The following is supposedly a true story. To be included, besides being true, the story is most likely strange, weird, surprising, or funny.
From the Echoes-Sentines [?], Somerset County, NJ, Sept. 17, 1987:
GILLETTE RESIDENT IS ARRESTED AFTER SHOOTING HIS COMPUTER
PASSAIC TWP. -- A Gillette man was arrested at his home last Thursday night after he fired eight bullets at his home computer, according to police.
The man, Michael A. Case, 35, of 64 Summit Ave., was arrested shortly after 11 p.m., at his house, when police said they received a report that shots were fired. They arrived at the home to find a .44 Magnum automatic handgun and a shot-up IBM personal computer with a Princeton Graphics System monitor.
The monitor screen was blown out by the blasts and its inner workings were visible, Lt. Donald Van Tassel said on Monday. The computer, which had bullet holes in its hardware, was hit four times while four more bullet holes were found in various areas next to the computer, Van Tassel said.
"The only thing he (Case) said was that he was mad at his computer so he shot it," Van Tassel said.
The handgun, which the lieutenant identified as an Israeli Arms Desert Eagle .44, has "a lot of firepower," he said. "It's a big gun." Case used hollow-point, or dum-dum, bullets, he added.
Case was surprised when police arrested him because he didn't think he was breaking the law, Van Tassel said. "He couldn't understand why he couldn't shoot his own computer in his own home," Van Tassel said.
Case was charged with recklessly creating a risk and using a firearm against the property of another, because the house is reportedly owned by a relative. The walls were also damaged by the shots, according to police.
He was also charged with unlawful posession of a firearm without a permit, and with possession of illegal bullets, police said.
In addition, Case was issued to summonses, for discharging a weapon in a restricted area and for discharging a single-projectile weapon, police said.
Case spent early Friday morning in the Morris County Jail and was released later in the day on $2,500 bail, according to police.
A Municipal Court appearance is scheduled for today, Sept. 17.
sounds like the guy needs a little bit of anger management. i get pissed off at mine sometimes when it acts up, but i am not dumb enough to damage my livelyhood .
i have actually considered tossing it out the window though, but harley, our gsd, sleeps sometimes right under the window and i wouldnt want to knock him out with a flying tower ! lol
same here. i cant afford to replace it. we just recently had to buy kayla a new tower and a eathernet card so that she could pick up off our wireless. ours is pretty fast , but hers kicks ass. lol
its wireless networking.all the components plug into each other. it just means i can run other computers off of this one without having to run cords to them. kayla has a laptop too, but i need to install another card in that too for her to be able to run wireless.
how bizzare to shoot your computer..there are times when i could break down in tears like when my old computer died of a virus and it couldnt be fixed..i lost some real precious pictures that i didnt have backup for..stupid me lol..but this computer so far (tough wood) has been a dream and im still giving my dad money for it so i cant chuck it out the window yet
i can see why he got arrested though..defiantely stupid to fire off a gun like that in your own home
That happened to my mothers computer but it would still turn on so she wanted to get stuff off of there are put it on my computer and I told her she was ouot of her mind. LOL
It was a nightmare and it made me soo mad when it happened..i think it crashed because of Spyware.. I did have a crappy anti-virus etc programme with BT for about £3.49 a month and it was complete load of rubbish.. Lets just say i made a HUGE complaint lol. Now i have The McAfee software which is amazing and constantly updating (free of charge) to protect my pc. You can even track down details of the hacker and report them.
I could switch the computer on but them i got a huge amount of warnings and 'This programme has to End' etc the whole computer was a wreck adn i could do nothing with it but turn it off and simmer with rage lol
we have a really good virus protector on here too. its norton internet security. so far we havent got hit with any viruses. hoprfully it stays that way.
The computer and the internet really helped humans out but yet they cause us more pain then maybe everyday life. LOL we try to relax by getting on the computer but yet our computers must hate us on days cause they will not let you relax. Does this make since to anyone else? LOL
