Man shoots friend in leg at his request

Authorities say a northern New York man had his friend shoot him in the leg with a rifle because he wanted to know what it feels like to be shot.

Posted: May 15, 2012 - 7:33am

ASSOCIATED PRESS

STOCKHOLM, N.Y. — Authorities say a northern New York man had his friend shoot him in the leg with a rifle because he wanted to know what it feels like to be shot.

State police in St. Lawrence County say the shooting occurred around 5 p.m. Sunday in the rural town of Stockholm when 25-year-old Shawn Mossow of neighboring Norfolk relented to his friend’s repeated requests and shot him once in the right leg with a .22-caliber rifle.

The 24-year-old man from Norfolk is expected to make a full recovery. Police haven’t released his name.

Mossow was charged with reckless endangerment. He’s being held in the county jail on $10,000 bail. It could not be immediately determined if he had a lawyer.

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Curiosity

Submitted by feaco on May 15, 2012 - 9:39am.

Did he forget that curiosity killed the cat?

The question is, which one is Dumb

Submitted by jeffross on May 15, 2012 - 10:02am.

and which one is Dumber?

My first thought was the one asking to be shot is Dumber, but maybe he was trying to get Dumber arrested for some reason, so maybe he's Dumb.

Comparing and contrasting two acts at this level of stupidity is a daunting task.

And the Yankees up north talk

Submitted by jsl on May 15, 2012 - 10:30am.

And the Yankees up north talk mess about Rednecks.

I bet he doesn't request that again.

Submitted by prosperar on May 15, 2012 - 10:36am.

I hope he aimed right square on the kneecap. Maybe they'll upload it on youtube. Simply stupid.

Well, this proves it.

Submitted by Patriot Bob on May 15, 2012 - 11:24am.

There are Bubbas everywhere...it's not an exclusively Southern phenomenon.

I've been to St. Lawrence County, NY...largest county in the state, great hunting and fishing, a little piece of outdoorsman's Heaven. But it's just as rural as can be-- the sort of place, like so many here in the South, where folks watch the Dukes of Hazzard on PBS.