Iowa man charged with cutting pacemaker from dad's chest

[Enrique]

apparently this is not allowed in Iowa.

http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/World/article/219293--iowa-man-charged-with-cutting-pacemaker-from-dad-s-chest

MANCHESTER, Iowa - Authorities in northeast Iowa say a man faces charges accusing him of cutting a pacemaker out of his father's chest.

The Delaware County sheriff's office said in a statement Sunday that 32-year-old Jesse Fierstine of Manchester struck his 63-year-old father, Charles Fierstine, on the head with a flashlight and a piece of firewood Saturday, then cut the pacemaker from his chest using a pocketknife.

The statement said the younger Fierstine was charged with attempted murder.

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[aquart]

1. "Attempted"??? You mean it didn't kill him?

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. some folks survive the most amazing stuff

now if he passes it will become murder 1

Oh and this falls in the category of I thought I'd seen everything

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. I imagine the father would suffer a severe flesh would..don't think the pacemaker is set

deep in the body, so yes you can survive it.

[LeftyMom]

4. I'm guessing he only cut out the battery pack, they're generally fairly near the skin

:shrug:

[lbrtbell]

5. I nominate this guy for "Worst person in the world"

My God, what is this world coming to?

[Egnever]

6. ok thats just freakin bizzare.

[MichaelHarris]

7. It's

not on EBay yet.

[old mark]

8. Another example of "Family Values" . nt.

[Control-Z]

9. Is it possile that the father

was in severe discomfort from the pacemaker or battery pack for some reason, and begged the son to remove it? That is the only reason I can think of that a person would attempt something so strange and dangerous. Not that it would be a good enough reason still, but...

[SoCalDem]

10. Maybe the son was a meth-head who thought he could sell it

:shrug:

[Control-Z]

11. Well, there's got to be

some compelling reason, wouldn't you think?