Monday, November 8, 2004

Possible Overreactions

1. "Family dinner escalates into shootout"
   <http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/09/29/648542.html>
"A family meal erupted into a gunbattle after a father and son clashed over how
 to cook chicken"

2. "Policewoman shot brother in row over butter"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1009101.html>
"A Tennessee police woman says she accidentally shot her brother in an argument
 over a tub of butter"

3. "Stabbed with fork over $2 bill"
   <http://smh.com.au/news/Unusual-Tales/Stabbed-with-fork-over-2-bill/
       2004/11/02/1099262830408.html>
"A Malaysian man is in custody after he allegedly stabbed an Indian waiter with
 a fork following a heated dispute in a restaurant over a $3 bill"

4. "Woman allegedly stabs brother over 'stinky socks'"
   <http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforksherald/news/local/8729352.htm>
"An argument over smelly socks apparently led a St. Paul woman to stab her
 brother to death"

5. "Mother repeatedly stabs boy over stuffed animal"
   <http://www.portsmouthherald.com/news/10_7special.htm>
"A mother repeatedly stabbed her 10-year-old son in the arm with a steak knife,
 allegedly because he and his brother destroyed her favorite stuffed animal"

6. "Man killed over DIY noise"
   <http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/03/1083436546492.html>
"An English court has handed down a 10-year sentence to a man who murdered his
 neighbour because the noise from his do-it-yourself improvements was annoying
 him"

7. "Man shot for mowing lawn too much"  [expired link]
   <http://www.stargazettenews.com/local/Sulocal1.html>

8. "Sneezing mooner gets a church bruising"
   <http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=qw1099666620270G655>
"Police in western Germany were called to a city church on Friday after two
 women began fighting outside because one of them could not stand the other's
 incessant sneezing during a service"