Yankee rednecks

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

> Subject: [BUBBA-L:3888] Yankee rednecks
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> Date sent:  1-DEC-1993 21:47:14
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> Lest the South think it has cornered the market on rednecks, read on.
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> > GILLETTE RESIDENT IS ARRESTED AFTER SHOOTING HIS COMPUTER
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> > PASSAIC TWP. -- A Gillette man was arrested at his home last Thursday
> > night  after he fired eight bullets at his home computer, according to
> > police. The man, Michael A. Case, 35, of 64 Summit Ave., was arrested
> > shortly after 11 p.m., at his house, when police said they received a
> > report that shots were fired. They arrived at the home to find a .44
> > Magnum automatic handgun and a shot-up IBM personal computer with a
> > Princeton Graphics System monitor. The monitor screen was blown out by
> > the blasts and its inner workings were visible, Lt. Donald Van Tassel
> > said on Monday. The computer, which had bullet holes in its hardware,
> > was hit four times while four more bullet holes were found in various
> > areas next to the computer, Van Tassel said. "The only thing he (Case)
> > said was that he was mad at his computer so he shot it," Van Tassel
> > said. The handgun, which the lieutenant identified as an Israeli Arms
> > Desert Eagle .44, has "a lot of firepower," he said. "It's a big gun."
> > Case used hollow-point, or dum-dum, bullets, he added. Case was
> > surprised when police arrested him because he didn't think he was
> > breaking the law, Van Tassel said. "He couldn't understand why he
> > couldn't shoot his own computer in his own home," Van Tassel said.
> > Case was charged with recklessly creating a risk and using a firearm
> > against the property of another, because the house is reportedly owned
> > by a relative. The walls were also damaged by the shots, according to
> > police. He was also charged with unlawful posession of a firearm
> > without a permit, and with possession of illegal bullets, police said.
> > In addition, Case was issued two summonses, for discharging a weapon in
> > a restricted area and for discharging a single-projectile weapon,
> > police said. Case spent early Friday morning in the Morris County Jail
> > and was released later in the day on $2,500 bail, according to police.
> > A Municipal Court appearance is scheduled for today, Sept. 17.