Post by robeiae on Nov 6, 2017 8:50:41 GMT -5
www.cnn.com/2017/11/05/politics/rand-paul-assault-injuries/index.html
Some points, not necessarily significant:
1) Paul was apparently mowing his grass when this happened. Who mows their own grass these days? That tidbit made me think of Biden, taking the train to work everyday.
2) His neighbor had one of those "as seen on TV" products, the "therm-a-vest."
3) One of the stories on the incident said that the two had an ongoing feud; some stories are playing up the fact that Boucher is a registered Dem, but that seems--right now--totally inconsequential.
4) Granted, this is not a mass shooting, but what the hell is wrong with people? This guy is 59 years old and a doctor, yet he has so little sense as to ambush a sitting Senator?
Republican Sen. Rand Paul has five rib fractures, including three displaced fractures and lung contusions, after an assault in his home in Bowling Green, Kentucky, a senior adviser told CNN.
Paul sustained what were initially reported as "minor injuries" after a neighbor allegedly assaulted him in his home Friday. Kentucky State Troopers said the neighbor, Rene Albert Boucher, "intentionally assaulted" the senator. The motive for the alleged assault is unknown, but assaulting a member of Congress is a federal crime and could likely result in severe charges including felony assault or assault of a member. Both Capitol Police and the FBI are investigating the incident.
Police say Boucher, 59, "admitted going onto Paul's property and tackling him."
Paul sustained what were initially reported as "minor injuries" after a neighbor allegedly assaulted him in his home Friday. Kentucky State Troopers said the neighbor, Rene Albert Boucher, "intentionally assaulted" the senator. The motive for the alleged assault is unknown, but assaulting a member of Congress is a federal crime and could likely result in severe charges including felony assault or assault of a member. Both Capitol Police and the FBI are investigating the incident.
Police say Boucher, 59, "admitted going onto Paul's property and tackling him."
1) Paul was apparently mowing his grass when this happened. Who mows their own grass these days? That tidbit made me think of Biden, taking the train to work everyday.
2) His neighbor had one of those "as seen on TV" products, the "therm-a-vest."
3) One of the stories on the incident said that the two had an ongoing feud; some stories are playing up the fact that Boucher is a registered Dem, but that seems--right now--totally inconsequential.
4) Granted, this is not a mass shooting, but what the hell is wrong with people? This guy is 59 years old and a doctor, yet he has so little sense as to ambush a sitting Senator?
