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Knight in shining... armor..?
The Associated Press
Denver Post Oconomowoc, Wis. - A man says he broke into an apartment with a cavalry sword because he thought he heard a woman being raped, but the sound actually was from a pornographic movie his upstairs neighbor was watching. "Now I feel stupid," said James Van Iveren, who has been charged in the case. "This really is nothing, nothing but a mistake." According to a criminal complaint, the neighbor told police that Van Iveren pounded on the door and kicked it open without warning Feb. 12, damaging the frame and lock. Quote: "Where is she?" Van Iveren demanded, thrusting the sword at the neighbor, the complaint said. "Where is she?" The neighbor told police Van Iveren became increasingly aggressive as he repeated the question, insisting that he had heard a woman being raped. The complaint said that, with the sword pointed at him, the neighbor led Van Iveren throughout the apartment, opening closet doors to prove he was alone. The neighbor later played for police the part of the DVD he believed Van Iveren heard downstairs. Van Iveren, 39, of Oconomowoc, was charged with criminal trespass, criminal damage and disorderly conduct, all while using a dangerous weapon. Together, the misdemeanor counts carry a maximum sentence of 33 months in jail. Van Iveren, who lives with his mother in the downstairs apartment, said he did not call police when he heard the noises because he does not have a telephone. He said he barely knew the upstairs tenant. Police seized Van Iveren's sword, which he said was a family heirloom. |
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That's like an everyday occurrence in my Japanese class.
Some asshat thinks he's cool because he's "licensed in nunchaku and katana" so he brings them everywhere. And someone screamed in the hallway once, and the kid went running out with his nunchucks. Our Japanese teachers are all from Japan, and they laugh at people like him. It's so sad. I regularly apologize to them for having to deal with the sexless geeks . |
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