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Carno · 12-16-2004, 10:00 AM

Well, a guy with a bin Laden mask anyways...

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Taxi driver shoots man in bin Laden mask

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- Osama bin Laden take note: You wouldn't be safe in Costa Rica. A startled taxi driver shot and wounded a jokester wearing a plastic mask of the al-Qaida leader, police said Tuesday.

Leonel Arias, 47, told police he was playing a practical joke by donning the Bin Laden mask, toting his pellet rifle and jumping out to scare drivers on a narrow street in his hometown, Carrizal de Alajuela, about 20 miles north of San Jose.

Arias had startled several drivers that way on Monday afternoon. But when he jumped out in front of taxi driver Juan Pablo Sandoval, the motorist reached for a gun and shot him twice in the stomach. He was hospitalized in stable condition.

"For me and I think for anybody else at a time like that one thinks the worst and so I fired my gun," Sandoval told Channel 7 television.

Police declined to detain Sandoval, saying he had believed he was acting in self-defense.

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fhqwhgads · 12-16-2004, 10:20 AM

So he shot a guy twice in the stomach for jumping out into traffic toting a pellet rifle??

I wouldn't have dropped the rounds that low.

water_boy1999 · 12-16-2004, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by fhqwhgads

So he shot a guy twice in the stomach for jumping out into traffic toting a pellet rifle??

I wouldn't have dropped the rounds that low.

No kidding, huh? That guy deserves to be a recipient of the Darwin Awards.

Carno · 12-16-2004, 10:34 AM

Yeah that guy is a dumbass..

lurkette · 12-16-2004, 10:37 AM

Only in America.

Oh....wait....

Bill O'Rights · 12-16-2004, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by lurkette

Only in America.

Oh....wait....

Made my day. I love it.

Gabbyness · 12-16-2004, 03:59 PM

Hahah, the comments were better than the story.

AquaFox · 12-16-2004, 04:10 PM

i wooulnd't even wrap a towel around my head, let alone that!

just trying to pretend to be osama with a realistic looking gun should earn you a bullet like that...

World's King · 12-16-2004, 04:14 PM

What the hell would he be doin' in Costa Rica? Looking for a good margarita?

blitz.fenix · 12-16-2004, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by The Original King

What the hell would he be doin' in Costa Rica?

What else would he be doing?!?!?! Jumping in front of cars of course!

Tracybrian · 12-16-2004, 04:35 PM

Costa Rician taxi drivers have no sense of humor.

roderickpsu · 12-16-2004, 04:38 PM

Sometimes I wonder if I were in his situation if I would be a terrorist too. I think it would be easy to imagine that most of us would also hate the US if we were in a middle-eastern country.

skinnymofo · 12-16-2004, 05:23 PM

if that man were in america, he wouldve been shot in the face by the first person who saw him i bet.

12-16-2004, 11:05 PM

I would say its a tragedy. Im sure the Taxi driver acted responsibly but I still do want to shoot people. I can't imagine anyone looking for the chance to accidently wound someone.

MacGuyver · 12-16-2004, 11:36 PM

What an awesome joke...

Well look where it got him. DICK.

Faygo · 12-19-2004, 10:11 PM

Sounds like he got his.

Lakaiguy85 · 12-19-2004, 10:26 PM

Heh, well i bet the first person in american with a gun would shoot him! but how hard is it to tell some guy is wearing a plastic mask!

jon_264 · 12-19-2004, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Lakaiguy85

Heh, well i bet the first person in american with a gun would shoot him! but how hard is it to tell some guy is wearing a plastic mask!

I was thinking the same! Even from a distance I'm sure that it would be obvious that it was a mask. Although it was a bit of a stupid joke that backfired on him (no pun intended).

GakFace · 12-20-2004, 12:02 AM

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Leonel Arias, 47, told police he was playing a practical joke by donning the Bin Laden mask, toting his pellet rifle and jumping out to scare drivers

I hate to say it, but he deserved it. You've got to be one sick fuck to pull a stunt like that. Jumping behind someone and shouting something is a practical joke. Removing the Toilet seat while leaving the lid is a practical joke. Repeating a common suspensful noise from a Thriller to your friend across a crank phone call is a practical joke. But dressing up and even more importantly carrying something that looks like a real gun with the intent to scare someone is just plain stupid. I'm willing to bet he would have gotton shot even it he wasn't wearing that mask.

thingstodo · 12-20-2004, 04:27 AM

I wonder what he expected....for people to laugh and roll on the ground? He's fortunate he only got gut shot. Most would have put him down for good!

Painted · 12-20-2004, 05:58 PM

This guy is 47? What the hell is he doing with an Osama mask and a fake gun running around scaring drivers in traffic?

fhqwhgads · 12-20-2004, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Lakaiguy85

Heh, well i bet the first person in american with a gun would shoot him! but how hard is it to tell some guy is wearing a plastic mask!

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Originally Posted by jon_264

I was thinking the same! Even from a distance I'm sure that it would be obvious that it was a mask. Although it was a bit of a stupid joke that backfired on him (no pun intended).

WTF does this have to do with the mask? The guy jumped into traffic carrying a pellet gun with the intent to scare motorists. The fact that he was wearing the OBL mask, to me, makes no difference at all. If you point a realistic looking gun at me, you are getting dropped... no matter what the hell you're wearing.

Psycho Dad · 12-20-2004, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by fhqwhgads

If you point a realistic looking gun at me, you are getting dropped... no matter what the hell you're wearing.

And that is likely why he got a couple of bullets to take with him. The Bin Laden mask didn't have any more to do with this than the cost of admission to the Juarez donkey show. But if anything these days makes the news, and Bin Laden can be mentioned with it...

12-16-2004, 10:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
lurkette My future is coming on Moderator Emeritus Location: east of the sun and west of the moon	Only in America. Oh....wait.... __________________ "If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France

12-16-2004, 04:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
AquaFox WaterDog	i wooulnd't even wrap a towel around my head, let alone that! just trying to pretend to be osama with a realistic looking gun should earn you a bullet like that... __________________ ...AquaFox...

12-16-2004, 04:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	What the hell would he be doin' in Costa Rica? Looking for a good margarita? __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

12-16-2004, 11:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
MacGuyver You're going to have to trust me! Location: Massachusetts	What an awesome joke... Well look where it got him. DICK. __________________ We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. ---Aristotle Deeds, not words, shall speak [for] me. ---John Fletcher

12-20-2004, 04:27 AM	#20 (permalink)
thingstodo A Storm Is Coming Location: The Great White North	I wonder what he expected....for people to laugh and roll on the ground? He's fortunate he only got gut shot. Most would have put him down for good! __________________ If you're wringing your hands you can't roll up your shirt sleeves. Stangers have the best candy.

12-16-2004, 10:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
fhqwhgads Junkie	So he shot a guy twice in the stomach for jumping out into traffic toting a pellet rifle?? I wouldn't have dropped the rounds that low.

12-16-2004, 10:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
Carno Junkie	Yeah that guy is a dumbass..

12-16-2004, 03:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
Gabbyness Chicken scratch. Location: Japan!!!	Hahah, the comments were better than the story.

12-16-2004, 04:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
Tracybrian Crazy Location: Tracy, ca	Costa Rician taxi drivers have no sense of humor.

12-16-2004, 04:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
roderickpsu Crazy Location: State College, PA	Sometimes I wonder if I were in his situation if I would be a terrorist too. I think it would be easy to imagine that most of us would also hate the US if we were in a middle-eastern country.

12-16-2004, 05:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
skinnymofo Addict ed to smack Location: Seattle	if that man were in america, he wouldve been shot in the face by the first person who saw him i bet.

12-16-2004, 11:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
NotMVH Guest	I would say its a tragedy. Im sure the Taxi driver acted responsibly but I still do want to shoot people. I can't imagine anyone looking for the chance to accidently wound someone.

12-19-2004, 10:11 PM	#16 (permalink)
Faygo Banned	Sounds like he got his.

12-19-2004, 10:26 PM	#17 (permalink)
Lakaiguy85 Upright	Heh, well i bet the first person in american with a gun would shoot him! but how hard is it to tell some guy is wearing a plastic mask!

12-20-2004, 05:58 PM	#21 (permalink)
Painted Pleasure Burn	This guy is 47? What the hell is he doing with an Osama mask and a fake gun running around scaring drivers in traffic?