Dad shoots at computer "accidentally"

by Christopher Grant { Apr 26th 2006 at 4:27PM }

Aggravated that his son wouldn't stop playing computer games to do the laundry, forty-four-year-old Florida resident Joseph Langenderfer did what any good parent would do: he shot the computer.

Well, technically he shot at the computer, missing by some three feet and reinforcing his apparent lack of 1337 skillz in shooting games. Langenderfer has been jailed and charged with one count of attempted murder. Come on jury, he wasn't trying to kill the kid, just that darned computer.

[Thanks, Ken]

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

noob @ Apr 26th 2006 4:36PM

noob

james @ Apr 26th 2006 4:36PM

Way to go pop!

Aaron @ Apr 26th 2006 4:39PM

Still, you don't shoot near/at anybody, let alone inside your own house.

Jackie Chan @ Apr 26th 2006 4:40PM

owned

had2comment @ Apr 26th 2006 4:41PM

To be fair, the article states: "The bullet hit the wall about three feet from where the son was sitting."

This doesn't mean the father missed the computer by 3 feet. Who knows, maybe he missed the computer by just a couple inches, and the son was 3 ft away from the computer.

T @ Apr 26th 2006 4:44PM

Dirt bag!

jaemz @ Apr 26th 2006 4:45PM

Nice parenting skills... why not just give your 22yr old son the boot. Force him to get his own place, and a job to boot.

Besides, shooting the monitor won't kill the computer. If you want to properly kill a computer, just leave it (unplugged) out in the rain, face down (or install Windows ME on it).

guano @ Apr 26th 2006 4:45PM

I heard that he actually hit the monitor.

Mike @ Apr 26th 2006 4:47PM

I heard this on the radio this morning, it happened not to far from where I live and htey said that he was aiming at teh kid and it accidentally went off and hit the monitor.

JodyAnthony @ Apr 26th 2006 4:49PM

I heard that he hit the monitor and it blew up, purple monkey dishwasher.

LaughingMan @ Apr 26th 2006 4:54PM

I guess if the kid had grabbed the gun and shot the washing machine it would of been sweet revenge.....espically for that purple monkey dishwasher comment! :)

32_footsteps @ Apr 26th 2006 4:55PM

What we really need to know is if the dad played FPS games at all. If so, we might blow out of the water the theory that they teach people how to properly shoot a gun.

Foppe @ Apr 26th 2006 4:56PM

Another case for jack Thompson!!!

Paul @ Apr 26th 2006 4:58PM

He missed from 3 feet? Blame it on lag now, d00d!

vidGuy @ Apr 26th 2006 5:02PM

He'll probably get an aggravated assault charge. Based on those facts, I don't see any court going for the attempted murder case.

Ah, video games. People love them so much, it can hurt.

Jeff @ Apr 26th 2006 5:07PM

"He'll probably get an aggravated assault charge. Based on those facts, I don't see any court going for the attempted murder case."

Read the article:

"His 22-year-old son Tim called 911, saying he and his dad were arguing and his dad had just shot at him."

That is pretty much the definition of attempted murder.

Let's look at the evidence. Dad shoots wall 3 feet from monitor. Son says dad shot at him. Dad says he "accidentally" shot at the computer instead. Who you gonna believe?

foxhaze @ Apr 26th 2006 5:12PM

Wow. That guy didn't even get a headshot out of his little manuever.

Mike Ray @ Apr 26th 2006 5:17PM

what a moron. all he had to do was cut the power chord with a pair of scissors if he wanted to stop the computer from working. i hate guns they are sooo dumb.

vidGuy @ Apr 26th 2006 5:22PM

He's not being charged with murder. The charge is attempted murder. To prove an attempt in court, you have to show specific intent. Based on the article, the dad didn't want to kill his son, just to end his computer-playing and get him to do the laundry. No mens rea there, which means he can't be convicted.

Aggravated assault is threat with a deadly weapon. What'll probably happen is the guy will plead on an assault charge, since he'll be threatened with attempted 2nd degree murder.

Babu @ Apr 26th 2006 5:23PM

Its obvious he's an idiot for using a gun... but come on... if he really wanted to shoot his son, his son would be shot right now. Fuck people are so stupid, especially his son. I wonder where he gets it from :(

Sir Stank @ Apr 26th 2006 5:32PM

What happened to smashing it with a baseball bat or dropping it into a gator swamp? Way more exhausting and just a bit more on the dad/son learning fun tip. God Bless America!

WACKA! @ Apr 26th 2006 5:36PM

He's a gay n00b.

Don Jose @ Apr 26th 2006 5:45PM

Remeber the old mantra..."kill your television"?
It has officially been updated for 2006.
You're so punk, Florida dad!

Fish @ Apr 26th 2006 6:01PM

Its always in one of the red states..

puh_fifer @ Apr 26th 2006 6:13PM

Too bad Chuck Norris wasnt his Dad. Then he would've just roundhouse kicked the monitor, vaporizing it and leaving a 10 foot wide hole in the wall instead of a bullet.

Alex @ Apr 26th 2006 6:18PM

And that's why the law should not allow degenerates to possess fire arms.

- Alex

JPRacer @ Apr 26th 2006 6:19PM

Like Babu said, if he really wanted to kill his son, his son would be dead now. You can miss the 1st shot, but normaly the 2nd one hit (at that distance and with a slow/non-moving target).

Alex @ Apr 26th 2006 6:22PM

And that is why the law should not allow degenerates to possess fire arms.

- Alex

Patrick @ Apr 26th 2006 6:36PM

Some people should be be sterilized at birth so they can't have kids. What a dumbass. I hope his kid does run away, if anything for his own safety.

mandarin @ Apr 26th 2006 7:07PM

The question is: What was the son playing during that time? WOW ?

dutchb0y @ Apr 26th 2006 7:10PM

Clearly only HAVING video games in the house drives people to kill. SHAME ON YOU, video games! SHAME!

Jesus.. that "Dad" sure is a problem solver.

electro @ Apr 26th 2006 7:28PM

BOOM HEADSHOT

Don Jose @ Apr 27th 2006 8:08AM

Alex, we caught you the first time. the problem with that is defining degenerates. How do you do it?. And, once you do, how do you keep them out of the White House? ( this is a problem thet has plagued the U.S. for the last 5 1/2 years.)

jadenguy @ Apr 27th 2006 12:43PM

oh man i was totally gonna say lag too!

Alex @ Apr 27th 2006 5:00PM

My previous double-post was lag-based.

Simple, just don't allow civillians to possess fire arms of any kind. Stricter law enforcements will make sure that no one will ever need to defend themselves with such a weapon.

As for keeping them out of the Whitehouse, I believe that a National Wii should do the job.

- Alex