Framingham, Mass. man facing charges for tossing toilet paper roll

[Ian David]

FRAMINGHAM - A Framingham man is facing an assault charge for allegedly hitting a town hall custodian on the back of the head with a roll of toilet paper he threw because he was angry the man was whistling while he worked.

Framingham police say 55-year-old Allen Kerner was in town hall Wednesday using the bathroom. The custodian, not realizing anyone was in the restroom, whistled as he replenished the toilet paper rolls.

The custodian told police he was in a stall when struck. Kerner yelled at him about whistling and fled. Kerner, pursued by the custodian, was apprehended by police outside.

Police tell The MetroWest Daily News that Kerner will be summoned to court to face an assault and battery charge. A number for Kerner could not immediately be located.

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Oh, look! Allen Kerner is also an anti-gay bigot!
http://www.knowthyneighbor.org/thelist.php?searchValue=kerner&searchField=last_name&sortBy=last_name&sortDir=ASC&page=1&anchor=list#list

Please don't throw the Charmin!

[WillParkinson]

1. He's not going to be welcome at Disney!

The dwarfs always encouraged you to whistle while you work.

[Ian David]

2. STOP WHISTLING...

STOP WHISTLING... I'M TRYING TO USE THE PHONE!

[Jamastiene]

3. Geez, and I thought I was grumpy

when I hear somebody all happy in public.

I'm surprised they didn't get him for attempted murder. Death by squeezable soft paper cut, :rofl:

[pipi_k]

5. Or if it's soft enough...

death by suffocation from toilet paper fluff

[hobbit709]

4. I guess he was Grumpy.

[Wickerman]

6. Nice Moran addition to the Charmin

:thumbsup:

[Occulus]

7. More overcriminalization

Assault by toilet paper?

Seriously?

You want to know why our jails and prisons are overcrowded? You want to know why we have the funds to build more jails and prisons?

We're overcriminalized, and this is a perfect example of how.

[Ian David]

8. Depends on the roll of toilet paper. Some of the public bathroom rolls are HUGE. n/t

[Jamastiene]

9. AND hard as a rock.

Some of the larger ones I have seen are not only huge, but the sheets are so flat and wrapped so tight, it forms a rock hard possible bludgeoning instrument. I really would consider those types to be possibly dangerous.

[petronius]

12. True: if it was institutional-grade toilet paper it probably was closer to

a block of sandstone than a roll of Charmin. :scared:

[Gormy Cuss]

11. Yes, seriously. Even throwing wet noodles on someone can be assault and battery.

The assault doesn't need to leave a mark.

As to why this lead to an arrest, perhaps there's more to the story that just the hurling of the TP roll.

[blondeatlast]

10. Sounds ridiculous but it really is assault and battery. The only distinction

between toilet paper and a brick is the degree of the charge. The brick is assault with a deadly weapon--that's the only difference here.