Not the Onion, I repeat this is not the Onion: Bristol Palin's dancing prompts man to shoot his TV

[wndycty]

Bristol Palin's dancing prompts man to shoot his TV

By Sharif Durhams of the Journal Sentinel

Nov. 17, 2010 9:14 a.m. |(34) Comments

A rural Dane County man believes Bristol Palin should not be on "Dancing With The Stars."

He demanded his wife get his pistols to emphasize his point.

The result: A 15-hour standoff Monday and Tuesday involving hostage negotiators, a dog team and other law enforcement authorities on one side and the Town of Vermont man on the other.

The only casualty: The man's television.

Dane County prosecutors have charged Steven N. Cowan with second-degree reckless endangerment in the incident that made his wife worry that he would shoot her, according to a criminal complaint.

Cowan, 67, and his wife were in the living room Monday night, watching the dance competition program that has featured the daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin this season as one of the competitors.

As Bristol Palin danced on the screen, Cowan raged.
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/108684844.html

[wtmusic]

1. Use the On/Off switch, then go punch a pillow. nt

[FSogol]

2. Totally understandable. n/t

[Whoa_Nelly]

3. While being a wild report of extreme response...

this man's mental condition is sad. I hope he gets more help than any jail time.

[Broken_Hero]

4. Well,

the tv should've been armed....at least the set would've had a shot, to defend itself.

:)

[Ganja Ninja]

5. And yet some will still call him crazy. n/t

[joeybee12]

6. Justifiable homicide...nt

[Botany]

7. Makes sense to me

[blondeatlast]

8. It's a sad commentary on life today that you had to put in the "Onion" disclaimer.

I've seen DUers not realize that a piece was from "The Onion;" they are that believable.

[madmax]

10. Yes, it is because that has

happened to me. :blush:

We are becoming conditioned to accept the bizarre as reality. Now that's scary.

For the past - I don't 10 years (?) there are stories that qualify in the 'you can't make this shit up' category.

[HughBeaumont]

11. +1.

Have a hard time telling myself. Some stories just whack the adjectives right out of you.

[Lint Head]

9. He's just emulating that famous NARC

Elvis Presley.

[yellowcanine]

12. Well he was wrong to scare his wife like that. But shooting the TV seems like a reasonable response

to the current reality TV insanity exemplified by Bristol Palin.

Nevertheless, that guy should probably not have access to any kind of weapon let alone a gun.

[guitar man]

13. leave him alone

Seems like a perfectly sane and rational response to me :D

[pacalo]

14. The show probably keeps Palin's daughter on for the ratings, & it's unlikely

she'll come out as the winner since she really isn't the best, but rigged contests are annoying to most people.

I can't help finding the humor in this, but I feel for the guy's wife.

[Barack_America]

15. Wow. I've heard she's bad, but apparently she's really, really bad. nt

[bluedigger]

16. His actions after he shot the TV are questionable.

Up to that point, his behavior seems perfectly rational.:shrug:

[DearAbby]

17. He lost his Remote Control?......n/t