Things Are Different Down Here
BBC reporting: Bullet causes US man’s headache
A bullet has been removed from behind the right ear of a US man who went to hospital complaining of a headache.
Michael Moylan, 45, from the state of Florida, is quoted as saying he had woken up with a headache so severe he thought it was caused by an aneurysm.
His wife, April, took him to hospital but left when the bullet was found. She was arrested later over the shooting, but said it was an accident.
Mr Moylan remains in hospital in a stable condition.
Y’all, we have no-fault divorce in this state. You can do it yourself without any lawyers. I know the legislature seem to think that guns solve everything, but there are other remedies available.
I just don’t understand why people keep moving down here.
Update: Major bummer, shot and busted.
Palm Beach Post has more: Husband and wife to be charged in bizarre shooting incident
After changing their story several times, the Moylans told St. Lucie County investigators that an alarm went off at their posh home at about 4:15 a.m., startling April, who sleeps with a loaded .38 revolver under her pillow despite that both she and her husband are convicted felons, said St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara.
The alarm prompted the 39-year-old wife to accidentally pulled the trigger, she told deputies, shooting her husband behind his right ear.
“That’s the final version they both came up with last night,” Mascara said today.
Both will be charged with illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. They live in a sort of exclusive gated community.
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There must be something in the water besides alligators.
If I were planning to shoot Mr. Andante and call it an accident, I would surely hang around the hospital and put on a good show of weeping, wailing, swooning, vapors, etc.
I just updated with the latest version of the story from the local sheriff.
If you’re going to to do it, you go outside and shoot through the window. Nobody said our criminals were competent.
andante, don’t do it! If you need help, I can put you in touch with an excellent psychotherapist (or is she a psycho therapist… I’m never quite certain). If Stella lives too far away from you, there’s always Screwy Hoolie, whose certification is the same as Stella’s. Actually, andante, you’re the second female blogger I’ve seen riffing on that possibility today… I think I’ll hide until this news story quiets down a bit!
I’ve never understood sleeping with a loaded gun under the pillow. It seems that doing so provides two of the three things needed to get oneself shot… the gun and the ammunition… requiring only a person to do the shooting. In Texas, it seems, that last one is never in short supply.
It is not only dangerous, it really stains the sheets and pillowcases, and it creates a lump. It’s almost as bad as the destruction caused to the lining of suits by the hammer on your gun, another reason not to carry one.
I beginning to think that they need another warrant and a drug sniffing dog at that location. Why would that woman think she needed a gun under her pillow in a gated community, a woman with a record of drug arrests? Boy, that’s a hard one.
[aside – it’s hard to type with kittens licking your toes.]
“[aside – it’s hard to type with kittens licking your toes.]” – Bryan
I dunno, Bryan; some people would probably pay to have that done. I wonder what currency kittens would accept…
The possible drug involvement occurred to me as well. Were they former dealers, perhaps, with some dissatisfied customers… or competitors… out there? Or could we drop the “former” qualifier?
Oh, I have no plans to shoot anyone, certainly not Mr. Andante! He’s the weekend breakfast chef in this household and a very reliable jar-opener, among other things.
Nor do I have any intention of putting a loaded weapon under my pillow. Grumpy, sleepy chihuahuas are dangerous enough as it is.
Steve, I wonder what they take to stop it.
Sounds like she hasn’t given up her “former” life, and a closer look is justified.
Gentlemen… It’s time to turn to our partners and thank them for not shooting us during the last argument…
Ladies… Perhaps there’s a time to suggest your partner read this very interesting story while giving them a playful smile…
Wasn’t there a story recently of a man shooting his big toe off because he woke up suddenly and saw a man in the doorway?
Love the vision of your toes being licked, Bryan. Much better than shooting them off….
Oops… for clarity… the shooter thought his big toe was a man in the doorway….
I don’t know, CD, it might not be a good Idea to even mention it.
Ellroon, I make it a rule to never shoot anything until after my second cup of coffee which ensures I’m awake.
you can solve the lumpy pillow problem by having a shotgun for a sleeping partner.
seriously, though, i’m one of the “if somebody wants to shoot me, they’re going to have to bring their own gun” crowd. large black dogs with big white teeth have always worked well for me.
I have several weapons available, and there was I time when having them readily available was an excellent idea, but I also have very realistic dreams occasionally and don’t want to deal the results of reacting badly to one of those dreams, so none of those weapons can be fired without certain actions being taken first. It’s a slower response time, but it cuts down on the paperwork.
saved by paperwork!
leaving loaded guns, note the plural, lying around the house is one of things my ex and i argued about constantly. ferociously. i’m still a little bit amazed that neither of us ever grabbed one up in the heat of battle. i credit the large furry dogs with keeping away any intruders that might have broken in, snatched up one of the readily available guns, and killed us all in our sleep.
Remember the movie “Love You to Death” with Kevin Klein and Tracy Ullman? It was based on a true story. Though the movie was set in Tacoma, WA the real story happened back East somewhere. I remember the news coverage. Wife tried to kill philandering husband several times in one night. When sleeping pills in his dinner failed, she had someone shoot him in the head. The shot missed the vital parts and the sleeping pills had slowed his metabolism enough that he didn’t bleed to death. Same story. He woke up with a “killer” headache and the ER techs found a bullet. The couple made up and were still married at the time the movie was made. The movie is good black humor and worth the rental fee if you haven’t seen it.
Hipparchia, it’s just me and the cats, and even friends who are aware I have guns, have never seen them because that’s is not the way you do it, with guns laying around – you would have to dust them if you did that and gun oil stains things – but they are available to me. As you say, I’m not in favor of being shot with my own weapon.
John, you have a strange sense of humor.
i hate dusting. i’ve been known to entice the large fluffy dogs to stand next to the furniture and wag their tails.costs a small fortune in freeze-dried liver, but much more fun than pledge and dust rags.
Maine coons are very good in that regard, especially their tail.
hmmmm… fluffy cats would be better than dogs for those higher bookshelves….
Be careful what you wish for.
yeah, you’d think i would have learned that by now. maybe i can just tie dust cloths to the ones i’ve already got.