Rand Paul recovering from 5 broken ribs after attack at Kentucky home

Fox News.com ^ | November 5, 2017

[21twelve]

I recall years ago when my dad fell down the stairs “I’m okay - stupid! But I’m okay!!”

Several days later mom heard him huffing and puffing coming up the stairs. She took him to the doc - a few ribs broken - with one into a lung and it collapsed!

Go-getters like my dad and Rand Paul don’t let a few broken ribs slow them down! Glad they caught it so he can get the proper healing he needs.

[Mount Athos]

i hope he gets well soon

[stockpirate]

I keep looking but see nothing that says why he attacked the Senator

[a little elbow grease]

An assault resulting in such injuries, invading the Senator’s property, should be a felony...

Yep. Things may change.

[a little elbow grease]

18 US Code 351(e) - assault on a member of Congress resulting in personal injury is a federal crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

[Kaslin]

It will take at least 6 weeks for his rips to heal and he will be in a lot of pain.

[PAR35]

Yes, cracked ribs are very painful. With displacement, they can be fatal. The charges don’t seem appropriate.

I saw somewhere that the attacker was a ‘pain doctor’. They usually serve addicts.

[PAR35]

The only thing I saw was that the senator was mowing the grass.

[MortMan]

I read that last name as Schumer...

[central_va]

I would say lawsuit to follow.

[Blue Turtle]

He was just outside the perimeter of the baseball field, so basically an eye witness to the shooting. I’ll tell you though, he’s been with Trump on many issues, especially the EO for healthcare.

[jackibutterfly]

"I read that last name as Schumer..."

You and me both. :-)

[Alberta's Child]

I would agree with you, but my post specifically addressed this description of the legal distinctions among different grades of criminal charges related to assault:

... whether the perp intentionally caused "serious physical injury" as opposed to simply "physical injury."

The "intentionally" part here might make this a difficult case to prosecute if the assailant's intention was to tackle his victim and the injuries were the result of the victim falling on the lawn tractor instead of the grass. I'm just speculating here, but we'll see as more information comes out.

[jospehm20]

I think I saw Flake talking about it so maybe some Senators were there.

[TheConservativeTejano]

Takes along time for bone to heal with a lot of pain along the way. Every use of the upper body producing that pain, including breathing.

Bad enough for 1 rib to heal let alone 4 or 5 ribs.

I can just imagine how tough it is just to breath.

We hope this guy does time in jail.

[Avalon Memories]

This is a lack of knowledge question. With such severe pain from broken ribs, how does one avoid becoming addicted to pain killers?

[Avalon Memories]

Wait...you expect Jeff Sessions to do something about Leftist crimes? Last I looked, he was hiding under his desk. Figuratively speaking, of course. Sessions will get around to Leftist crimes about the same time Hillary Clinton will admit to being a roaring drunk.

[entropy12]

$2.5 Million net worth? That is pretty small for a US senator and a doctor. He must not be corrupt.

[entropy12]

AFAIK it was political feud going back many years. Neighbor must be a liberal democrat.