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Man convicted for attack on driver of riding mower
www.thelocal.se ^ | 10/04/2011 | The Local/dl

Posted on 10/04/2011 11:12:08 AM PDT by WesternCulture

A 60-year-old man has been sentenced for assaulting the driver of a riding lawnmower the man claimed was making horses in a nearby field in northern Sweden “hysterical”.

When the man heard the machine rumbling over the grass in June, he ran over and attemtped to throw the driver to the ground, the local Dagbladet newspaper reported.

The surprised driver managed to right himself, but drove the riding mower into the ditch.

The 60-year-old then grabbed hold of the driver once again, lifting him out of the driver's seat and throwing him to the ground.

When the driver attempted to get back on the mower, the 60-year-old rushed back and threw him to the ground again.

During his trial in the Sundsvall District Court, the 60-year-old claimed he was acting in self-defence, arguing the lawnmower was making the horses “hysterical” and thus posed a danger to any humans in the area.

He also claimed he simply wanted to tell the driver of the mower that he was scaring the horses by cutting the grass with the noisy machine.

But the court didn't buy the 60-year-old's arguments, sentencing him to 50 hours of community service for assault. He was also ordered to pay 6,500 kronor ($1,000) in damages to the driver of the lawnmower.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: funny; lawnmover; sweden; violence

1 posted on 10/04/2011 11:12:16 AM PDT by WesternCulture
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To: WesternCulture

Obama, the IMF and the geniuses who run Greece have one thing in common. When it comes to plain stupidity, they can’t rival this lawnmower Joe (who cares if it’s real or not, rather entertaining clip, wouldn’t you say?):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNPxIibhcKY


2 posted on 10/04/2011 11:13:26 AM PDT by WesternCulture
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To: WesternCulture

I’ve seen hysterical women but what does a hysterical horse look like?


3 posted on 10/04/2011 11:18:40 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
Which is which here:
4 posted on 10/04/2011 11:22:48 AM PDT by PissAndVinegar
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To: Jack Hydrazine

John Kerry?


5 posted on 10/04/2011 11:24:38 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (See ya later, debt inflator ! Gone in 4 (2012))
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To: PissAndVinegar

Silly question.

One’s a dog and the other is a horse, obviously.

Two completely different species.


6 posted on 10/04/2011 11:25:12 AM PDT by SargeK
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To: WesternCulture

7 posted on 10/04/2011 11:29:33 AM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: WOBBLY BOB
John Kerry?

A horse walks into a bar. The bartender says, "what'll you have?"

John Kerry walks into a bar. The bartender says, "why the long face?"

8 posted on 10/04/2011 11:30:00 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: WesternCulture

I’m amazed this one went to court. Imagine the humiliation of having the crap beat out of you by a 60-year-old.

Of course, the mower rider could’ve been in his 70s...


9 posted on 10/04/2011 11:37:56 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (It's the Tea Party's fault!)
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To: WesternCulture

Too bad they kept the guy’s age a secret.


10 posted on 10/04/2011 11:39:26 AM PDT by Drawsing (The fool shows his annoyance at once. The prudent man overlooks an insult. (Proverbs 12:16))
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To: WesternCulture
local Dagbladet newspaper reported


11 posted on 10/04/2011 11:42:31 AM PDT by frithguild (We admitted we were powerless over government - that out lives had become unmanageable)
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To: frithguild

“hornswoggling”

- It’s a great thing you Americans decided to free yourselves from Britain two centuries ago.

But what do you, even in your own mind, believe expressions like this and other ones you frequently use in everyday conversation actually mean?

Is it we Europeans who lack fantasy?


12 posted on 10/04/2011 12:58:17 PM PDT by WesternCulture
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To: WesternCulture

Lack fantasy? Yes you do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke5Mr5eCF2U


13 posted on 10/04/2011 3:38:14 PM PDT by frithguild (We admitted we were powerless over government - that out lives had become unmanageable)
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