A 19-year-old Lodi man who accidentally shot his friend in the face has been arraigned on charges including gross negligent discharge of a weapon. He was jailed without bail. It would be too easy to get cheap laughs by comparing this case to that of the Cheyney shooting earlier on this year, although I would like to say that, given the choice, I would rather go hunting with Dick Cheyney than be driven over a bridge by Ted Kennedy.

Let us look instead at the comments of the nineteen year old victim's step-father, who has been reported as saying that his step-son Joshua House, will still need more surgery, has some motor-sensory problems that make him fall and drop things, and is getting tired of eating soup.

Now ain't that just the thing about nineteen-year-olds - always finding something to complain about.

Lodi News Sentinel