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Police: Would-be Seattle ninja impaled on fence

Credit: KING5.com

by Associated Press

Posted on November 17, 2009 at 10:39 AM

Updated Tuesday, Nov 17 at 11:44 AM

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SEATTLE -- Seattle police say a man who thought he was ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it.

An officer who was looking for an assault victim nearby Monday night heard the man screaming for help. Police supported him to prevent further injuries until medics arrived to take him to Harborview Medical Center. A hospital spokeswoman said Tuesday he was in serious condition in intensive care.

Police spokeswoman Renee Witt wrote in a department Web site posting that officers thought he might have been involved in the reported assault, but the man insisted he was just a ninja trying to clear a 4- to 5-foot-tall fence.

Witt says the man was "overconfident in his abilities," and that alcohol likely played a role.

 

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davidadams said on November 17, 2009 at 10:54 AM

Owned

terpmom said on November 17, 2009 at 11:14 AM

hope this "would-be" ninja has his own health insurance... I would hate for my dime to pay for this idiot's extra curricular activities :-/

l39pilot09 said on November 17, 2009 at 11:37 AM

PWNED big time LOL! I guess he watched a few too many episodes of NINJA WARRIOR!

robolab said on November 17, 2009 at 11:48 AM

LOL ..This is just too halarious...Did he just finish watching some ninja movie and want to try it out? LOL

vsdude said on November 17, 2009 at 11:58 AM

I thought all ninjas used cables attached to huge cranes to jump over high obstacles and run along side walls. I guess this guy didn't have access to all that equipment. So sad for him.

skippythedog said on November 17, 2009 at 12:14 PM

A Seattleite brings the Darwin Award home yet again!

sleepy9 said on November 17, 2009 at 1:28 PM

Why is there never a photograph when you really want to see one?

jackwong said on November 17, 2009 at 1:29 PM

It's no surprise here, because Seattle is a sister city of Kobe.

collegekid said on November 17, 2009 at 2:19 PM

Best. News. Story. EVER.

ccole said on November 17, 2009 at 2:42 PM

This reminds me of the time when my 6 year old son fell down about 15 stairs and as I ran over and looked at him with fearful eyes.. he looked up at me from an upside down contorted state knowing that I was in panic mode and he said "I'm a Ninja Turtle" . We both laughed as we looked him over for bruising. Ninja's need to be more careful.

intrestgal said on November 17, 2009 at 3:15 PM

Thats what we need in Seattle - a self proclamed "DRUNK NINJA" too bad he didn't realize that fences have a thing called a "gate"!!!! You can't mandate common sense for sure!!!!!

yogibear said on November 17, 2009 at 3:48 PM

I wonder if he is friends with the Teenage Mutant Ninjs Turtles?

davidadams said on November 17, 2009 at 4:33 PM

To whomever made the story graphic at the top of the page... put down the photoshop and step away

deniseh1006 said on November 17, 2009 at 4:36 PM

Ouch. I can just see another drug/drinking prevention ad in the works involving this story.

antisocialist said on November 17, 2009 at 5:07 PM

NINJA FAIL Once you clear fence grasshopper ...then you are real Ninja

lmariec said on November 17, 2009 at 6:29 PM

I fail to see what everyone, including KIng5, thinks is so funny. A mentally ill person has been injured and that's worth a bunch of yucks? You people are pathetic!

robolab said on November 17, 2009 at 7:52 PM

Ok lmariec....How are we suppose to know he is mentally ill? Did you check out the headline, does it look like it advertised about mentally ill person? Secondly, ALCOHOL is involved....but, I do hope he get better in the hospital because it's not funny when someone is in critical condition.... YOU gotta admitted that it is funny to read about something like that....

rap2u said on November 17, 2009 at 9:26 PM

Maybe he should start with a lower fence

photocrazy said on November 18, 2009 at 1:35 AM

He probably did something and saw or heard the cops coming and took off running thinking he could make it over the fence and now he knows he can't. I am sorry he was hurt that badly but if he did have a reason to run....it's Karma, especially since he needed the police to save him. If he is critical, he may not have lasted much longer without their assistance.

deniseh1006 said on November 18, 2009 at 7:26 AM

It said alcohol played a role, not mental illness. The mental illness card is played WAY top much because people think they can get away with criminal activity. I think it's hilarious when someone running from the police (Which was more likely the story) instead of an innocent bystander.

frred said on November 18, 2009 at 11:52 AM

Gotta love it. Seattle, home of the liberals who live in fantasy!

ginja said on November 18, 2009 at 1:28 PM

2 words came to my mind: Asian LARPer

spunduckie said on November 19, 2009 at 6:11 AM

HI-ya!!!