Posted on 11/18/2006 11:40:23 AM PST by highimpact
An 80-year-old New York cemetery worker has been charged with using a rake as an offensive weapon after allegedly beating a man who caught him urinating on a relative's grave, prosecutors said.
The full details of the alleged incident were unclear, but according to the New York Post, Itomor Khaimov, 28, was walking his dog in the cemetery when he spotted the 80-year-old relieving himself in a vase on his grandmother's grave.
When Khaimov asked the man what he was doing, he replied: "I'm urinating. ... I'm an old man, I can't hold it," the report said.
As Khaimov confronted him, the man swung at him with the rake, hitting him on the head and causing a mild concussion, the report added.
Khaimov said he visited the grave of his grandmother, who was born in Russia and died in 2001, every Sunday.
The cemetery worker, James Scott, has been charged with second-degree assault, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon -- the rake -- and is due to appear in court in January, prosecutors said.
He faces up to seven years in prison if convicted.
Bad ju ju.
Not condoning the elderly mans actions, but..............
At least he wasn't charged with 'assault with a dead weapon'.
How do we know what really happened? It's "he-said, he-said" and I don't want to get in the middle of that pissing contest.
Can you imagine approaching your grandmother's grave, only to find an old man p*ssing on it? The old man was lucky the younger fella wasn't carrying a real weapon.
I am looking forward to pissing on Jane Fonda's and any Klinton grave when they pass.....
Meadow Muffin
What 28 year old man gets raked by an 80 year old man?
most cemeteries ban dogs, probably for this very reason. On the other hand, my husband and I went to visit an old country cemetery where my grandparents and great grandparents are buried. We went first to the plot where my grandparents are buried and looked around for our two dogs... they were about 100 feet away, lying down on my great grandmother's grave ... I happened to have been named after her. anyway, we thought it was rather odd.
A flaming homosexual? A liberal mama's boy?
Having seen my elderly father have more than a few "bathroom emergencies" in his declining years,I might be receptive to such an argument if I was a juror.
Yes,the particular place he chose was bad,but perhaps if the the accuser would talk to a urologist or a specialist in geriatrics he'd come to suspect that the guy might not have meant any disrespect.
Just my opinion...based on some personal experience.
I wonder if Lady Bird would shoot me if I ever go to the LBJ Ranch?
If given the opportunity, I will too, but I'll at least look around to see if any relatives are approaching first.
(Suddenly, Leo is surrounded by guards).
UNCLE LEO: What?! I'm an old man! I'm confused!
Ooops. Post #14 was to you guys.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1740891/posts?page=14#14
Originally this jackass got only a one day suspension from his job. Nice to see he is being criminally charged.
Considering where LBJ might be, that would cool him off.
Uromycotisis, maybe?
ELAINE: Why couldn't you just wait?
GEORGE: I was there! I saw a drain!
So you're friends with the shower urinator?
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