Darwin's Nightmare

[marmar]

Man who doesn't dial 911 loses home to inferno

KEVIN SAYLOR
News Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee)

January 14, 2011


NORTH KNOXVILLE - Stephen Forthman shoots first and asks questions later. He wears a shirt proudly displaying the words "I don't dial 911" next to a picture of a hand gripping a sixshooter. When it comes time to contact local emergency services for assistance, he'd rather just shoot at the problem until it goes away - even when the problem is his own home being on fire.

No injuries were reported in a large structural house fire in North Knoxville at Forthman's residence on Whittle Springs Road yesterday.

Knoxville firefighters were alerted by neighbors at 2:15 p.m. of smoke at the residence, according to Knoxville Fire Department spokesman Capt.

....(snip)....

This isn't the first time Forthman has refused to dial 911. In 2004, Forthman tried to shoot himself in the torso after having chest pains. His brother-in-law wrestled a rifle away from Forthman and called an ambulance. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.fireengineering.com/index/articles/Wire_News_Display/1339379535.html

[JVS]

1. "Forthman tried to shoot himself in the torso after having chest pains"

:wow:

[LiberalEsto]

4. Can't wait to see what he does

if he finds a lump on his weenie

[immoderate]

5. Oh! what do YOU do for chest pains?

:)

--imm

[FSogol]

8. +1

:rofl:

[rexcat]

2. Darwin's Nightmare????

If anything, his intelligence should be up for question and only if he has contributed to the human gene pool.

[Motown_Johnny]

3. I believe Darwin accounted for throw backs

[Jamastiene]

6. Dude sounds whack. Needs help. n/t

[bluestate10]

7. Really.

He is one tiny step farther along than the average wingnut.