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47of74

(18,470 posts) Tue Apr 21, 2020, 04:59 PM Apr 2020

Florida Man demonstrates why he's a fucking idiot.

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An ex-con arrested for allegedly hitting and choking his girlfriend told Florida cops that he was not actually attacking the woman, but rather demonstrating “how I was previously arrested for domestic battery,” according to a court filing.

Police charge that William Shumaker, a 36-year-old convicted felon, “repeatedly choked his girlfriend of two years around her throat with both hands.” The alleged attack took place Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of a St. Petersburg convenience store.

When officers approached Shumaker, he reportedly “spontaneously stated ‘I was showing her how I was previously arrested for domestic battery.’” The purported demonstration, cops noted, left the woman with “multiple red marks on her left neck consistent with hand prints.”

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Florida Man demonstrates why he's a fucking idiot. (Original Post) 47of74 Apr 2020 OP

Maybe he did it because he was freaked out that she had two necks ? nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2020 #1

clearly he wasn't in his right mind unblock Apr 2020 #3

Yeah, I wonder how it was that 2naSalit Apr 2020 #5

Was this after demonstrating how he'd previously gotten a DUI klook Apr 2020 #2

Which domestic abusers will go on to commit murder? This one act offers a clue. Strangulation inhab keithbvadu2 Apr 2020 #4

Your Title made me Laugh Out Load Harry Walpurgisnacht May 2020 #6

eppur_se_muova

(37,862 posts)

1. Maybe he did it because he was freaked out that she had two necks ? nt

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 05:01 PM

Apr 2020

unblock

(54,310 posts)

3. clearly he wasn't in his right mind

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 05:52 PM

Apr 2020

2naSalit

(94,054 posts)

5. Yeah, I wonder how it was that

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 09:39 PM

Apr 2020

he used both hands but only left marks on her left neck. Maybe she left the right neck at home prompting the attack?

klook

(12,921 posts)

2. Was this after demonstrating how he'd previously gotten a DUI

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 05:03 PM

Apr 2020

as they were on their way to the store?

keithbvadu2

(40,771 posts)

4. Which domestic abusers will go on to commit murder? This one act offers a clue. Strangulation inhab

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 07:01 PM

Apr 2020

Which domestic abusers will go on to commit murder? This one act offers a clue.

Strangulation inhabits a category all its own in domestic violence as a marker of lethality. A kick, a punch, a slap, a bite - none of these, though terrible, portend homicide like strangulation does. And while the link between mass shooters and domestic violence is increasingly recognized in the public arena, articles and op-eds, strangulation as a specific sign of lethality in the context of domestic violence remains largely unknown.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/which-domestic-abusers-will-go-on-to-commit-murder-this-one-act-offers-a-clue/2017/11/16/80881ebc-c978-11e7-aa96-54417592cf72_story.html

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029862443

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https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/21/kentucky-lawmaker-robert-goforth-arrested-domestic-violence-charges/2995304001/

Ex candidate for KY governor strangulation charges.

Harry Walpurgisnacht

(78 posts)

6. Your Title made me Laugh Out Load

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2020, 03:47 AM

May 2020

I guess the weird news about me is that I'm averse to "words" like LOL and BRB.

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