A Tennessee 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 couldn’t be served until Tuesday because of the severity of his injuries.
According to a Sullivan County Sheriff’s 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.
Ferguson is charged with attempted second-degree murder and violating probation. It’s unclear whether he has a lawyer to comment on his behalf.
(AP)
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Will the courtcase be dismissed as the defendant did not have a leg to stand on?
Besides to desensitize your readers to life and death, to tzuras ha’Adam and the value of midos Tovos – savlanus and vatranus – not to mention kibud Av, why would YWN post this item?
How does that old saying go?………What goes around will mow you down………………
Shauli,
To be happy we’re not going that don’t have any of those מדות
Meant to say גוים
They published it because it is hilarious!!!!!!
shuali, a reminder of sensitivity for others. Though we have those beautiful mitzvos and daily Torah-life obligations, far too unfortunate that in the frum world we have our R’L share of murder, lack of kibbud av v’em, marriage problems, s-exual abuses, addictions (even if it is not as common). Sensitivity and never forget the 2011 case of Leiby Kletzky, as one devastating example. Or this summer of frum Dr. Warn’s murder in Beachwood, OH by his two sons.
coffee addict- No exclusions for any group in this world.
@TGIShabbos Perhaps you missed my point. We just learned in Seder Noach regarding the importance of using lashon nikiyah. Being aware of murder, abuse, and other crimes in our community doesn’t mean speaking openly about them doesn’t desensitize us to it. The doctor, surrounded by disease and death, becomes numb to it. We should not become numb to the tragic nature of all the things you mention. We should never become used to, or even, R”L accepting of, to some degree, of any of the things you mention.