Left without a leg to stand on...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060124/od_nm/legs_dc ^

[edgrimly78]

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - An Oregon man hurled both of his prosthetic legs at a state trooper, striking him with one, after his son was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, police said on Monday.

ADVERTISEMENT

The incident on Friday began when the trooper stopped a sport utility vehicle going the wrong way on a highway in southern Oregon.

The trooper at first detained only the driver, Adam Kackstetter, 26, after he became aggressive. But then his father, Joel Kackstetter, 53, a passenger in the vehicle, grew hostile, a police spokesman said.

The senior Kackstetter charged at the arresting officer several times before the trooper knocked him to the ground, according to the police report.

"Passenger removed a prosthetic leg and threw it at trooper, hitting trooper in chest. Passenger removed second leg, threw it at trooper but missed," the report said.

The father and son face multiple charges including assault on a public safety officer.

"It got to be quite a dangerous situation. I think the officer used a lot of discretion and restraint in the amount of force that he used in this situation," said Ed Caleb, Klamath County district attorney.

A lawyer for the Kackstetters could not be immediately reached for comment.

[kiriath_jearim]

Assault with deadly legs!

[Semper Paratus]

An Oregon man hurled both of his prosthetic legs at a state trooper,

And he did it knowing he wouldn't have a leg to stand on!

[Riley]

Oh alright, I'll say it.

'He'd better cop a plea in court- he doesn't have a leg to stand on.'

[MadeInAmerica]

These 2 don't have a leg to stand on.....Guilty


ROFLMAO

[U S Army EOD]

I bet the tape of him trying to out run the police won't be very interesting.

[umgud]

Let me be 1st to say; There's no way he can beat this. He doesn't have a leg to stand on.

[TChris]

Welcome to Free Republic!

By the way, you're supposed to post the original title to the article.

[martin_fierro]

HE DOESN'T HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON!

(the gag is a repost, but so is this thread)

[dead]

"Passenger removed a prosthetic leg and threw it at trooper, hitting trooper in chest. Passenger removed second leg, threw it at trooper but missed," the report said.

Then he removed and threw his first arm at the trooper. Then he removed and threw his second arm at the trooper.

[jigsaw]

A lawyer for the Kackstetters could not be immediately reached for comment.

Kackstetter couldn't be reached for comment either because the news guy was suffering a bad back and couldn't bend over.

[andy58-in-nh]

I may be going out on a limb here, but this is one defendant who won't be doing the "perp-walk"....

[Ingtar]

Are the legs locked up in an evidence locker somewhere?

[mad puppy]

"...Passenger removed second leg, threw it at trooper but missed," the report said

Gotta read a lot of police reports to find stuff like this. Its tuff to accurately throw your 2nd leg.

[Red Badger]

Nothing like kicking a man while you're down........

[dirtboy]

The senior Kackstetter charged at the arresting officer several times before the trooper knocked him to the ground, according to the police report. "Passenger removed a prosthetic leg and threw it at trooper, hitting trooper in chest. Passenger removed second leg, threw it at trooper but missed," the report said.

I think this guy wins this week's Darwin Award for the "Best Black Knight Impersonation" category.

[md2576]

ZZ Top?
He's got legs!
He knows how to use them!

[NorCalRepub]

I guess he was getting a leg up on the situation.....or in the vein of Forrest Gump.....

"you've got magic legs"......LOL

[llevrok]

The guy used to be two feet taller.

[docman57]

I can't help myself............
I'll rip my legs off and beat you with them!!!