Amphibious Assault

Never let it be said that Florida is boring. In April, In Port St. Lucie, Carl J. Frost was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic battery - for hitting his roommate's son (Jason) in the head with a five pound ceramic frog. Mr. Frost is claiming self defense, of course, because Jason punched him first. One of the folks who left a comment on the article made a valid point: "You people shouldn't make fun of this situation. A five-pound ceramic object can be very dangerous. If the victim had been hit hard enough, he could have croaked."

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Posted By: Nethie - Thu May 06, 2010
Category: Animals | Crime | Violence | Goofs and Screw-ups

Comments

I smacked some kid in a store years ago. Knocked him on his ass and it was 100% reflex! The little sh1t had punched me in the gonads and I reflexed him with a shot to the head.

There is a dearth of info in the article but the lack of immediate action & arrest by the cops speaks volumes to me.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/06/10 at 02:56 AM

I can't picture the scene. Guy A punches Guy B in the face. Guy B then... what? Where was the frog? On the porch? In the yard? Was he holding it for some whacked out reason (it's Florida, after all)? Did he spend a few minutes looking around for a suitable object? If that was a reflex action, he had to have been holding the frog. Which begs the question, why would you punch a guy holding a ceramic frog?

Or am I just over-thinking it? :lol:

Posted by Nethie on 05/06/10 at 03:23 AM

No, not enough data to compute! Seems like reporters today seem to not have been taught the 5Ws.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/06/10 at 05:08 AM

dumbfounded you are toadally the best! always froggy enough to jump right in with the best puns. 😊

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/06/10 at 08:55 AM

I found his mugshot! And yup, he got punched :lol:

Posted by Nethie on 05/06/10 at 10:51 AM

Looks like the dude got a can of <strike>whoopass</strike> ribbitbutt opened upon his person!

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/06/10 at 12:00 PM

From Nethie's mugshot article, wherein Frost is sporting a shiner:
"Police say 57-year-old Carl James Frost hit his roommate's son, Jason M. Cirillo, with the frog during a confrontation Friday night. Frost told officers that Cirillo had punched him in the eye before the frog attack.

Frost was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic battery.

Cirillo was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was issued a notice to appear for simple domestic battery."

Sounds like the cops worked on the principle that everybody gets a ticket, tell it to the judge.

Expat, that "ribbitbutt" thing. It's Greek, isn't it.

Posted by TheCannyScot in Atlanta, GA on 05/06/10 at 12:31 PM

Ach nu, Scottie. In Greek frogs quaack.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/06/10 at 12:57 PM

Dang it mario, now I have that song stuck in my head :lol: "Hello my Baby, Hello my Darlin..."

Posted by Nethie on 05/06/10 at 07:32 PM

pretty good shiner on him!

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/06/10 at 08:01 PM

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