The New Weapon: Hedgehogs!

[Pami]

Saw this posted on the Women and Guns forum:

Police: Man Used Hedgehog As Weapon

Police: Man Used Hedgehog As Weapon


Monday, April 7, 2008

(04-07) 13:51 PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) --
A New Zealand man has been accused of assault with prickly weapon — a hedgehog. Police allege that William Singalargh picked up the hedgehog and threw it several yards to hit a 15-year-old boy in the North Island east coast town of Whakatane on Feb. 9.


"It hit the victim in the leg, causing a large, red welt and several puncture marks," police Senior Sgt. Bruce Jenkins said Monday. The teen did not need medical treatment, he added.


The Herald on Sunday newspaper reported that it was not known whether the hedgehog was dead or alive at the time of the attack, but that it was dead when collected as evidence.


Jenkins said Singalargh, 27, was arrested shortly after the incident on a charge of assault with a weapon. He is expected to appear in court again on April 17.


His lawyer, Rebecca Plunket, said Singalargh intends to plead innocent. The maximum penalty for the charge is five years in prison.
While using a hedgehog as a weapon in an assault is uncommon, Jenkins said, "People often get charged with assault for throwing things at other people."

 

[TomN]

Hedgehogs kick ass!

 

[GetA2J]

We need a nationwide ban on ALL assault hedgehogs!!!!

 

[Cactus Jack]

What caliber was that hog????

 

[Scutter01]

Hedgehogs kick ass!

The new pygmy hedgehogs you can keep like a pet hamster

 

[munky_3434]

those things were everywhere in kuwait....mabey we have a new terror alert on our hands

here i have one piece in a weapons cache

 

[Kirk Freeman]

See, you all mocked me, but who's laughing now?

I walk about downtown Lafayette with a brace of badgers. Hedgehogs are such weak tea.

 

[TomN]

A "brace of badgers"? "Hedgehogs are such weak tea"? What are you, English?

 

[rhino]

If you only knew.

I know that in Texas you have to complete the proper paperwork and pay a $200 tax to possess an assault hedgehog. You have to pay an addition $1000 if you choose to name it "Sonic."

You can, of course, recoup your expenditures by selling tickets to the incident wherein you use the aforementioned hedgehog as a weapon.

I'm still waiting for a repeater.

 

[bigcraig]

Hedgehogs, the tactical marsupial!



Cause, they're FAST!

 

[JetGirl]

Just remember, if you outlaw hedgehogs...
only outlaws will have hedghogs!

 

[Pami]

Just remember, if you outlaw hedgehogs...
only outlaws will have hedghogs!

But how would they get them if they're outlawed?!

I don't understand...

 

[munky_3434]

Hedgehogs, the tactical marsupial!

Cause, they're FAST!

ladies and gentlemen....christopher walken is in the forum!!!!!

 

[JetGirl]

But how would they get them if they're outlawed?!

I don't understand...

Confiscate them...in animal warfare?

 

[munky_3434]

AMD (animals of mass destruction) as long as we can keep them out of the hands of the north koreans and iranians we should be safe


with great power comes great responsibility

 

[Lars]

*goes back to training his "attack weasels"*

 

[munky_3434]

*goes back to training his "attack weasels"*

:do2: no match for my ninja ferrets

 

[JetGirl]

:do2: no match for my ninja ferrets

Werd.

 

[jontheturboguy]

 

[TomN]

Fear my DEATH GERBILS!!