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Nurse Strangles Intruder With Bare Hands
Forbes ^
| 9/8/06
| AP
Posted on 09/08/2006 12:46:36 PM PDT by TrebleRebel
A nurse returning from work discovered an intruder armed with a hammer in her home and strangled him with her bare hands, police said.
Susan Kuhnhausen, 51, ran to a neighbor's house after the confrontation Wednesday night. Police found the body of Edward Dalton Haffey 59, a convicted felon with a long police record.
Police said there was no obvious sign of forced entry at the house when Kuhnhausen, an emergency room nurse at Providence Portland Medical Center, got home from work shortly after 6 p.m.
Under Oregon law people can use reasonable deadly force when defending themselves against an intruder or burglar in their homes. Kuhnhausen was treated and released for minor injuries at Providence.
Haffey, about 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds, had convictions including conspiracy to commit aggravated murder, robbery, drug charges and possession of burglary tools. Neighbors said Kuhnhausen's size - 5-foot-7 and 260 pounds - may have given her an advantage.
"Everyone that I've talked to says 'Hurray for Susan,' said neighbor Annie Warnock, who called 911. "You didn't need to calm her. She's an emergency room nurse. She's used to dealing with crisis."
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chokeoutcrime; nurse; nursesusan; perpchoked; primumnonnocere; strangle
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To: Red Badger
51 isn't old, but 260 pounds on a 5'7" frame is a bit hefty, don't ya think? Anyway, the nurse deserves to be commended for taking a felon out of circulation-- something the law was quite negligent in doing.
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posted on
09/08/2006 12:53:23 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Crime would drop like a sprung trapdoor if we brought back good old-fashioned hangings.)
To: TrebleRebel
5-7 and 260? Never mind her hands. She could have
sat on him and killed him.
Oh, well, you take your happy endings as they come.
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posted on
09/08/2006 12:53:23 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(Stupidity is its own punishment...but some people need an enhanced sentence.)
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To: Constitution Day
5-foot-7 and 260 pounds One of the best ER nurses I've ever met (professionally: hers) more or less fit that discription.
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posted on
09/08/2006 12:53:49 PM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: TrebleRebel
I would have thought that a nurse would put on gloves before strangulations.
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posted on
09/08/2006 12:54:02 PM PDT
by
Leg Olam
("There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell them." Louis Armstrong)
To: ArrogantBustard
Well, that's dandy. But still a big ol' girl.
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posted on
09/08/2006 12:54:23 PM PDT
by
Constitution Day
(Please do not emanate into the penumbra.)
51 yrs old is NOT old!!! Sheesh! Wait until YOU hit the big 50, then talk to me!
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posted on
09/08/2006 12:55:17 PM PDT
by
micho
To: TrebleRebel; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; SandyInSeattle; Darksheare; OSHA; ...
Here's the nurse demonstrating her technique:
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posted on
09/08/2006 12:55:33 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("I've never seen so many testicles in my life.")
To: TrebleRebel
I wonder what constitutes UNreasonable deadly force? Grenades...Bazoooka.... etc...??
Calling in 2 Phantoms hot with 'snake & nape"....???
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posted on
09/08/2006 12:56:03 PM PDT
by
Wings-n-Wind
(All of the answers remain available; Wisdom is gained by asking the right questions!)
To: Constitution Day
Neighbors said Kuhnhausen's size - 5-foot-7 and 260 pounds - may have given her an advantage. Holy Moley! 260 lbs? About the right size for a linebacker in the NFL I'd say. I suppose she CAN handle herself. You go girl!
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posted on
09/08/2006 12:56:22 PM PDT
by
mc5cents
To: Paradox
Doesn't really say he's dead or not. Just strangled.
Pretty poor journalism, IMHO.
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posted on
09/08/2006 12:57:03 PM PDT
by
djf
(Some people say we evolved. I say "Some did, some didn't!")
To: BenLurkin; twigs
Is 51 old? Not to old to defend herself, with spectacular success.
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posted on
09/08/2006 12:57:57 PM PDT
by
CobaltBlue
(Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
To: dead
Wow! That's a strong lady, because it would have taken him at least 5 minutes to die, I believe.
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posted on
09/08/2006 12:58:04 PM PDT
by
brwnsuga
To: TrebleRebel
Something is missing from this story. Unless you have trained to gain an advantage over an opponent while applying a choke hold, you will be leaving yourself open to both hands and feet of the opponent. It's hard to imagine that he did not gouge an eye, smash the throat. or jab her in the solar plexus.
I suspect the intruder was four sheets to the wind and really was not much of a threat to her immediate safety.
I would go further and check her work history looking for asphyxiated patients..
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posted on
09/08/2006 12:58:05 PM PDT
by
LoneRangerMassachusetts
(The only good Mullah is a dead Mullah. The only good Mosque is the one that used to be there.)
To: djf
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posted on
09/08/2006 12:58:54 PM PDT
by
Constitution Day
(Please do not emanate into the penumbra.)
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
I would go further and check her work history looking for asphyxiated patients.. Oh, please.
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posted on
09/08/2006 12:59:58 PM PDT
by
Constitution Day
(Please do not emanate into the penumbra.)
To: Constitution Day
She was a big girl, all right. The bulk came handy resetting my dislocated shoulder ... gives real meaning to "putting he weight into it". That was in the bad old days ... now they just load you up with Versed and you haven't a clue what's going on.
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posted on
09/08/2006 1:00:08 PM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: 1rudeboy
OMG, that picture is so wrong, I can't stop laughing.
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posted on
09/08/2006 1:00:10 PM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: mc5cents
Neighbors said Kuhnhausen's size - 5-foot-7 and 260 pounds - may have given her an advantage. Well..there goes any plans she may have for dieting...
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posted on
09/08/2006 1:00:11 PM PDT
by
tflabo
(Take authority that's ours)
To: ConservativeMind
No kidding. But since we can't, all the more reason we should be allowed to conceal and use these...
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posted on
09/08/2006 1:00:59 PM PDT
by
Ladysmith
((NRA, SAS) Gun owners have illustrated rights are individual and can be protected by individuals.)
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