Monday, November 8

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"