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Proof That Violence Is Not the Answer

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It's one thing to vent your anger. It's another thing to bite a family member or write a check on toilet paper to pay off what you think is an unfair parking ticket.

Dad Beaten for Snoring

Pinellas County Jail
Police say a Florida teen beat his father... for snoring too loudly while dozing on the sofa. Police say 18-year-old Dylan Watson first threw a magazine at dad... and when that didn't work, he pushed his sleeping father to the floor and beat him. And I thought my wife was rough.

Woman Slugs Wheelchair-Bound Boy

Mikka Cline Mug ShotDallas Sheriff's Office
What do you do when you want a wheelchair-bound boy's soccer ball? Take it! Police say that's what Mikka Shardai Cline, 23, did -- punching the boy in his medical halo in the process.

Toys Send Man-Child Into Flaming Frenzy

Gundam
A 29-year-old Japanese "man" allegedly burned down his house with kerosene after learning that his mother had thrown away his manga models from the Gundam franchise. Maybe it was time for him to move out, anyway.

Cheetos Assault

Mary Childers and James Earl Taylor 2009 Mug ShotBedford County (Tenn.) Sheriff's Dept.
Domestic violence is never pretty, but when a man and woman assault each other with Cheetos, it's downright crunchy.

Deadly Beer Pong

Joseph Jiminez 2009 Mug ShotMontgomery County (Pa.) Correctional Facility
A deadly game of beer pong erupted after one man allegedly dared another man to do something really, really dumb with a handgun.

Todler Chomping

Zhifang Chen 2009 Mug ShotCourtesy of Hernando County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office
Zhifang Chen was allegedly so angry with her 5-year-old son as he got ready for school, she bit him on the face, "resulting in obvious teeth impressions."

Black Eye on Mom

Mark Williams Adams 2009 Mug ShotCourtesy of Collier County Sheriff's Office
What caused a 31-year-old man allegedly throw a can of soda at his mother, blackening her eye? According to police, his 70-year-old mom stepped on his foot.

Dirty Dish Rampage

A 21-year-old woman broke a picture frame over her boyfriends head, and took a stab at him with a two-foot sword after arguing with him about dirty dishes. They've been together four months.

Angry Argentine Commuters Torch Train

After losing a full day's work, rush hour commuters in Buenos Aires set fire to a train, while others hurled stones at a ticket office.

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