Is this type of thing common in Milwaukee? (maintenance, house)

[Palmer Eldritch]

Angry man shoots lawn mower for not starting



Fri Jul 25, 11:41 PM ET

MILWAUKEE - 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 or rifle and misdemeanor disorderly conduct while armed.
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According to the criminal complaint, Walendowski said he was angry because his Lawn Boy wouldn't start Wednesday morning. He told police quote, "I can do that, it's my lawn mower and my yard so I can shoot it if I want."

A woman who lives at Walendowski's house reported the incident. She said he was intoxicated.

Walendowski could face up to an $11,000 fine and six years and three months in prison if convicted.

A call to Walendowski's home went unanswered Friday morning

Angry man shoots lawn mower for not starting - Yahoo! News

[EnjoyEP]

Is this common in MKE?

Yep, terribly common. Heck, just in this past month, there have been 3 assults via firearms on lawn maintenance machinery. Heck, just the other day, I saw my neighbor here in my inner ring suburb take a chain saw to his John Deere riding lawn mower.

Doesn't get more common in MKE than this...

[karfar]

I'd say this is common amongst rednecks, white trash, that sort of thing. What can ya do, they're all over the place!

[wanderlusting]

Originally Posted by karfar

I'd say this is common amongst rednecks, white trash, that sort of thing. What can ya do, they're all over the place!

Yep, they are. Watch your a$$ next time you step out to go to the sushi bar

[wanderlusting]

Originally Posted by karfar

I'd say this is common amongst rednecks, white trash, that sort of thing. What can ya do, they're all over the place!

As opposed to thugs in tha hood shootin' each other up

[radraja]

Haha.

Lovely.

Not entirely surprising, though. I heard a man screaming at his snowblower once.

[Drover]

It's ironic that a man who allows himself to look this gives a crap about the condition of his lawn.

[oneblessedmommy]

I wouldn't doubt it, have you noticed the road rage in Milwaukee?? A bunch of people here have little patience and quick to do somthing rash.

[43north87west]

Originally Posted by Palmer Eldritch

Angry man shoots lawn mower for not starting



Fri Jul 25, 11:41 PM ET

MILWAUKEE - 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 or rifle and misdemeanor disorderly conduct while armed.
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According to the criminal complaint, Walendowski said he was angry because his Lawn Boy wouldn't start Wednesday morning. He told police quote, "I can do that, it's my lawn mower and my yard so I can shoot it if I want."

A woman who lives at Walendowski's house reported the incident. She said he was intoxicated.

Walendowski could face up to an $11,000 fine and six years and three months in prison if convicted.

A call to Walendowski's home went unanswered Friday morning

Angry man shoots lawn mower for not starting - Yahoo! News

Hilarious... I grabbed the morning paper the other day and read that. I was laughing about it for an hour.

Judging from this gentleman's looks, one might hypothesize that the shooting of his lawn mower was primarily a result of missing brain cells, combined with a severe misfire in the ones that still remain, if any.

The report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel was a little more elaborate. It stated that the man had been drinking all morning, yet the incident happened at 9:30AM. Which leads me to the question: What time in the morning did he start drinking?!

From the looks of this person, I don't think he's ever stopped drinking, except perhaps to sleep.

[Milwaukee Ronnie]

Originally Posted by Palmer Eldritch

Hey... how did you guys get my picture?!