Gun battle erupts after a teen tried to prevent a mosquito from biting a friend's face

[matcom]

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Taipei, Feb 15 (DPA) Small as it is, a mosquito has triggered a gun battle among a group of youngsters in Taiwan, leaving three injured and five arrested by police, a newspaper said Thursday.

On Tuesday evening, eight friends in their 20s in Kaohsiung, south Taiwan, went to the Asali Bar for a party and stayed until the early hours of Wednesday, the Apple Daily reported.

As they were singing and drinking, Jung Tsai noticed that Huang Wei-ting had fallen asleep on a sofa and there was a mosquito on Huang's face. To prevent the mosquito from biting Huang, Jung Tsai slapped Huang on his face, waking up Huang, the paper said.

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Huang, believing Jung Tsai was playing a joke on him, jumped up from the sofa and hit Huang, triggering a brawl as all the men in the group were on Jung Tsai's side. Huang went home to fetch a pistol and returned to the bar with two friends to seek revenge.

Huang opened fire but missed Jung Tsai, who seized the pistol and, together with his friends, beat up Huang and his two friends with fists and wine bottles.

The brawl left three injured and five arrested by police. The five face charges including attempted murder, which carries a minimum 10-year sentence, and illegal possession of firearms.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/30911.html

[raccoon]

1. It's nice to know there are also dips in other countries, as well as

in the USA.

[NewJeffCT]

2. I'll have to send this to my wife

After her complaining about America with the shootout in Utah in the other day...

[HEyHEY]

3. They should switch to decaf

[peekaloo]

4. But did he kill the mosquito?

:silly:

[guitar man]

5. says one mosquito to the other

...."watch me go down there and start some shit between these guys" :popcorn:

[Courtesy Flush]

6. Strong animal rights movement there

attempted murder for trying to kill a mosquito? Pretty harsh punishment.

[bleedingheart]

7. stupid is universal...

it permeates every nation, ethnicity...religion..etc

[derby378]

8. A well-regulated militia they certainly ain't

Sad, but then again... :rofl:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

9. The mosquito effect.

Like the butterfly effect, but way dumber.

[benEzra]

10. LOL (n/t)

[sakabatou]

11. Human stupidity never fails

[madinmaryland]

12. They've been taking lessons from Dead-eye Dick!!1!!