Man shoots finger off in wart removal (hold muh beer)

ninemsn (Australia) ^ | Jun 16 2011

[Mount Athos]

A British man has shot his own finger off in an effort to get rid of a painful wart.

Sean Murphy, a security guard from Yorkshire, blew most of his middle finger off with a shotgun after drinking several pints of beer, The Sun newspaper reported.

The 38-year-old was charged with possessing an illegal firearm after the incident but walked free yesterday after a judge handed him a suspended sentence.

Murphy told the Doncaster Magistrates' Court how he had lived with the wart for five years and had tried several removal creams over the years to no avail.

He added that the wart "was hurting a lot and causing my finger to bend".

"It was as big as my thumbnail. I'd been to the doctors with it and tried all sorts of things but it wouldn't go," he was quoted saying.

He said he didn't expect to lose most of his finger in the shooting.

The 38-year-old pleaded guilty to the possession of firearms charge and also to theft of the shotgun after he told police he found the firearm in a hedge near his work.

A police investigation revealed that it was stolen in a 2009 burglary which Murphy claims he had no knowledge of, The Sun reported.

The judge handed him a 16-week suspended sentence.

[kittycatonline.com]

Welll, the wart is gone, right?

[Grizzled Bear]

The wart is gone; so obviously, it worked!

[ransomnote]

Sounds like it worked though, the wart is gone.

As he recovers from his injury, I’m sure the Obama administration would like to start vetting him for a position as an economic adviser....

[boatbums]

Poor guy probably still had to wait another five years for the dermatologist to see him to properly remove the wart. I guess we should expect the same things from Obamney Care.

[duckbutt]

I guess the judge gave the suspended sentence because he figured the poor slob had suffered enough......
Pat

[jazusamo]

He made the mistake of not stealing a smaller gauge shotgun, but he did get rid of the wart.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Good thing the wart was on his finger! He could have ended up in the Darwin competition.

[exit82]

The only person more dangerous than the one that says “Hold my beer...” is the one that says “Hey, I can do that too!”

from The Noticer, by Andy Andrews

[dennisw]

A security guard came up with a bizarre remedy to remove a wart - he shot off his finger with a shotgun.

Sean Murphy, 38, from Doncaster, had seen his GP repeatedly about the problem and also tried a variety of traditional ointments and creams.

But when the persistent wart refused to disappear, he opted for the firepower of a 12-bore Beretta he claimed he had found under a hedge a few months earlier.

Heavy-handed: Sean Murphy pictured after the accident in which the middle finger of his left hand was blown off by a shotgun

His technique successfully removed the wart - along with most of the middle finger of his left hand.

And the solution also landed Murphy in court this week for illegal possession of a firearm.

After leaving Doncaster Magistrates' Court with a suspended 16-week prison sentence, Murphy said: 'I'm happy with that.

'I know I could have gone to jail for up to 15 years for a firearms offence. My solicitor did a very good job. The best thing is that the wart has gone. It was giving me lot of trouble.'

Warts and all: Murphy's stump can be clearly seen in this image

Murphy was employed as a security officer at Markham Grange Nurseries in Doncaster at the time of the incident in March, but has since lost his job.

He had suffered with the irritating wart on the joint closest to the tip of his middle finger for more than five years.

He said he drank several pints of beer to build up his courage before carrying out the operation outside the caravan where he was living at the time.

He stretched out his left hand, pointing the end of the barrel at an angle to the offending wart, and used his other hand to hold the stock steady and pull the trigger.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2003744/Sean-Murphy-blasts-finger-shotgun-trying-remove-WART.html#ixzz1PPCGbhJz

[Signalman]

Just think, after Obamacare goes into effect, we’ll be doing the same thing...because we won’t be able to see a doctor for 6 mos.

[passionfruit]

That’s what I was thinking. If he could have had it removed by a dr, this wouldn’t have happened.

[Revolting cat!]

I hate when that happens!

[Gator113]

“.....he told police he found the firearm in a hedge near his work.”

Oh sure, I find many of mine the same way. Don’t forget to look up in the trees too.

[myrabach]

I guess he was lucky it was on his finger...

[SoldierDad]

I guess he’s lucky the wart wasn’t on his head.

[tet68]

He should have asked me for the most simple and
effective wart cure, I learned this from my
grand mother who had not a wart on her ever.

Go to a crossroads, find a small smoothe stone,
bring it back home, in the light of a full moon
rub the wart with the stone enough to make it bleed
on the stone. Now take the stone and wrap it up in a
box with wrapping paper and ribbon like a present,
then take it back to the cross roads and leave it there
when someone comes along and picks up the gayly
wrapped package your wart will go away. Simple huh.

I’ve got a good cure for lock jaw too...

Another unusual fact.
You cannot dig a hole and then put all the dirt back
in the hole, there will always be some left over...
unless you do it by moonlight.
The same thing works with moonshine but there is rarely
any left over...

[Brandonmark]

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

“As he recovers from his injury, I’m sure the Obama administration would like to start vetting him for a position as an economic adviser....”

Would have to be careful not to overload the chap, I’m pretty sure one or more 0bamacare agencies has first and second dibs on him.

[phockthis]

sfl