It would be nice to know what state this took place in. Pisspoor writing/editing.
As for the swinger, I think a rope would be the next appropriate item for him, around his psycho neck.
Arkansas
I can cure his mental problems very easily with a long syringe, a cc of adrenaline, and 3cc’s of grain alcohol. Enter the brain cavity through the back of the sinus (up the nose) and jellify his frontal lobes. he can then be trained to rake leaves or sweep walkways and be as safe as a puppy.