Drunk Mom Runs Through School With Sword

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Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:26 am
Nate says... · Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:26 am
You know, if someone wrote this in a story, I'd call it unrealistic and absurd.

Drunk mom allegedly runs through school with sword

(AP) – 2 days ago
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police said the mother of an elementary school student drank a 40 ounce bottle of malt liquor before brandishing a sword in her child's school. The woman, 32, apparently intended to confront the parents of another child who had been in a spitting match with her child the previous day.

According to court records, an employee at Riverview Elementary School in Memphis reported a drunk woman armed with a sword was running through the halls of the school and had threatened to cut her.

Officers who arrived on the scene retrieved a black cane that concealed the blade.

The woman charged with aggravated assault and having a weapon on school property.


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Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:29 am
Kamas says... · Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:29 am
You can have a sword in a cane? I want one.
Also, what are with these alcohol references these days? First the monkey, now a crazy lady with a cool cane/sword?
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Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:31 am
Nate says... · Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:31 am
I agree Kamas.

Alcohol references? I guess it's just that the most absurd articles happen to usually involve some amounts of liquor.
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Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:40 am
Rosendorn says... · Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:40 am
Note to self- Find a way to use that sword in a cane.

I agree with your comment about absurdity, Nate. The truth is stranger than fiction.
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Sun Feb 28, 2010 2:26 am
AspiringAuthorA..M. says... · Sun Feb 28, 2010 2:26 am
"Strange is our world"- Albert Einstein
Wow, that is something new. At least for me.
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Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:52 am
ballerina13 says... · Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:52 am
That seems absurd. The whole story does not piece together.
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Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:37 am
AspiringAuthorA..M. says... · Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:37 am
I'd say it was a moment of insanity at its worst.
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Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:16 pm
irishfire says... · Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:16 pm
When I saw the title of this I kinda giggled. I can just see some dishelved woman run through a school swinging a sword around and babbling about who knows what.

I want that cane though O__o

And thank God none of the kids were hurt!
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Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:03 pm
Rydia says... · Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:03 pm
Most weapons shop sell cane swords to anyone over the age of eighteen. I don't believe you even need a permit. They've certainly tried to sell me one anyway lol.
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Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:52 am
AspiringAuthorA..M. says... · Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:52 am
Kitty15 wrote:Most weapons shop sell cane swords to anyone over the age of eighteen. I don't believe you even need a permit. They've certainly tried to sell me one anyway lol.


Hehe. :)
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Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:32 am
MagnusBane says... · Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:32 am
A spitting match? It sounds like the kid was just as crazy as the mom.
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Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:59 am
Ranger Hawk says... · Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:59 am
magnusbanefan13 wrote:A spitting match? It sounds like the kid was just as crazy as the mom.


Nah, it sounds like typical boy play. ;)
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Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:17 pm
Hypocrit says... · Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:17 pm
...Awesome.
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Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:37 am
LowKey says... · Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:37 am
Crazy stuff.

Also, the first thing that came to mind when I saw that cane was House.
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Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:41 am
TalaPaulwic says... · Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:41 am
I can only say, people are f---- stupid. Why would you drink that early, and why would you even CONSIDER that?!
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