps even the Wisconsin police.

By: mark

mark — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:16:00 +0000

I’ve been in Mongolia (outer) for a year now and I’ve seen one lawnmower and it belongs to the mormons. Most of the cops here don’t carry guns, but significantly the security guards at the local version of the lawn and garden center are packing. Read into it what you will. Wonder what they would have charged him with if he had been using a weapon of legal length?

By: Lamorial

Lamorial — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:31:16 +0000

What? and I wanted to shoot at my TV - like so many others. … But: “he could face a fine of up to $11,000 and a maximum prison sentence of six-and-a-half years.”

Now, now, that is way way too low of a sentence. Now, on the other hand if it would have been a riding mower - like for golf course - now that would be different.

What a bunch of blooming idiots - the cops in Wisconsin!!!!! Hell, people don’t do that much time for shooting people.

By: Nicolette Kuff

Nicolette Kuff — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:33:15 +0000

Will there be a public funeral or calling hours for the mower?!

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:46:39 +0000

Mowercide!

By: Kevin Tipple

Kevin Tipple — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:17:48 +0000

1) I’m glad it wasn’t in Texas.

2) No jury would convict.

3) Seems to me that the mower deserved the death penalty.

By: Nicolette Kuff

Nicolette Kuff — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:10:58 +0000

I read this and cannot stop laughing.

By: thesharkguys

thesharkguys — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:14:11 +0000

It seems Wisconsin is a hot-bed for drinking-related, idiotic mishaps…