Just think - he could have been "stabbed" with these!
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."
OUCH.
I broke my collarbone in that same accident (my ATV flipped).
The cartilage was so damaged that I don't have a full range of motion in that arm anymore. Sometimes a change in the weather will make it hurt.
My husband & I used to have a very handsome friend who usually dated 'hefty' women & my husband would tease him about it. Once when the friend had a new girlfriend, my husband asked him if she was fat. He squirmed a bit and finally said, "Well, she's healthy. Pretty healthy." We nearly fell on the ground we laughed so hard.
Reminds me of the Bugs Bunny cartoon where the elephant takes Yosemite Sam and uses him to pound a mouse to death before running off scared silly!.............
When menopause hits, watch it. We can be a mean machine!
OK. Close call. STRANGLE, as a verb, can mean just clutching or holding another by the throat.
But it's an odd twist that STRANGLED means brought to death by having someone STRANGLE you.
She is 5'7", 260 pounds. Maybe she sat on him.
You have a good point. English is an odd language, no?
Reports are that this guy was "all choked up" with emotion as she strangled him to death.... :0 )
Is that how long you've been "dead?"
Just think - he could have been "stabbed" with these!
There's an old saying:
"More bounce to the ounce!"
I think there's a photo of here on page 4 of this PDF:
http://www.oregonena.org/newsletters/Spring2005.pdf#search=%22Susan%20Kuhnhausen%22
By the way, her name means "bold house" in German.
It is odd. But it's my favorite.
I need to slow down a bit anyway, I just saw the part about "police found the body..."
heck I been staring at assembler code and system dumps for two weeks...
my peepers is beat!
Is that Madonna?
No problem. Get some rest and take care!
I am ready for the weekend.
Neighbors said Kuhnhausen's size - 5-foot-7 and 260 pounds - may have given her an advantage.
... ran waddled to a neighbor's house...
I think waddle is a more accurate verb in this case...
She's not fat..
Nurses that strangle criminals are just "big boned".
51 is not OLD!!!
"she's healthy. Pretty healthy." I just describe myself as wholesome: whole (and then) some. ;o)
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