Cheney shooting

Cheney accidentally shoots fellow hunter
'Harry was in the line of fire and got peppered pretty good'


Sunday, February 12, 2006

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, spraying the fellow hunter in the face and chest with shotgun pellets.
Harry Whittington, a millionaire attorney from Austin, was in stable condition in the intensive care unit of a Corpus Christi hospital Sunday, said Yvonne Wheeler, spokeswoman for the Christus Spohn Health System.

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Odd isn't it..

a) The news didn't get out until the next day
b) He didn't have a required stamp on his license..so he was let off with a warning
c) The lawyer had a mild heart attack..

just imagine a few things
a) This was committed by an ordinary individual
b) the victim actually died as a result ..

what would've been the consequences ??
any guesses ?