RE: More bad news

[George Rawls <george@ehs.ufl.edu>]

The charge should  have been malicious mischief.
		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Nathan Pell [mailto:npell@rsoinc.com]
		Sent:	Friday, August 20, 1999 2:56 PM
		To:	Multiple recipients of list
		Subject:	Re: More bad news

		I would agree that calling radiation a "deadly weapon" is a
bit harsh/un
		realistic, but the law may not have any other means as to
charge someone. I
		wonder if it could be called poisoning or something. I don't
know, just a
		thought.

		Nathan A. Pell
		RSO, Inc
		-----Original Message-----
		From: Philip Hypes <phypes@lanl.gov>
		To: Multiple recipients of list
<radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
		Date: Friday, August 20, 1999 11:28 AM
		Subject: Re: More bad news


		>A deadly weapon!?  Are we going to have to register
bannanas?  Will it be
		>unlawful to carry concealed brazil nuts?  Has someone gone
nuts?
		>
		>At 10:21 AM 8/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
		>>
		>>
		>>
		>>Man charged with radioactive assault
		>>SANTA ANA, Calif. - A former university lab technician who
authorities
		said
		>>sought revenge on a coworker by smearing her chair with
radioactive
		>material was
		>>arrested Thursday on a charge of assault with a deadly
weapon. Andrew
		Andris
		>>Blakis, 32, told police he thought the researcher who
shared his work
		station
		>>had tried to poison him. In retaliation, Blakis smeared
the compound on
		the
		>>chair of Jingtong Zuo. Zuo sat on the chair for about six
hours before she
		>>discovered the contamination during a routine Geiger
counter sweep.
		>>Investigators estimate Zuo was exposed to an average
yearlong dose of
		>radiation.
		>>Although she is not experiencing any symptoms of radiation
poisoning, the
		>>long-term effects are unclear.
		>>
		>>
	
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