Man run over by lawn mower while trying to kill son with chainsaw

[Floyd R. Turbo]

BRISTOL, Tenn. – A man who police say was run over with a lawn mower while trying to kill his son with a chain saw has had to have his leg amputated.

The Bristol Herald Courier reports that a warrant for 76-year-old Douglas Ferguson couldn’t be served until Tuesday because of the severity of his injuries.

According to a Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office release, officers called to a home June 28 found Ferguson bleeding from his leg and head. A preliminary investigation indicated he had tried to attack his son with a running chain saw while he son mowed the yard.

Detectives say the father and son had an ongoing feud.

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/oct/12/man-run-over-by-lawn-mower-while-trying-to-kill-so/

[jberryhill]

1. Ah, the fall sports season

[peekaloo]

2. It's all fun and games until somebody loses a leg.

[spanone]

3. thanksgiving dinner will be a little awkward....

[Danascot]

40. 'Would you like a leg Doug?'

[spanone]

45. ouch!!!!

[superpatriotman]

4. Not Florida?

Thanks, Tennessee !

[FM123]

6. As a Floridian, I thought the exact same thing....

[Yavin4]

39. Of course it wasn't Florida, there wasn't any nudity. n/t

[GulfCoast66]

42. Beat me to it! nt

[Blue_true]

5. People are just packed with too much testosterone.

And having a President who is a hateful, divisive jackass does not help matters.

[Iggo]

7. Okay, I can go back to bed now.

Nothing better than that headline is coming today.

[malaise]

8. Holy Shite

No words

[Stallion]

9. Might Be a Littl' Tense Around Thanksgiving Dinner Table

[Totally Tunsie]

10. Dad doesn't have a leg to stand on.

[BeckyDem]

12. I know its wrong but I laughed out loud.

My husband said what are you reading, that's how loud.

[Totally Tunsie]

13. Happy to make you happy!

[blugbox]

11. I'm really trying to visualize

How this whole scenario even went down. How can a man of 76 years on this Earth conclude he's so upset he's going to shred his own son with a chainsaw?

How do you run your father down with a mower? Was it a power mower or push style? Why not just out run him? He's 76...

So many questions

[violetpastille]

16. My first thought was

"Meth is a hell of a drug.."

[xmas74]

44. My first thought of a 76 year old

was dementia or Alzheimer's.

[Solly Mack]

14. Rock, paper, scissors, chainsaw, lawn mower

Lawn mower.

No we know. We didn't need to know but now we do.

I hope father and son get help. Lots of help.

[Brainstormy]

15. Darwin Award Winner. n/t

[whistler162]

25. Nope, to late since he has a son.

[Vinca]

17. Thanksgiving must be fun at their house.

[Blue Owl]

18. The Tennesee Lawn Mower Massacre

n/t

[hibbing]

33. With circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one n/t

[RGinNJ]

38. Nice

[oberliner]

19. Odd that people's response to this is to make jokes

[Hermit-The-Prog]

23. might as well laugh

Crying won't rewind this craziness.

It's the very odd, yet very human nature of this wild event that makes it joke worthy.

Feuds escalate.

[oberliner]

24. I guess

It just seems very sad to me for all involved.

[treestar]

30. It's the facts - it just has that "Florida Man" "Darwin Award"

air to it, and since we are not personally involved, it is hard not to think in those terms.

It's like laughing when people fall down - some type of inner reaction that is just natural, even if we think it unkind.

[GulfCoast66]

43. Hey now!! Tennessee Man! No Florida involvement here!

[Crunchy Frog]

27. Lucky that we've got you around to scold us.

[oberliner]

29. Not scolding - just reacting that it seems odd

I'm wondering what inspires a response like that (i.e. making jokes) in response to an article like this.

[grantcart]

35. Because the idea that someone trying to attack someone with a chain saw and then getting attacked

By a lawnmower instead triggers an automatic schadenfruede response.

It is as if Trump stabbed himself in the eye with a pen signing "National be safe week".

Now on top of this we have. 76 year old man attacking his son who was mowing the lawn which adds an extra dimension to the chainsaw attacker gets attacked by a lawnmower ( which is funny like 'man bites dog is funny') because

Have you ever noticed how difficult it is to get your child to mow the lawn

Or

Your granfather to put his tools away in the garage.

You must be a riot at parties, telling everyone to keep their drinks on the coasters.

[FSogol]

31. Odd that someone's response is to scold others.

It is called black comedy or gallows humor. It is a way for humans to deal with terrible events and still remain sane.

Recommended reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_comedy or almost anything by Somerset Maugham.

Tsk, tsk!

[malaise]

36. What's odd about people laughing at this

display of lunacy on steroids.

[DFW]

20. An "ongoing feud?"

It sounds like things had escalated somewhat beyond the "feud" stage. No one thought to intervene before now? This can't be the first time things got violent between the two.

[unblock]

32. I might go back to watching "family feud" if it featured chainsaw vs. lawn mowers

[DFW]

37. I just KNEW someone would bring that up!

[davekriss]

21. Ahhh, the grace and beauty of Trump voters!

(My bet is they voted for Trump - if they voted at all.)

[oasis]

22. One less vote for Marsha Blackburn. (nt)

[Crunchy Frog]

26. Some cheerful news finally.

[treestar]

28. If you have a feud with your father

Have him get someone else to cut his lawn. Especially if he has a chain saw.

[FSogol]

34. They seem nice.

[krawhitham]

41. I've seen that horror movie

[WeekiWater]

46. Hard to believe that this is actually someones day. N/T