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A Milwaukee man was accused of shooting his lawn mower because it wouldn't start. Keith Walendowski, 56, was charged with felony possession of a short-barreled shotgun.
Cranky man shoots lawn mower for not starting
Seeded on Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:51 PM EDT
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Who has not thought of this after pulling a non starting mower, chainsaw, or weedwacker?
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#3 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:18 PM EDTI agree. He didn't hurt anyone so he took it out on his lawn mower instead. Fine him and put him in jail??? Why??? He took his aggression out on an inanimate object and got some satisfaction. He could of beat his wife instead. This is ridiculous and I agree with Karin. We can put people like this away for stupid stuff but let the murderers and rapists go free because of a "technicality." Leave this guy alone and go after the real problems in society.
#4 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:26 PM EDTI have always wanted to shoot a few of my lawn mowers and a few outboard motors too. This man doesn't deserve a prison sentence. He deserves a medal.
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#5 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:30 PM EDT"Keith Walendowski, 56, was charged with felony possession of a short-barreled shotgun or rifle and misdemeanor disorderly conduct while armed."
Had he used a legally liscensed weapon, the charges and penalties would be far less.
It is highly illegal to have a weapon tht has been "shortened", and the peanlties he is facing is because of this, the disorderly conduct while armed is just BS, "charge stacking".
I can't believe that the charge of "illegal discharge of a weapon" is not included in this story, so has it just been left out by the reporter/story writer, or was he not charged with it. I have never heard of any where in this country that does not have this as a law.
#6 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:14 PM EDTBrian,
Unless he lived in the city limits, there probably is not an "illegal discharge of a weapon law". There isnt one where I live. I can go out in my yard and shoot all day long if I want to as long as I am not shooting across my property onto someone elses.
I live out in the country and there is always someone shooting something. People need to get over it.
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Maybe if he was a NRA member he could have said it was in self defense.
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#7 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:23 PM EDTwas it murder of a lawn mower, say its not so. most not be anything else going on for that kinda of news .but kinda funny
#10 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:57 PM EDTYou have got to be kidding me. If he is on his own property shooting his own property, what business does anyone else have interfering?
#11 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:00 PM EDTIt's a felony to shoot a gun in the city limits of Louisville, unless it is self defense, or at a shooting range. Of course I do not know the laws in Wisconsin. Also, if homes are near by, bullets can backfire off metal objects.
More than likely he will pay a small fine.
#12 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:13 PM EDTJonathan this is how conservative types act. They feel that the government has the right to dictate every aspect of a person's life including the shooting of his own lawn mower.
#13 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:15 PM EDTI do believe this comment is for me. Let tell you my stance. Let's completely scratch all the laws we enacted that date back to the 70's.
Take those smoking bans and shove them high up someones... { I smoke, its legal, I pay hefty taxes, give me a place to smoke}
Take those seatbelt laws and wrap a politician in one{ I use mine, but its a choice,should not a law}
All the Un marked cop cars, mark em
Hate Crime Laws Good Bye
Reverse The Patriot Act, And arrest the makers of this
End Homeland Security Good Bye
All the cameras on the Highways, Cites, should be shot out
Mandatory US Constitution Class for All students public and private
I also tend to be a strong believer in putting the 10 Commandments back on the School Walls OF America
Lets be smart about the illegal Immigration and Put FEMA to use, after all, it is an emergency.
Good Bye Nafta
Let's be smart about the Drug Problems and the laws we have, maybe there is a better way. They may be drug users however they are people, our people. The current laws we have now are only aiding the probem.
Good Bye UN
Oh, last but not least, No MORE AMERICAN LAND OR BUSINESSES FOR SALE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES!!!
I could care less if this guy wants to shoot at objects. I happen to live in a subdivision where the neighbors are an ear shot away. Sounds to me like this guy lives in a similar area since a lady saw him do this. Maybe she was concerned for her safety or this mans well being.
I had no idea is was a felony to shoot a gun in Louisville, but when my neighbor got arrested for shooting at squirrels in his backyard the police told me it was a felony.
Oh, by the way, I did not call the police, he was shooting his AK-47 at a squirrel in a trap at 3:00 am in the morning, the old lady next to him called the police. Woke the whole neighborhood up.
Uhm, no Merle. I do believe the "liberals" are just as guilty of trying to make us live the way they want us to. For instance, the ban on fast-food restaurants in South L.A. is an example of the "liberal" way of running our lives for us.
I can understand frustration and I have been tempted myself to beat a lawnmower with a sledge a time or two. It sounds as if he's in more trouble for having a short-barreled (sawn-off?) shotgun or rifle than he is for blasting a lawnmower in his yard. It's a felony to have a shotgun with a barrel of less than 18" or a rifle with a barrel of less than 16" without the Class III NFA federal license. I don't know what sort of local ordinances there might be in place about firing a firearm in that area, but a richochet into a neighbor's house could have been a real possibility.
On the other hand, I've been tempted to beat a lawnmower with a sledgehammer more than once so I know how he feels.
Conservatives don't want government involved in their lives in any way, PERIOD!!! Only liberals would think up a law preventing the guy from shooting his OWN lawn mower even if he lived in the middle of Antarctica!
#14 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:50 PM EDTDont police have better things to do than to fine someone 11k dollars just for shooting a lawn mower?
#15 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:57 PM EDTOh yeah wildbill I seem to remember it wasn't too Long ago when Reagan wanted a national ID card issued to everyone. Conservatives want to regulate everything that goes on including what we do in the privacy of our own homes. How can you say that conservatives don't want to regulate every aspect of a person's private life?
I support the right of a man to shoot his his own lawn mower and I am a bleeding heart liberal.
#16 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:58 PM EDTI'm talking about conservatives like Barry Goldwater, not George Bush. Bush has used the veto less than any President in my lifetime, and that damn sure doesn't qualify him as a conservative. And we can all see were its got us.
As for regulating everything you do. I think if you compare the legislative record of Barry Goldwater( a true conservative) against that of Teddy Kennedy ( a true liberal), i think you'll find Teddy has his big nose in your life a helluva lot more than Barry.
And i don't think we need to broach the subject of which had his hand deeper in your pockets!
wildbill wants things his own way without any consideration for other viewpoints. So does liberal Merle. I happen to agree with Merle. Liberal literally means "consideration given to other views." Can't be an American and beat that with a stick.
#17 - Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:22 AM EDTHoly crap, are these people THAT bored?! Leave this man alone and let him shoot his lawnmower again if he wants to! Those charges are ridiculous!
#18 - Sat Jul 26, 2008 3:12 PM EDTI wish I could of borrowed him, he could of came over and shot my stupid lawnmower. I agree with Corinne, these charges are ridiculous, they have nothing better to do than waste our tax dollars on stupid @!$%#!
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#19 - Sat Jul 26, 2008 3:29 PM EDTMy question is this who does not feel like shooting there lawnmower if not something else. I know someone who took their computer out and shot it. So???
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#20 - Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:33 PM EDTI am a criminal justice major who believes in you have the right to carry a gun if you chose too. Me for one wants to have the protection if you want too. as a single mother with an crazy X with his crazy girlfriend I am off too the gun shop... I understand there is laws for a reason but shooting a lawnmover. Someone who is a lawyer please help this man. He did nothing wrong that the rest of us if not have done have thought about it.... Where is the system I love going too??? Where are our rights to have a firearm going???
#21 - Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:50 PM EDTOh, let him alone. He didn't shoot a person, he shot a lawnmower.
I've thrown a weedwhacker that broke while I was using it down in disgust and stomped on it - office space style.
Yard tools can be damned frustrating.
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#22 - Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:12 PM EDTThe punishment is too harsh. The guy just got frustrated, but he didn't hurt anybody. Somebody in power got carried away. This just sets a precedent for more micromanagement of your lives by elitists who think they are qualified to tell you how to life from womb to tomb.
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#24 - Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:01 PM EDTThe punishment is ridiculously harsh. Do you want someone taking 6 years of your life the next time you have a moment of frustration? He didn't hurt anyone! A night in jail would do. Not 6 years! That's just dumb!
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