Moderator: carlson1
https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at ... b7a7b8a4efSenior state advocate Addelaid Ferreira-Watt died after the freak shooting at the Ixopo Regional Court on
Monday when the shotgun dropped and blasted her in the left hip, News24 reported.
“It is alleged that the weapon was brought to court to be entered as evidence in a house robbery case when it
accidentally discharged in court,” a police spokesman told the website.
Grayling813 wrote: Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:14 pm South Africa is where it happened.
How many levels of fail is involved with a weapon never being cleared from the time its taken into chain of custody as evidence to being handed over to lawyers in a courtroom?
This is a perfect example of why everybody should be taught gun safety.LDP wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:32 pmShe might be nominated for the Darwin award for breaking gun safety rule #1.WildBill wrote: Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:09 pm A lawyer was shot when she dropped a shotgun that was being used as evidence in a house robbery case.
She died from her wounds.
Always - ALWAYS - assume a gun is loaded and check it before manipulating it.
But hey, not everyone in this world is smart. Those who aren't won't really be missed.
