Re: More bad news

["Nathan Pell" <npell@rsoinc.com>]

Oh Wow, I did not even know that charge exists. 

Thanks
Nathan Pell
-----Original Message-----
From: George Rawls <george@ehs.ufl.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Friday, August 20, 1999 4:21 PM
Subject: RE: More bad news


>The charge should  have been malicious mischief.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nathan Pell [mailto:npell@rsoinc.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 2:56 PM
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> 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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