Police: Would-Be Ninja Impaled On Fence

theindychannel.com ^ | November 17, 2009 | unknown

[Abathar]

Police Say Alcohol Likely Played Role

SEATTLE -- Seattle police say a man who thought he was ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it.

An officer who was looking for an assault victim nearby Monday night heard the man screaming for help.

Police supported him to prevent further injuries until medics arrived and took him to a hospital, where he was in serious condition in intensive care on Tuesday.

Police spokeswoman Renee Witt wrote in a department Web site posting that officers thought the man might have been involved in the reported assault, but he insisted he was just a ninja trying to clear a 4- to 5-foot-tall fence.

Witt says the man was "overconfident in his abilities," and that alcohol likely played a role.

[MNDude]

Snopes says it’s true! It even has his picture here:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/gruesome/decapitation.asp

[Hacklehead]

Mall ninja meets reality.

[RichInOC]

Okay, I’m curious about where exactly he got speared and how deep, if you know what I mean and I think you do. Am I a bad guy?

[Conservative4Ever]

OW!!

[hadaclueonce]

This just out, Sarah Brady is trying to promote a law against spikes on tops of fences../s

[Deaf Smith]

Was his street name Vlad?

[hinckley buzzard]

Witt says the man was "overconfident in his abilities," and that alcohol likely played a role.

heh heh... hehehe...harf arf arf...LOL!

Perfect.

[gitmo]

“As God is my witness, I thought ninjas could fly.”

[Mac from Cleveland]

BO likes the Japanese bow—maybe he can try this next.

[Slings and Arrows]

But, was it a Pirate Ninja???!?

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[Tainan]

"Witt says the man was "overconfident in his abilities," and that alcohol likely played a role."

Yeah...them dots sorta self-connect there Bubba.

[OneWingedShark]

Obviously he either didn’t watch enough Naruto or watched too much.

[luckymom]

Further info from Spectatorblog:

The police arrived, heard the 25-year-old’s screams and found him on the fence, bleeding heavily with the metal spike sticking out of his butt.

[Grizzled Bear]

For some reason, I bet you’ll enjoy this one...

[bamahead]

http://blogfiesta.mariah.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/ninjas.jpg

[bamahead]

[metmom]

Okay, I’m curious about where exactly he got speared and how deep, if you know what I mean and I think you do. Am I a bad guy?

No, because I've just spent the last couple minutes scanning the thread for links to pics or a video. ;)

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[Pan_Yan]

I wonder if just as he got to the top of the fence everything froze, the angle swooped from a top view to a side view, and then resumed normal speed.

Kind of like this.