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Man shot himself in the knee

2006 Reader Submission
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A Bloomington man was still being treated Friday night for a self-inflicted gunshot wound he suffered Thursday. Darrell Rodgers, 40, reportedly told police he shot himself in the left knee because it was causing him too much pain. According to reports filed by Bloomington police officed Paul Post, Rodgers had been shot in the same knee 10 or 11 years ago, though details of that incident were not available. Rodgers said he had been fishing with his brother Thursday afternoon, and on the way back his left knee began causing him extreme pain. Just after 6:50 p.m., his brother took him to Bloomington Hospital to be examined. Rodger's brother went inside the hospital to find help. Two nurses had begun walking toward his car, and were only about 15 feet away, when they heard a gunshot. Rodgers, who remained conscious for about two minutes after the shooting, later told officers he had used a .38 caliber handgun with jacketed, hollow-point bullets to shoot himself in the knee to "make the pain go away," the report said. Rodgers was taken inside the hospital, where he remained Friday for treatment. That's where Post cited him Friday afternoon, for discharging a firearm within the city limits. Rodgers did have a current gun permit for the weapon.

Submitted on 08/12/2006

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: Blgtn, IN Hearld Times 8/12/06

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James said:
Definitely Toss: Other
Certainly bizarre, but extreme pain can easily trump stupidity and cause people to do strange things. I feel that this is the case here. Thanks for submitting!


Fitzroy said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I can't deny that pain impairs rational thought. Yet this was so extreme -- putting a bullet into a functional limb, while sitting in a hospital parking lot no less! I do appreciate the mitigating factor, but I went beyond neutral because the bizarre factor is so high with this one.


Sheryl said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
It's certainly bizarre! I'm staying neutral on this one but I do like it.


Jorge said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
What a great solution!


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