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South Dakota man waits 50 years to get revenge on school bully by shooting him twice in the face
MSN ^ | October 4, 2025 | Charlie Jones

Posted on 10/19/2025 4:02:34 PM PDT by Trump20162020

A man waited more than 50 years to carry out his vengeance after being bullied at school.

South Dakota man Carl Ericsson never forgot how his bully Norman Johnson pulled a jockstrap over his head in a high school locker room when he was younger.

Retired Madison High School teacher and track coach Norman Johnson had answered his front door only to get shot twice in the face.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: bully; bullying; fafo; homicide; southdakota

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1 posted on 10/19/2025 4:02:34 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

Revenge is a dish best served cold. In this case, near absolute zero levels of cold.


2 posted on 10/19/2025 4:05:55 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Trump20162020

Reminds me of a couple “Frasier” episodes.

I’m good with revenge, although in this instance it might’ve been a bit harsh.


3 posted on 10/19/2025 4:06:09 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: Spktyr

Sub zero cold.


4 posted on 10/19/2025 4:07:27 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: Trump20162020

When I was a little kid, I got bullied. From that perspective, I understand the desire for revenge.

As I grew, the bullying stopped. It was as much the change in my response to bullying as it was a change in the world.

From that perspective…this guy was nuts.

Get over it. Move on. Do better.


5 posted on 10/19/2025 4:08:32 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Trump20162020

I bet he played doing that over and over in his head for fifty years.


6 posted on 10/19/2025 4:09:39 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Je suis Charlie Kirk.)
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To: Trump20162020

A long time to wait


7 posted on 10/19/2025 4:09:39 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Trump20162020
Have mercy.

Learn to let things go.

8 posted on 10/19/2025 4:09:41 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (It's like somebody just put the Constitution up on a wall …. and shot the First Amendment -Mike Rowe)
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To: Trump20162020

In South Dakota, a jockstrap is often worn to keep the noggin warm.


9 posted on 10/19/2025 4:10:32 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: MayflowerMadam

What you do is go work for the tax man and subject him to a random audit every couple of years.


10 posted on 10/19/2025 4:10:53 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Socialism's promises, like a Djinn's wishes to the greedy, lead to punishment when due. )
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To: Trump20162020

Um, is it just me or does the punishment seem a bit extreme for the alleged jockstrap incident?


11 posted on 10/19/2025 4:12:19 PM PDT by FlatulusMaximus
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To: Trump20162020

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2102394/Carl-Ericsson-pleads-guilty-murder-retired-teacher-Norman-Johnson-shot-dead-door-nearly-60-year-old-grudge.html


more info above


12 posted on 10/19/2025 4:12:28 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: Trump20162020

Rather than shoot the bully he should have brought along a dirty jock strap and made the bully pull it over his own face.


13 posted on 10/19/2025 4:12:52 PM PDT by CaptainK ("No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up” )
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To: Trump20162020

There was one particular person in my high school who bullied me. I hated him. Fifty years later, I have a great professional career, a hot wife, cool cars and money in the bank. I recently checked him out on Facebook and learned that he works as a waiter in a restaurant in Florida. Sonehow, I feel no need to exact any revenge.


14 posted on 10/19/2025 4:13:49 PM PDT by KevinB (I don’t really care, Margaret.)
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To: Trump20162020

I love a happy ending.


15 posted on 10/19/2025 4:14:33 PM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: KevinB

Living well is the best revenge if one believes in it.


16 posted on 10/19/2025 4:16:35 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: KevinB

Haha!

I had a girl bully me in jr high, I became an RN. I saw her on FB, she became a CNA.

I had the same reaction.


17 posted on 10/19/2025 4:16:46 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Jonty30

That is similar to a plot of an early Simon & Simon episode.


18 posted on 10/19/2025 4:17:18 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: Trump20162020

Well, this was a little extreme.

Maybe just do the classic flaming bag of dog poo on the front porch thing. Then he’d still be free.


19 posted on 10/19/2025 4:17:19 PM PDT by Allegra (Thank you for your attention to this matter.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

I’m reminded of a Streets Of San Francisco episode:

Monkey is back.


20 posted on 10/19/2025 4:17:55 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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