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Billy the Kid

2007 Reader Submission
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ORIGINAL SUBMISSION:

Working in a suburban ER, my first patient of the evening was a young man suffering fron a gunshot wound. The story was, "I was at a party and I went outside to take a piss. Somebody did a drive-by and shot me." When I examined him I found a small calber entry wound at the anterior base of his penis, out the mid shaft and in and out his right testicle and into his right thigh where the bullet lodged. A highly improbable trajectory for a drive-by. I then picked up his pants which had been cut off and thrown aside. Inside the waistband of his white jeans were unmistakeable powder burns. I said to him "You had a gun down your pants!". He at first denied but then admitted to shooting himself playing "quick-draw" with a friend. The reason for the attempted deception? He was on parole for a weapons violation. The nature of the injury effectively removed him fron the gene pool.

Submitted on 09/22/2007

Submitted by: Deborah French
Reference: Sometime in the last decade

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
He's lucky he didn't end up in worse shape for "playing quick-draw". That bullet in his thigh could have ended up severing an artery, which would have resulted in the ultimate Darwin. Unfortunately the nature of doctor/patient confidentiality means this can only get an HM, but we sure do appreciate the story, Deborah!


James said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Thanks, Deborah! The lengths to which embarrassed mooks will go to deny their own stupidity astounds me! Anyway, this is certainly worthy of a PA!


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