Don't mix alcohol, knives, and gasoline...

[ZenDog]

Argument Over Who's Paying for Gas Leads to Stabbing, Arrests

ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) -- Athens police say two men walking to get gas for their empty car started fighting over who should pay for it and ended up in jail, one with minor stab wounds.

Police said both David A. Lundsford of Sweetwater and Roger Gifford of Athens remain in custody pending a court appearance Friday.

A police report shows Lundsford suffered a minor stab wound in the abdomen, apparently inflicted with a pocket knife early Wednesday. A witness told police that she saw Lundsford punching Gifford.

Lundsford told officers that he and Gifford were walking north on Congress Parkway after running out of gas and they started arguing about who should pay when they got to the pump.

Both men are charged with public intoxication.

[Guest GT_Rat]

Both men are charged with public intoxication.

Why was that not a suprise...

[Guest jackdog]

well at least they did'nt use a gun or have a carry permit, that would have really been bad

[dralarms]

These 2 are dips. Too bad they didn't cleans the gene pool a little.

[Guest Big Sexy Glock]

Given these two are idiots but another sign of how much stress Gas prices are putting on everyone.

[shaftbass]

Meth will do that to you.

[Guest TNDixieGirl]

The gas prices may be stressful to a degree, but they've NEVER given me the slightest incentive to stab anyone.

Edited April 25, 2008 by TNDixieGirl

[molonlabetn]

Wars have been fought over (in part) petroleum... this doesn't shock me much. Nothing good ever comes of placing a value on human life (ie, the cost of a tank of gas).

[saintsfanbrian]

That lends some credence to the picture floating around about gas prices -

[Magiccarpetrides]

Remember kids Natural Selection is not just for wildlife!