I have heard of some ridiculous reasons for being arrested but I am having difficulties wrapping my arms around this one. I don't know much about Iowa, but I have always thought of them as gentle farm folk. This story from the Associated Press sheds a bit more light on these "gentle souls".
Iowa man who just wanted a hug lands in jail
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Police arrested a man who they said punched another man who refused to hug him. Iowa City police responded to a report of someone being aggressive and punching cars Sunday night. The suspect, a 23-year-old man, told police he became upset after he tried to hug a man and was pushed away.
Police said the man punched and dented the hood of a car before punching the man he tried to hug.
Police said the man had a blood-alcohol content of .086. He was charged with simple assault and fourth-degree criminal mischief, a serious misdemeanor.
Iowa man who just wanted a hug lands in jail
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Police arrested a man who they said punched another man who refused to hug him. Iowa City police responded to a report of someone being aggressive and punching cars Sunday night. The suspect, a 23-year-old man, told police he became upset after he tried to hug a man and was pushed away.
Police said the man punched and dented the hood of a car before punching the man he tried to hug.
Police said the man had a blood-alcohol content of .086. He was charged with simple assault and fourth-degree criminal mischief, a serious misdemeanor.
A .086? I've blown higher than that the morning after....of course that was more than 20 years ago, but if you're gonna get drunk, Iowa, do it right. Anyway, I can just picture one of those "I love you, man" moments in the parking lot of some tavern where only one guy was interested in a bit of man hugging. (Reminder - Iowa farmers, Bible Belt, need I state the obvious.)
And the scene goes from manly hug offer to professional wrestling in a heart beat. A car punching to warm up the old fist followed by a bit of face bruising. What I don't understand is why did the police get involved. I always thought tavern parking lot scuffles where just between us guys and nobody got sent to jail. Apparently, Mr. I Don't Want No Stinkin' Hug called the police right after the punch to the face made him say, "What the Hell?"
12 comments:
bwahaha....
I think they eat too much corn there.
Hmm... sounds like they need to learn how to relax a bit more out that way - from Mr. Huggy right on down to the police.
"Hug the fist then dude"
right, call me stupid, but i don't think punching someone's the way to getting a hug, hee heee heeee
Well in IA, there's not much tolerance for gay folk, which may have been the case here. REJECTION!
Ha! Too funny!
weirdo
i know where they can find a meeting...
jeez, you're right!
kids today just don't know how to party.
where the heck do you find these articles, lol!
poor drunk man just wanted a hug ;)
Hey, I don't think any of you have ever been to Iowa, and obviously you don't know anything about it, that's why all the prejudicial generalizations. First, this is Iowa City, the home of the Iowa Writers Workshop, the most prestigious school of writing in the world that brings in writers from around the world. Second, I was born and raised in Iowa and I've lived in Florida, Georgia, Wyoming, Indiana, Arizona, and Hawaii, and except for Hawaii I would say Iowa is more tolerant than any of these other states. And Iowa is probably higher on educational statistics than any of them. Iowa City is a University town and has many openly gay people in the city.
Just to set the record straight.
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