here's a little something that happened about 20-30 minutes from where i live....this is taken from the site of our town's local newspaper

Quote:An argument over a neighbor’s dog resulted in a sword fight in Piedmont Saturday evening. ACSO Deputy J.J. Jacobs was dispatched to 16 Archie Street at about 6:30 p.m., where he found a white Ford van in the middle of the yard and a bleeding man lying on the ground directly behind it. There were also two swords on the ground.

According to Jacobs’ incident report, the man on the ground was identified as Joseph Durward Allen, a 42 year old white male, whose address is 14 Archie Street. Randall Allen McClain, a 46 year old white male at the 16 Archie Street address was listed as the victim on the Anderson County Sheriff Department incident report.

According to Susann Griffin, spokesperson for the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, the two men had argued in the past over some dogs owned by McClain. McClain had apparently gotten rid of those dogs but had gotten a puppy. Allen reportedly said he was taking the puppy up the street to show it to someone and McClain objected. Allen then allegedly went to his house and got a sword, which McClain got away from him while getting a minor cut in the process.

According to reports, McClain apparently then inflicted some punishment on Allen, who went home and got a second sword. During the second round, McClain’s father, Billy McClain, 69 years old, drove into the yard in the Ford van and brushed Allen with the vehicle. According to Griffin, Allen was not run over. He was taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital, but not as a result of being hit by the van. “Apparently, he got a pretty good thrashing and that was the reason for transporting him. None of the injuries were serious,” Griffin said.

Both parties signed complaint withdrawal forms, dropping the charges.

proof that stupidity is alive and well.....


and in case you don't believe me, here's a link to the article on the paper's site

http://www.thejournalonline.com/frontpag...rd%20fight