And now for something weird...

nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
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http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2017/03/07/man-charged-with-attempted-murder-in-mannequin-attack/
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A hunt for the killer of two sleeping homeless men in Las Vegas led to an unusual attempted murder charge Tuesday and a legal debate about criminal intent, when a man was accused of trying to kill a mannequin used as a decoy near the downtown site where the men had died of head injuries.

The charge was lodged against 30-year-old Shane Allen Schindler at a hearing in which a justice of the peace ordered him to undergo a mental competency evaluation.

Clark County Public Defender Phil Kohn derided the charge of attempted murder as “a legal impossibility,” saying someone can’t kill an inanimate object.
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“He told police following his arrest early Feb. 22 that he knew it was a mannequin he was attacking.”
Bail was kept at $50,000 — the initial amount set after Schindler was charged last week with felony carrying a concealed weapon, the hammer.
"How did he know it was a mannequin and not a homeless person? Easy, no urine stench."
 
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spinnaker

Joined Oct 29, 2009
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Talk about being lucky to be alive:

The window cleaner who fell from a skyscraper and lived:
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39114931

I remember window cleaners on one of the buildings where I now work. They were probably 20 stories up. Too high for the fire truck ladder. Their scaffolding failed. They were hanging by their safety harnesses. The fire fighters had to take out a window ( not an easy task in a modern skyscraper) and rescue them through the window.
 

cmartinez

Joined Jan 17, 2007
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I remember window cleaners on one of the buildings where I now work. They were probably 20 stories up. Too high for the fire truck ladder. Their scaffolding failed. They were hanging by their safety harnesses. The fire fighters had to take out a window ( not an easy task in a modern skyscraper) and rescue them through the window.
Yeah, now that I think of it. Taking out a window from the inside, without breaking it, or breaking it and making absolutely sure that no pieces fall off to the outside must be extremely difficult.
 
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