Texan killed friend over last beer

Reuters ^ | 12-5-02

[Oldeconomybuyer]

BANDERA, Texas (Reuters) - A jury has handed a life prison sentence to a Texas man who shot and killed a longtime friend he accused of drinking the last beer in his refrigerator.

Jurors deliberated for less than two hours on Thursday before passing the sentence on Steven Brasher, 42, for the murder of Willie Lawson, 39, on November 5 last year.

"There was only two beers left, so I took one, and I told Willie not to take my last beer," Brasher said in a taped statement that was played during the trial.

Testimony showed Brasher shot Lawson in the head with a pistol after the two began arguing over the missing beer. Brasher maintained the shooting was an accident.

[Bob J]

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[MedicalMess]

Pryor: So, what got you sent to prison?

Convict: I killed my whole family.

Pryor: Why did you do that?

Convict: They was home.

[xp38]

This is a "Dude where's muh beer alert"

[GovernmentShrinker]

Using the term "friend" rather loosely . . .

[davetex]

Celis went out of buisness I think. I can say for sure they are no longer in the building where they had a brewery in northeast Austin.

[Revolting cat!]

The victim should of said: "Hey pardner, I'm only borrowing it!"

[JavaTheHutt]

we would not encourage him to drive

Are you kidding me? Seriously, pop in a George Jones cd, crank it up, and make a B - double E - double R - U - N!

They'd of been laughing and in a good mood when they got back with a truck load of brew. Instead, one is dead, and the other is wishing he had some soap on a rope.

[Travis McGee]

LOL PING!

[Revolting cat!]

I'll blast ya to kingdom come if you touch that last can critter!

[freebilly]

This guy simply didn't know how to share.It'll be a hell of a story to tell in prison.

Keep him away from the "pruno"....

[freebilly]

Didn't Ben Franklin say: "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." ?

"Malt does more than Milton can To justify God's ways to man...."

A.E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad

[Blood of Tyrants]

I think this would definitely qualify for the "Hold muh beer Alert". That is if the ba$tard hadn't taken the last one!

Well, he was warned!

[Billthedrill]

I figger if two was left, the empties shoulda hit the bed of the truck just as the boys pulled into the 7/11. Thet's the difference between a redneck and a good ol' boy, you know. A good ol' boy can hit the back of his pickemup truuck with his empty at 75 mph no matter how drunk he is.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Can't. That dam#ed Willie took the last one!

[Revolting cat!]

Gotta tell ya, I luv beer! It saves my a$$ every week! It doesn't take much for my boss to start bragging during our weekly meetings about his beer making prowess, instead of paying attention to the things I was supposed to accomplish and didn't. Today the trigger was a conversation he had with another manager who reported that he had seen me stagger out of a brewpub the previous Saturday night. Lord, I was saved again!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Whatever happened to "I love you man!"???

[mhking]

More like "Hold muh---BLAM!"

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[Poohbah]

A jury has handed a life prison sentence to a Texas man who shot and killed a longtime friend he accused of drinking the last beer in his refrigerator.

Must've changed the state penal code--this used to be "justifiable homicide."

[Happygal]

Taking a man's last beer is a hanging offence in Ireland.

I say the scoundrel who did it got off lightly ;-)