Tuesday, December 23, 2008
City Two More Urban Golfers Charged
Posted by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:17 PM
City attorney Tom Carr's office has filed charges against two more men who were arrested during a Seattle Urban Golf event in October.
Eric Rachner—who I spoke with shortly after the October 18th incident—and a 24-year-old man (who I'm not naming as I have talked to him and don't know whether he's been notified) have been charged with obstruction.
Prosecutors have also charged David Hulton with misdemeanor assault for allegedly hitting a bystander with a foam golf ball at the event, although another man has admitted to being responsible for the "attack".
A spokeswoman for the Tom Carr's office declined to comment on the case.
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This is so ridiculous. Next thing you know, they'll charge you for reporting it.
I still have burning hatred for the punkass bitch/worthless "friend" who won't fess up.
I still have burning hatred for the punkass bitch/worthless "friend" who won't fess up.
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Maybe they should charge Jonah for reporting this. In a sense, haven't we all been 'nerfed' by these bombastic stories? Isn't that, metaphorically, the real crime? Isn't it?
Isn't it?
Isn't it?
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They should all be charged -- if it was poor black men shooting foam balls at 100+ mph in busy streets they'd all have felonies.
And just because it was a plastic ball doesn't make it safe -- imagine taking a surprise nerf football or a surprise paintball in the face.
And just because it was a plastic ball doesn't make it safe -- imagine taking a surprise nerf football or a surprise paintball in the face.
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Doesn't the law require the police to treat this serious Nerfcrime as a higher priority than possession of pot? Is that good or bad?
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I wish legislative nightmares upon all those who believe the nerf golfer committed a crime. Remember, NERF golf balls are made of NERF. NERF is soft, like a pillow, or like your personality.
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Jonah - Can you track down a picture of the injuries that were inflicted by said foam golf ball to post on slog?
It's hard to imagine they're significant, but if they are, that would be important to know.
It's hard to imagine they're significant, but if they are, that would be important to know.
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in the golfer's original apology, he claimed to offer to pay for the victim's medical bills. either that means there were injuries, or he was being a sarcastic drunk asshole after hitting a guy with a plastic-like golf-ball. apparently it is not legal to hit people with things.
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