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Man mistakes woman for a monkey, shoots her
Malaysian police say victim was picking fruit in neighbor's tree

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Police said a man shot his neighbor, mistaking her for a monkey as she was picking sapodilla fruit in his tree.

Yahaya Othman, police chief in eastern Pahang state, said the woman was gathering fruit Thursday when her neighbor shot her.

The man came home and saw rustling in the tree and fired into it, Yahaya said. "Then there was screaming ... and only then did he know it was his neighbor."

He said the woman was hospitalized with a wound to the abdomen but her condition was stable Friday.

He said police were investigating the man, a volunteer security corps member, for illegally discharging a firearm, which carries a maximum prison term of two years.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29685956/?GT1=43001

ummm...don't really know what to say here. Makes one wonder just what his neighbour looked like for him to mistake her for a monkey. Not the most flattering of excuses.

lolwutfbbq? :D

That happened to me once. :(

I have no idea.. just uhm... ok

That happened to me once. :(

Only it wasn't a woman in the tree! :mad:

lulwat?

lol. sounds like a good excuse to me.

Only it wasn't a woman in the tree! :mad:

I told you to stay off my lawn, but you thought you'd use a loophole and climb my tree. See how that worked for you?

Am I the only one who thought that if the shooter was White, that it would also be a hate crime?

Am I the only one who thought that if the shooter was White, that it would also be a hate crime?


Probably.

Am I the only one who thought that if the shooter was White, that it would also be a hate crime?

not in the US so that would need to be Malay and Chinese involved in the incident.

I told you to stay off my lawn, but you thought you'd use a loophole and climb my tree. See how that worked for you?

But the zoning laws state that the Tree was in MY yard!

See I told ya. Moneys are freeloaders, get humans into trouble although most of us can find it on our own. Sounds like a TV show. Damn sorry about that I thought you were a monkey. Next time maybe knock on the door and ask to pick the fruit?

But the zoning laws state that the Tree was in MY yard!

Pish posh. I'll see you in court, just bring a pillow. Those wooden chairs are hard, and if memory serves, you still have trouble sitting down.

All I can say is this: Keep this man away from Helena Bonham-Carter.

http://www.virginmedia.com/images/not-planet-of-the-apes-431x300.jpg

Happens here at least once per hunting season. It's not that hard to understand, if she was in a tree picking fruit. That's a monkey's MO to a 't'. :p

Pish posh. I'll see you in court, just bring a pillow. Those wooden chairs are hard, and if memory serves, you still have trouble sitting down.

Damn right I will! And yes I am still sore.

Mostly because I'm still sore...

Damn right I will! And yes I am still sore.

Mostly because I'm still sore...

Date last night?

Date last night?

I havn't been on a date since you shot me in the ass!


Oh boy that can be taken in so many ways...


Shit that last statement can too...

I havn't been on a date since you shot me in the ass!


Oh boy that can be taken in so many ways...


Shit that last statement can too...

There are so many things to say, but I can't choose. I can't choose!!!! *runs away screaming*

There are so many things to say, but I can't choose. I can't choose!!!! *runs away screaming*

I just won by losing o.o

not in the US so that would need to be Malay and Chinese involved in the incident.

There are no hate crimes in Malaysia, and if you say there are, especially about Malays to anyone else, you'll be charged under sedition laws for it. Doublepluss thinkgood.

Obviously, he ignored one of the very basic rules of firearms in which you KNOW WTF YOU'RE SHOOTING AT.

This is why it's important to shave. ;)

Am I the only one who thought that if the shooter was White, that it would also be a hate crime?
Yes.

There are no hate crimes in Malaysia, and if you say there are, especially about Malays to anyone else, you'll be charged under sedition laws for it. Doublepluss thinkgood.

yeah of course. well the Malaysian government is full of shit.

Am I the only one who thought that if the shooter was White, that it would also be a hate crime?

Yes.

Obviously, he ignored one of the very basic rules of firearms in which you KNOW WTF YOU'RE SHOOTING AT.

Pssh, you made that rule up.

Obviously, he ignored one of the very basic rules of firearms in which you KNOW WTF YOU'RE SHOOTING AT.

but that's one of the main reasons i shoot at things. If i dont know what it is.

he blessed damd well shouldn't have been shooting monkeys either. about time nonhumans got a little just cloture too, if only by accident.

I wonder if she's more pissed off about the insult of being mistaken for a monkey, or because she was shot.

I wonder if she's more pissed off about the insult of being mistaken for a monkey, or because she was shot.
That was my thought as well. Imagine the neighbour trying to apologise, using that excuse.

That was my thought as well. Imagine the neighbour trying to apologise, using that excuse.

Yeah, "it's ok, I wasn't trying to murder you, I just thought you were a monkey". That would go down a treat, I'm sure.

Yeah, "it's ok, I wasn't trying to murder you, I just thought you were a monkey". That would go down a treat, I'm sure.

"here, I bought you a razor so next time I'll be able differentiate between you and a monkey easier. Please use it, especially on your back."

"here, I bought you a razor so next time I'll be able differentiate between you and a monkey easier. Please use it, especially on your back."

Most of the fruit bearing trees in region have very dense leaf coverage, being equatorial flora and all. If you're up in the branches, and the observer isn't directly under the tree, it's easy to lose track of who or what is inside. The general exception to this rule is very tall fruit trees like Durian trees.

This is why you should always ask questions first and shoot later.

This is why you should always ask questions first and shoot later.
still not that great for promoting good neighbour relationship.
"Are you are a monkey? Just checking before I shoot!"