Hope This Chap Is Going To Be Alright, But A Strange News Story

[hc4361]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6940427/Man-74-fighting-life-shot-crossbow-trying-fix-satellite-dish.html

[hc4361]

I wonder what the crossbow shooter was intending to shoot when he ventured out with his crossbow at midnight.

[aelmpvw]

^ anything that moved probably

[dannyk13]

Horrendous.With a lot of luck police may be able to lift fingerprints from the bolt.

[hc4361]

I expect you're right :(

[andres]

The locals think it might have been lampers.

[Mamyalynne]

Horrific, that poor man.

[hc4361]

Lamping with a crossbow? Is that a thing?

[dannyk13]

hc, Quieter than a rifle or shotgun.

[hc4361]

Oh

[bednobs]

why would you try to mend your sattelite dish in the middle of te night??

[Baldric]

Something on you want to watch, maybe.

[dannyk13]

Only he would know that.Maybe he waited until he had finished watching telly for the night.

[dannyk13]

Bednobs he wasn't mending it, he was adjusting it.

[aelmpvw]

he probably thought that the chance of him being shot with a crossbow while he was fixing his satellite dish was minimal ...

[bednobs]

"Bednobs he wasn't mending it, he was adjusting it"
??
the article says fix at least six times!

[dannyk13]

Bednobs, article in the paper edition says adjusting.

[Prudie]

Lampers seems like a scapegoat to me - how would they accidentally shoot a human on a building thinking it was their quarry. I'll throw the cat amongst the pigeons - how about a disgruntled eco-warrior neighbour who doesn't like satellite dishes (or the man himself).

[anneasquith]

Lampers ?

[Prudie]

I had to look it up anne, apparently poachers who use a very strong light beam to mesmerise their prey into standing still before shooting it or sending dogs in.

[dannyk13]

Prudie, judging by the photograph he doesn't appear to have any close neighbours.