Prank on sleeping man kills him - Polidicks

[quote=CNN]A 24-year-old Vermont man was fatally shot by a friend who used a gun in a prank, police said. The alleged shooter apparently tried to prank his sleeping friend by waking him up with the loud sound of an air rifle, police said. However, police said, the man mistakenly used a real rifle in the prank. Nicholas Bell, 23, was charged with manslaughter after the incident Thursday, Manchester police said. "The accused fired the weapon, which was a loaded .22 cal rifle hitting the [victim] in the chest," a police statement said. "The victim died at the scene." The victim was identified as 24-year-old Jeffrey Charbonneau. Both men were guests at the Manchester home where the shooting occurred, police said. Bell was jailed and bail was set at $250,000.[/quote] [img]http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/CRIME/11/26/vermont.friend.shooting/story.manchester.manslaughter.mpd.jpg[/img] Source: [url]http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/11/26/vermont.friend.shooting/index.html?hpt=T2[/url]

He FUCKING DIED.

That sucks. He only wanted to have some fun.

There's no way you can mistake a real rifle for an air rifle. He's either mentally retarded or he meant to kill the guy.

Did it wake him up?

[QUOTE=IMoo;26325117]Did it wake him up?[/QUOTE] no it put him to sleep... forever

dumbass

[QUOTE=AgentBoomstick;26325107]There's no way you can mistake a real rifle for an air rifle. He's either mentally retarded or he meant to kill the guy.[/QUOTE] considering it was probably at night, it could have been an honest mistake and he just grabbed the wrong rifle.

[QUOTE=AgentBoomstick;26325107]There's no way you can mistake a real rifle for an air rifle. He's either mentally retarded or he meant to kill the guy.[/QUOTE] You'd be surprised. They make .22 Air rifles that look and feel just like the real thing.

[QUOTE=IMoo;26325117]Did it wake him up?[/QUOTE] He died, so I'm going to say.. no. Not properly.

[QUOTE=Psychokitten;26325140]You'd be surprised. They make .22 Air rifles that look and feel just like the real thing.[/QUOTE] ban fake shit like that

[QUOTE=ham!;26325149]ban fake shit like that[/QUOTE] They aren't fake. They are hunting weapons.

[quote]However, police said, the man mistakenly used a real rifle in the prank.[/quote] Bullshit. There's a difference between .22 ammo and .22 pellets.

bet he feels like a piece of shit

[QUOTE=ham!;26325149]ban fake shit like that[/QUOTE] They aren't fake. They are hunting weapons. Here's an example: [img]http://www.pellpax.co.uk/acatalog/xs78.jpg[/img]

Who the hell aims any firearm/-like weapon at a person without intention to harm?

[QUOTE=ham!;26325149]ban fake shit like that[/QUOTE] They shouldn't have to. Nobody has any business firing any sort of rifle at another human being for fun.

[QUOTE=ham!;26325101]He slept with the fishes that night.[/QUOTE] that doesn't even make sense/fit

good way to get away with murder I guess. "it was supposed to be a prank lol" "oh ok, manslaughter and a little bail then"

I am having an incredibly hard time believing this guy's story, who keeps a loaded .22 pistol around that looks identical to an air pistol that you also keep around..?

[QUOTE=M_B;26325207]that doesn't even make sense/fit[/QUOTE] slept with the fishes=term for death slept

[QUOTE=IMoo;26325117]Did it wake him up?[/QUOTE] He woke up dead.

[QUOTE=Penguiin;26325258]I am having an incredibly hard time believing this guy's story, who keeps a loaded .22 [b]rifle[/b] around that looks identical to an air [b]rifle[/b] that you also keep around..?[/QUOTE] Fixed.

Wow, how stupid can you possibly get? I mean this...this is hard to top. There are massive failures at about every possible level of this guy's train of thought leading up to the shooting.

[img]http://www.gunblast.com/images/SHOT2006/Day2/DSC07956.jpg[/img] WAKE UP

[QUOTE=GunFox;26325402]Wow, how stupid can you possibly get? I mean this...this is hard to top. There are massive failures at about every possible level of this guy's train of thought leading up to the shooting.[/QUOTE] I've seen even dumber. Trust me.

I was expecting a prank that scared a guy so bad that it gave him a heart-attack.

At first I thought it was going to be something like an allergic reaction to shaving cream. That would've been sad. This, on the other hand, is just fucked.

There's probably a better way to prank your friend that didn't involve that. He's going to regret that stupid choice for the rest of his life.

Even if he did take air rifle, it would still hit him rather deep in the chest. This is AIR not airsoft. If an air rifle can kill a smaller animal, it sure as hell can penetrate skin, especially if he had little clothing on.