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BRISTOL, Tenn. A man who police say was run over with a lawn mower while trying to kill his son with a chain saw has had to have his leg amputated.
The Bristol Herald Courier reports that a warrant for 76-year-old Douglas Ferguson couldnt be served until Tuesday because of the severity of his injuries.
According to a Sullivan County Sheriffs Office release, officers called to a home June 28 found Ferguson bleeding from his leg and head. A preliminary investigation indicated he had tried to attack his son with a running chain saw while he son mowed the yard.
Detectives say the father and son had an ongoing feud.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/oct/12/man-run-over-by-lawn-mower-while-trying-to-kill-so/
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)peekaloo
(22,977 posts)spanone
(135,873 posts)Danascot
(4,694 posts)spanone
(135,873 posts)superpatriotman
(6,252 posts)Thanks, Tennessee !
FM123
(10,054 posts)Yavin4
(35,445 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)And having a President who is a hateful, divisive jackass does not help matters.
Iggo
(47,565 posts)Nothing better than that headline is coming today.
malaise
(269,157 posts)No words
Stallion
(6,476 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)My husband said what are you reading, that's how loud.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)blugbox
(951 posts)How this whole scenario even went down. How can a man of 76 years on this Earth conclude he's so upset he's going to shred his own son with a chainsaw?
How do you run your father down with a mower? Was it a power mower or push style? Why not just out run him? He's 76...
So many questions
violetpastille
(1,483 posts)"Meth is a hell of a drug.."
xmas74
(29,676 posts)was dementia or Alzheimer's.
Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)Lawn mower.
No we know. We didn't need to know but now we do.
I hope father and son get help. Lots of help.
Brainstormy
(2,381 posts)whistler162
(11,155 posts)Vinca
(50,303 posts)Blue Owl
(50,494 posts)n/t
hibbing
(10,109 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,414 posts)Crying won't rewind this craziness.
It's the very odd, yet very human nature of this wild event that makes it joke worthy.
Feuds escalate.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)It just seems very sad to me for all involved.
treestar
(82,383 posts)air to it, and since we are not personally involved, it is hard not to think in those terms.
It's like laughing when people fall down - some type of inner reaction that is just natural, even if we think it unkind.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Crunchy Frog
(26,630 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)I'm wondering what inspires a response like that (i.e. making jokes) in response to an article like this.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)By a lawnmower instead triggers an automatic schadenfruede response.
It is as if Trump stabbed himself in the eye with a pen signing "National be safe week".
Now on top of this we have. 76 year old man attacking his son who was mowing the lawn which adds an extra dimension to the chainsaw attacker gets attacked by a lawnmower ( which is funny like 'man bites dog is funny') because
Have you ever noticed how difficult it is to get your child to mow the lawn
Or
Your granfather to put his tools away in the garage.
You must be a riot at parties, telling everyone to keep their drinks on the coasters.
FSogol
(45,525 posts)It is called black comedy or gallows humor. It is a way for humans to deal with terrible events and still remain sane.
Recommended reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_comedy or almost anything by Somerset Maugham.
Tsk, tsk!
malaise
(269,157 posts)display of lunacy on steroids.
DFW
(54,436 posts)It sounds like things had escalated somewhat beyond the "feud" stage. No one thought to intervene before now? This can't be the first time things got violent between the two.
unblock
(52,317 posts)DFW
(54,436 posts)davekriss
(4,627 posts)(My bet is they voted for Trump - if they voted at all.)
oasis
(49,407 posts)Crunchy Frog
(26,630 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)Have him get someone else to cut his lawn. Especially if he has a chain saw.