White man trying to buy gun shoots self in penis — blames it on a black guy

[RandySF]

A South Dakota man is currently in custody after telling police officers he was shot in the penis by a “black guy” when he actually shot himself while attempting to purchase a gun illegally, reports the Argus Leader.

Convicted felon Donald Anthony Watson, 43, was admitted to a local emergency room late at night on Sept. 6 for a gunshot wound to his penis, and told local law enforcement that he had been shot during a botched robbery.

According to the arrest report, Watson said he was shot by “a black guy (who) tried to rob” him while he was taking out the trash at his apartment.

Investigators who went to Watson’s apartment said there was no evidence of a shooting outside, but neighbors told them they heard screaming coming from his apartment earlier in the evening.

After obtaining a search warrant, officer entered his home and found blood, bullet fragments, and an empty gun case.

Pressed by police, Watson admitted that he made the story up and was looking at a handgun he was thinking about buying and placed it in his pocket where it went off, with the bullet hitting his genitals.


http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/white-man-trying-to-buy-gun-shoots-self-in-penis-blames-it-on-a-black-guy/

[leftofcool]

1. For some reason, I just don't feel sorry for this dumbass!

[Starboard Tack]

2. Hey, he was only exercising his Constitutional right

to shoot himself in the penis. Not to mention his other Constitutional right to make up racist bullshit to cover up his stupidity. Gotta love that Constitution and how it is interpreted 200+ years later.

[Electric Monk]

3. There was a thread on this in GD yesterday, which, oddly enough, remains unlocked for now

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027205814

[flamin lib]

4. He deserves leniency, it was such a tiny target . . . . nt

[jimmy the one]

5. happiness is a warm gun? john lennon

If john lennon was right, this Watson guy shoulda been doubly happy!

Mother Superior jump the gun
Happiness is a warm gun, mama (Happiness bang, bang, shoot, shoot)
When I hold you in my arms (Oo-oo oh yeah)
And I feel my finger on your trigger (Oo-oo oh yeah)
I know nobody can do me no harm (Oo-oo oh yeah)

Many different interpretations of the song have been offered. Some writers have suggested that, in addition to the Peanuts reference, the "warm gun" could refer to Lennon's sexual desire for Yoko Ono and to his well-documented problems with heroin at the time of the recording of the White Album, where the gun represents a hypodermic syringe, although Lennon claimed to have snorted heroin rather than injected it. In his 1980 Playboy interview Lennon admitted to the double meaning of guns and sexuality but denied that the song had anything to do with drugs: "that was the beginning of my relationship with Yoko and I was very sexually oriented then". American and British censors were unhappy with the song, and it was banned by the bbc