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Man Who Tasers Himself Is Compared to Homer Simpson (By His Lawyer)

by Peter Mychalcewycz on February 18, 2009 at 04:31 PM



You know you have acted like an idiot when your own attorney mocks you in open court.

Ricky Hodgkinson, a 26-year-old man from Perton, England was compared by his own legal representative to Homer Simpson after he shot himself with a million-volt taser. Hodgkinson had purchased the illegal taser from a friend and wanted to see if it worked. The only logical thing to do at that point was shoot himself with it (obviously). "He is like the cartoon character Homer Simpson," said Hodgkinson's attorney John Walker, to the court, adding, "It was a silly thing for him to do but he hasn't used it on anyone but himself."
Do you approve of Taser use by police?
Yes795 (64.0%)
No349 (28.1%)
I'm not sure.99 (8.0%)

Homer moments are pretty easy to recognize; buying a taser for 100 pounds and using it on yourself surely qualifies as one. As for Hodgkinson, he was disappointed because "he had tried it out on himself and was not in much pain at all." Perhaps next time he purchases a deadly weapon, the results will be more satisfactory. [From: The Telegraph]

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